the hat project...

it has been a hard road...my father-in-law, my friend, my amazing grandpa to my children, dad to my husband and his sisters, husband to my very amazing mother-in-law, suddenly passed away, quickly and quietly last thursday...when we moved, i spotted a hat box in the garage, i felt an overwhelming need to see what was inside...we made fun of him...i wanted to take pictures of all the hats...and make him a collage for his birthday...a couple weeks later, i had all the hats... he was not there to laugh at my jokes...or tell me his stories of each hat...i am overwhelmed with grief but i feel comfort with all of our memories...all of our pictures...all of his passion and love...the amazing bonus was the navy caps we found in this box...andrew had one he wore out as a child but fortunately his grandmother wore her two to the beach...despite andrew asking for them, his grandmother never gave the caps to him...fortunately they went to his father when she passed...