happy birthday pop.

this year has taught me a lot of things... mainly it has taught me that we aren't promised tomorrow, that today is a gift, which is why its called a present. don't worry Pop, this post isn't your gift :)

to the man who had to rush into the hospital room, barely having enough time to take his gun belt off to witness my "not so beautiful" birth..... happy birthday

to the man who i use to pry open his eyes, after he worked dawns and ask "are you in there" because I had no idea what "dawns" were..... happy birthday

to the man who used his hands as a makeshift cup to hold water while i rinsed my bloody mouth out after rounding third and eating dirt..... happy birthday

to the man who annoyingly sings "we're all in our places with sunshiney faces and this is the way we start a new day"..... happy birthday

to the man who would do the "buffalo stance" while driving my friends home from slumber parties.... happy birthday

to the man who taught me about charlie worms, salmon eggs, night crawlers, how to shove an ice pick in a frozen tuna heads eye so we could put it in a crab net..... happy birthday

to the man who i saw cry for the first time when he knew what he had to do by giving his brother his kidney.... happy birthday

to the man who danced with me to "somewhere over the rainbow" on my wedding day... happy birthday

to the man who i think was in more pain than i was waiting outside the room while i gave birth to his first granddaughter.... happy birthday

to the man who lights up every time he hears "hi papa".... happy birthday

to the man who is his granddaughters best friend..... happy birthday

to the man who i am SO proud to be his daughter.... happy birthday pop. i love you.