Happy Birthday Dad

Recently, I got to go to the
Peter Cetera concert.

Peter Cetera has ALWAYS reminded me of my dad.
I remember being 3 and 4 year's old.
long time ago..but i remember something very specifically.

Driving around in the green toyota landcruiser.
I remember my mom picking me up from preschool in that very car.
I remember my parents always listening to Peter Cetera..
specifically my dad.

Our song is..
"Apple of your daddy's eye."
We have lots of songs.
But this one..makes me smile with tears in my eyes whenever I think back.

Driving in that green toyota landcruiser. My dad singing the song to me.
When i was 3.. he said..
"I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE 3.." as he pointed at me.
Then when I was 4..
"I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE 4.." pointing at me again.
When I turned 5, I didn't feel like it was our song anymore.
I wasn't in the song anymore because I was a big girl!!

Oh, it's definitely our song.
It always has been..and it always will be.
I love my daddy (:

He makes me laugh so hard.
some of the things that i will always love about him:

• • He's always in the background of pictures making faces (Something i learned from him..)

  • always makes up words..

  • always quotes from old movies .. & i totally THINK he's making them up.

  • his dance moves with his shirts on.

  
  

  
  

  • driving home from A LONG vacation, he crazily dances to keep himself awake.

  • his jokes
    

  • the "fake lyrics" he makes up to church hymns.
  • he ties kids shoes to the chair at church..and they can't ever get away.

  and much more..
  
  

i love you daddy.
i will always be your little girl.
i love that you come take me up to lunch every once in awhile.
It's so good to catch up and to bond with you.
i miss you..and i miss living at home.
i miss you making me laugh.
and believe it or not..i miss you making me rub your back with elbows.
i miss your scruffy face.
i miss your way of eating rocky road ice cream and watching the news.
i miss you looking at the people in tabernacle choir saying what they look like.
i miss your hard work.
i miss you being completely oblivious to me and mom laughing at your chomping.
i miss looking out the window and watching you mow the lawn.
i miss the car rides we would take in the old cars.
i miss you dad ):

Just wanted to tell you happy birthday.
you mean so much to me.
God couldn't have picked a better father for me.
You have done a good job.
You have been the best father anyone could ever ask for.
i see myself in you more and more every day.
i notice i say the same things you say..i act the same you do.
i dance in the car.
i SAY song lyrics acting as if i'm talking.
i get in the back of people's pictures.
i can only hope and pray my future husband is just like you.
i can't begin to imagine my life without you in it.

happy birthday padre.

The lyrics to our song ...

I remember when you were born
I felt like one lucky son of a gun

and when you turned into two
I was so happy when you said I love you

Held you in my arms so tight
I'd never forget the best years of my life

(chorus)
Apple of your daddy's eye
Wanna be the one to hold you in the night
Apple of your daddy's eye.

Oh, Oh, sleep tight
Don't you worry gonna be alright

I remember when you were three
you were so lovely, so very pretty

and when you turned into four
I finally realized what got put her here for

(chorus)

If I had my way
Time would stand still
and you'd stay as sweet as you are
but time waits for no one
it never will
your gonna leave me soon enough
i'm just sad 'cause you're growing up

(chorus)

Don't stop ever lovin' me because
You're the apple of your daddy's eye