Up's Day

Today is a very special man's birthday. Today is Up's birthday.  (And if you're a new reader, I should explain that UP is my dad.  He now goes by Up because both of his grandsons call him Up.  Lukas also raises his hands in the air (i.e. UP) when we talk about him.  It's cute.)

Many years ago he told me that your age goes in reverse when you hit 50.  It's always been our little joke.  By this method of calculating age, daddy and I turn the same age this year - 31!

For his birthday, here are some of my favorite memories/factoids of my daddy (in totally random order):

1. When I was little and had a loose tooth, he would tie one end of the dental floss around the tooth and the other end around a door knob and then slam the door.  I loved it.

2.  He was my first date to a dance - the daddy daughter dance when I was in first grade.  It was western themed.

3.  He tried to teach me to parallel park when I was 15 and we didn't speak to each other on the car ride home.  It did not go well.  

4.  He bought me a Barbie once I could juggle the soccer ball 5 times.

5.  He may or may not have influenced my decision to go to UGA (where my tuition was free thanks to the Hope Scholarship) by promising me a car.  And I may or may not have lured him to Carmax under the pretense that I wanted a 0% interest Mitsubishi only to fall in love with a used BMW when we got there.

6.  When I graduated from high school he said he was proud of me since he hadn't actually graduated from high school himself and this made me laugh and smile.  (He has a GED and an MBA!)

7.  We share a mutual love of the movies Groundhog Day, Dirty Dancing and What about Bob.  My mom does not share this feeling.

8.  The morning of my wedding, we had breakfast together - just the two of us.

9.  He has given me an angel figurine every year for years.

10. His other name, aside from daddy and Up, is Narf Erasec.

11. We sing a pretty mean version of Palisades Park.

12.  He has always been my biggest supporter in everything I've done.

 

Happy Birthday daddy.  I love you!