Thursday, April 13, 2017
(I'm about to write a novel, you've been warned)
First of all, I need to point out that gary had the most beautiful brain. Everything he had to say was either very humorous or incredibly intelligent.. He was also undeniably himself. I can guarantee you that it's very rare to find a human being who can whole heartedly be who they are. Whether that was in elementary school when he was a little, goofy, chubby kid with glasses (lol), when he was getting into trouble with friends, or even when he felt really down in the dumps and just wanted to be alone... he was always himself.. Not only was he himself, but he was genuinely kind. I can't count how many times he was there for me, even if I wasn't that deserving of it. If I ever felt out of my element, he was always there with some kind of humorous remark to make me feel better. Always a goof.
I have two favorite memories I'll probably hold onto. The first was when I had met him in kindergarten. I'm not sure if he'd be embarrassed by this, but it's so "nathan" that I have to share! We had sat down on the rug in Ms. smith's class for reading time, and he was sitting directly behind me.
The room was incredibly silent for about 2 minutes, and all the sudden I heard someone let one rip REALLY LOUD! So, I turned back really quick and gary had a huge smirk on his face and his cheeks were super red.
I asked, "was that you?" And he said "maybe it was you?" And we started laughing uncontrollably. Ms. Smith was not so happy that we had interrupted story time and sent us to sit underneath a table to "think about what we had done"
The second was about 4 months ago when we were watching YouTube videos of famous scientists talk about the way of the universe. We held a conversation until 3 a.m. about what we think, why we think it, and how our minds got there. We did this all the time, but this time was different because he told me that I had changed his mind and "outsmarted" him.
"No one outsmarts Gary Nathan Abbot!!!! HOW DARE YOU!?" Lol. Actually, he was so proud of me, that he took my daughter and I to 'In and Out' for burgers and shakes. Because he is just THAT awesome.
I will miss him every day. ❤️
