Hey NBN today is my daddy’s birthday! So instead of a mundane regular daughters birthday card I’m taking it upon myself to broadcast via the Internet what a wonderful human being my dad has been to me for the past 18 years. As the Internet Queen it is only right.

Happy birthday to my wonderful daddy. (I won’t broadcast your age to my following.) There couldn’t be a better role model, best friend, or rock than you. You make anywhere home and not many people can do that. A lot of people my age aren’t close with their parents, but I’m happy we’re really close.

Thanks for teaching me how to ride a bike – which meant scraped knees.
Thanks for getting me dogs you didn’t like – which was really really important to little me.
Thanks for letting me ride that stupid train at the park – which was a waste of $25.00 for you.
Thanks for holding my hand at Disney Land when I was scared – which annoyed you.
Thanks for all the ramen and the dumb cable TV at the apartment – which will always be my favorite times.
Thanks for finding my first cell phone I lost at the park with me – which was 1,000s of tears.
Thanks for letting me cry when my first boyfriend and I broke up – which was probably uncomfortable for you.
Thanks for teaching me how to drive a car – which meant whip lash for you.
Thanks for every single tennis match – which meant a lot more than I ever let you know.
Thanks for getting excited about my first paycheck with me – which was probably hard considering it was like $70.00.
Thanks for taking me to Cali all those years – which led to some of my favorite memories.
Thanks for coming to the hospital when I had my first surgery (LATE) – which actually I’m still bitter about.
Thanks for walking on the field with me senior night – which was so so cold.
Thanks for crying with me at grad – which was the best night of my life.
Thanks for taking me to NYC – which was a bucket list thing for me.
Thanks for helping me through my first day of college freak out – which was so dumb.
Thanks for 4 new tires when I got a flat – which was the best thing ever.

And thank you for waking me up today on the first day of my Sophomore year and having breakfast with me even though you finished breakfast like an hour before that.

Happy birthday.

XOXO
Love,
Your little one.

(And your hands down favorite child.)