My Dad is better than your Dad!

As harsh as the title of this blog sounds its not meant to be...you know when you were little and you used to tell everyone how much stronger, smarter, and overall cooler your Dad was than anyone else's Dad.  Well this word war was playing through my head as I was thinking of all the awesome things I wanted to tell you about my Dad.  Yes I am a Daddy's girl, always have been, and after 33 years of being one I really do not foresee this changing much.  My Dad really is the BEST!  I know lots of girls who think the same thing about their Dad's but really mine is the coolest, at least from my perspective he is :) 

He is STRONG 



He enforces the law for a  living...now you know that's cool!



When he retired from 20+ years of service in the military he grew a handle bar mustache...it was only temporary. :) The following is not a pic of my Dad just an example of a handle bar mustache :)



hehe!  Thank goodness it was only temporary!!

ON a more serious note...my Dad is one of my Hero's.  He is the true definition of having a servant heart.  He served his country, he now serves his community, and he has never stopped serving his family and those he holds dear to his heart.

My dad taught me to love sports, mainly baseball...my first job ever was keeping score for softball at age 13 --$10 per game.  LOVED that job!

He bought me my first car a blue Ford Fairmont...smurf blue :)  Like this one only two tone blue...dont be haters :)



He taught me to drive a stick shift. Something only the coolest girls can do.

He demands my best and has my utmost respect.

He has demonstrated every day of my life what a GOOD HUSBAND looks like, acts likes, and loves like.  Which helped me to find my GOOD HUSBAND and another amazing Dad!!  Thanks Dad.

He loves me no matter what...I am not perfect and screw up a lot.  He loves me anyway.  I remember on my wedding day, I was only 21 years old, I was getting ready to walk down the aisle and he stopped and looked at me and said "I don't care how many people are in that room or how much money we have spent, if you do not want to do this, we can turn around right now"  I of course had no such thought in my mind. But it was his way of letting me know that he would love me and support me no matter what.  It meant the world to me.

Today, he is one of the COOLEST Grandpas  ever.  Watching him throw the ball around the yard with the boys and just plain staying active with them, is simply AMAZING!!  He also tries to really know them.  When he talks to them you can tell he really wants to know whats on their minds and in their hearts.  He genuinely misses them when he doesn't see them and I have been told at one time or another by all 3 of my boys that their favorite place in the world is Grandpa's house.  How cool is that??  He has even taken an interest in hockey.  All for the sake of his grandkids. 

More than any lesson my Dad has ever taught me, he has demonstrated the importance of family.  A lesson that I only hope I can demonstrate to my boys. 

Thank you Dad for all you do, have done, and have yet to do!  I love you Daddy!  You Rock!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!