Cracking each other up since 1987.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Love you!

xo

Here's a father's day post I wrote about my Dad that sums us up pretty well.

Independence Day

As previously mentioned (here and here), I spent the 4th in Georgia with my family.  It was a quick trip, but it was filled with all the good stuff - sparklers, fireworks, Dad's famous steaks on the grill, and my whole immediate family spending plenty of quality time together.  It was also really hot there.  Like, intolerably hot.  The pups were not fans (see below).

My mom's neighborhood had their own fireworks which were set off from a picnic table beside the community pond.  As we sat there (for a whole ten minutes - ahh, the attention span of 4 and 6 year olds!) my father wondered out loud about the whole wood and fire combination taking place across the way from where we sat.

The next morning, the picnic table was gone; in it's place was a smoldering heap of ash and embers.

Here are some more photos, if you'd like to see...

the past month (through instagram)

Route 218

Cornwall, New York

My last instagram post left me just arriving home from Europe.  With everything that's been going on since, I feel like that was a year ago (which means it's time to go back, right?).  Here's what I've been up to....

family. [NY>>GA]

Over the next week, a few of my favorite things are being combined, which means it is likely that I will be one very, very happy girl.  On Saturday, I'm packing up my pups and driving all the way to Georgia with my dad.  Usually, it takes about fifteen hours, but we're taking the scenic route (81 & 77 through the mountains - seriously beautiful).  

I know a day on the road doesn't sound that appealing to most, but I'm a weirdo who loves road trips, air trips, train trips, boat trips, etc. and my pops is good company; plus, at the end of it, I get to hang with the crazy crew pictured here for a few days and celebrate my favorite country's birthday!  Having my entire immediate family in one place is rare, so I'm really excited.

There is also a rumor that my Mama, my sisters and I may sneak away to see this, because we heard it has a really compelling storyline.  Has anyone seen it yet?

Happy Father's Day!

Dad & his girls, circa 1993.
In case you're curious, I'm the one with the sweet bowl haircut cheesing real hard on the right.

Thank you for knowing everything there is to know about American history, and for doing kung fu in the kitchen with me, and for messing my hair up in virtually every photo we take, and for letting me skip school to go see the first few Harry Potter movies, and for giving me my first black and white camera, and for all the things you've done for me over the years - big and small, and for being the best.
You really are my BFFL.
Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Happy Father's Day

{My dad (holding me) with his dad, my Grandpop Joe}to the only man in the world who can wear a pink baby carrier & still look cool.
Love you, Dad!
xx