I should have posted this since Monday but time is what it is…fleeting.
Sunday morning we all arrived at the Cheesecake Factory, Dad’s request. *Note…They have an awesome breakfast/brunch menu!
Everyone was dressed in their best. Dad was the star…food was a close second and then it was time.
That morning I realized I had no age/gender appropriate wrapping paper. Everything was pink and/or covered in ballerinas and rainbows. So I reached for the next best thing…
Dad loves the color blue…so there ya have it. Grabbed the fabric from my stash, the perfect length of ribbon (amazing coincidence that it was all that was left on the spool), wrapped, tucked, and ribboned…
At first he wasn’t sure what it was but then as the realization dawned, in classic dad fashion…”good heavens”. I actually taped him going through it, ahhing and looking in wonder at the pictures…”where on earth did you find that one”…”Hey, that’s Conrad”…”that was taken when we lived at 125th street”…”I remember that one”!
The moment was magic for him and everyone watching him…
Happy 80th Birthday Daddy!!
I think it’s the most beautiful and inspiring gift. He’s blessed to have so many loving friends and family, especially a talented daughter.
It must have been great to watch him look through it. That was an amazing gift!