Overwhelming Love

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It's a funny thing about this life, you know?

Most of the time you walk around not truly knowing how it's all going.

You don't quite get to gauge the amount of love that you have in your own life and there are days when our mind tricks us into thinking that we're all alone.

The Fazzolari family is blessed with a reminder...each year...through the hard work of some truly great friends.

Lifelong friends.

And a family that doesn't quit.


We gather in Jeff's name...

...knowing that he would have loved the hell out of the party because everyone there is having a great time.


One of the coolest parts of the day is that we get to play together again.

Our softball team was really good back in the mid-90's.

We can still hit the ball now too!

We just can't, for the most part, run.

So the kids help us there.

But the strange thing about the day is that I'm on the field with guys I've known for 40 years, in most cases, and we still sound the same, rooting for each other.


The big difference is that now we also root just as hard for the other team...because they're also 40 year friends as well.

(Great to see Mark at the game...we battled in little league...just great to see him...and so many others).


And the kids have a blast as well.

There's Rocco and Tony laying claim to a box of baked goods that was won at the auction. Terrie Prime stuns us every single year with the unbelievable prize. The boys couldn't wait to get their hands on the cookies!


As the day wore down...Rick Kibler who provided the sound system...played the exact right note.

Thunder Road

We all gathered and sang.

And cried.

There are a lot of shots of this final moment.

I'm hoping to get my hands on the one that shows every single Fuzzy.

All feeling overwhelmed.

By the love of so many.

Thanks Wif, Diane, Rick, Mary Beth, Larry, Terrie, Kim, Pops, Shannon, Nancy, Brian, Chris, Denise, Paulie, Tammie, the Switala's...and on and on and on...there were people just jumping in to help with the food and to help with the auction.

Oh man...

...how can I possibly do this?

I'm gonna' leave someone out!

It's just overwhelming!

Thank you!!

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