july 3rd

a note to my dad:

happy birthday dad!!! i love you so so much!

today you turn 53, WOW haha!

wish i were with you to celebrate. thinking of you tons and missing you even more.

hope you are eating a delicious chocolate pie tonight, you deserve it!

so glad you were born into this world and married mom and became my dad.

i couldn't ask for anything better.

you have given me the best life and i love you for that.

thanks for being my ultimate example and constant supporter.

you are so sweet and tender and most reliable dad in the world.

i love you with my every wit!

lissy

my dad is probably one of my biggest fans and always reads my blog and makes me feel special, so i wanted to return the love on his special day from afar. and these pictures, although outdated, just resemble perfectly his personality. on july 3rd my dad was born in 1958. if he wasn't born, i would not be here and that thought just makes me sad. when i ask my grandma about his birth story she doesn't remember a thing haha. but i'm just glad he is healthy, happy, and an airplane ride away. my dad is an amazing man full of many talents. he loves motorcycles, cars, camping, the outdoors, fixing anything and everything, and can talk you into just about anything (the salesman in him). he is always doing something and loves his family and wife more than anything in the world. he is the friendliest and coolest dad around and i love him so much. happy birthday poppio!