Wait. It was Father's Day?

I realize this is a day late and a buck short, but I would be the world's worst wife, daughter, grand-daughter, and designated family journal keeper if I did not at least attempt to recognize this widely celebrated holiday.

So... Happy Father's Day!

LUKE.
You are my favorite husband yet.
I adore you.
A little while ago, we were walking across a parking lot to IKEA and I said something like this,
"Won't that be amazing when we can just walk into any store and buy everything we want? New furniture, clothes, shoes, toys, everything... That's when you know you've made it in life."
And Luke said to me, "I think you've made it in life when you can buy everything in the store, and instead you buy your clothes at Target and you have 3 pairs of shoes."

And that is why I love him. Happy Father's Day Luke.
You are my prize and joy.

(It's an inside thing...)


DAD.
You're incredible.
You know how they say that, "Everything you need to know, you learn in kindergarten?" Well, that's not true.
Because everything I have ever needed to know, I learned from you.

Like when I was 5 and you saved me from drowning in the wave pool at 7 Peaks by throwing some boys off a 3-seater tube, I learned that sometimes you have to do what's uncomfortable to do what's right.
And like that time when I was 12 and I fell off that cliff that you made me ski down even though I didn't want to, I learned from you that flying down a black diamond as fast as possible because you're pouting is not smart.
Not smart at all. And the time that I called you and told you I wanted to quit diving in college.
And the time that I called you crying and told you that I wanted to quit my telemarketing job after 45 minutes of being there.
And the time that I called you and told you that I wanted to drop out of school 3 semesters before getting my degree.
And the time that I called you and told you that I wanted to take a job that was all wrong and I knew it was all wrong but I wanted it anyway.

I learned from you every time.
I learned that if you quit every time something's hard, you'll have nothing to be proud of.
And I learned that telemarketing is not for everyone, and that's okay.
I learned that sometimes as a parent it is acceptable to blackmail a child by threatening to cut them off if they drop out of school 3 semesters early.
And I learned that you love me.
No matter what.

I love you too.

Happy Father's Day.