I just dropped Terry off at the airport this morning.  She is going to a family wedding in Omaha.  Terry’s early roots are in the Cornhusker state and her ties have remained strong.  Most of the cousins and their families would rather spend their valued vacation time visiting with each other than on a beach in Tahiti.

Over the years I have done this a few times, always for very brief trips.  But if I had done it a million times it would not diminish the feelings I get each time when I take one last look in the mirror at her, little blond bun and all, waving good-by. 

We had a CD playing in the car.  Not just any CD.  This was a special one that had been mixed by our son-in-law James for us and had many of our favorites including the Beatles, Beach Boys, Adele, Louis Armstrong and many others. 

As I drove away the song playing was being sung by Jimmy Durante and was from one of our favorite movies, “Sleepless in Seattle”.  The title is “Make Someone Happy”. Please forgive me getting so personal in a thing such as a blog but it has been a reflective time lately.  No words I could write here would express how I feel quite like the lyrics to this song.

Make Someone Happy by Durante, Jimmy

Make someone happy,
Make just one someone happy;
Make just one heart the heart you sing to.
One smile that cheers you,
One face that lights when it nears you,
One girl you're ev'rything to.

Fame if you win it,
Comes and goes in a minute.
Where's the real stuff in life to cling to?
Love is the answer,
Someone to love is the answer.
Once you've found her, build your world around her.

Make someone happy,
Make just one someone happy,
And you will be happy, too.