happy father's day!

it doesn't really seem like father's day since my papa is in europe at the moment
but, let me share a few facts about the man that raised me.

-he is a kick-A attorney
-he is really into fly-fishing & outdoorsytypestuff
-he loves music (and playing it really loudly)
-he gets a lot of his clothes at the thrift store (like a grown up hipster)
-he photographs with a rad 35mm SLR and doesn't realize how cool it is...
-he takes his lunch break every monday to go make lunch for the youth homeless shelter
-he mentors an iraqi family who escaped the war in the middle east
-he has been published in several different magazines
-he has a sophisticated sense of humor and when he laughs at something you KNOW it's funny
-he has planned elaborate & adventurous family vacations for us every single summer
-he knows just about everything. seriously.
-he is so wise... if you ever have a problem with anything he knows exactly what to say. and i know everyone could say that about their father, but really. i'm not exaggerating to be kind. he's such a perceptive and insightful individual.

i have to credit a lot of my talents and wisdom to my dad. without him, i wouldn't be half the person i am today!

i love you, dad!

xo.

eurotrip

welp, things are pretty crazy 'round here since these two left for europe!
they left me in charge of their house and,
let me tell you,
i'm not ready to be a homeowner.

at least not one that has two dogs, four cats, five bedrooms, two teenagers, one angsty 22 year old, and one grandmother with alzheimers!

i can barely remember to water the plants when my grandmother is releasing my dog into the neighborhood and we have to go run and find him.
she thought we didn't have food for them and wanted them to go find a new home!
at least she didn't run away again... that wouldn't be stressful at all...

let's look at the positives...
this is mom training, right? ;)

i hardly feel responsible enough to watch an entire house when i want to call my parents every five minutes because i miss them so!
it makes me so grateful that families are forever.
i don't know what i would do without my favorite people!

also, let's get jealous because they are in paris as i am typing this!
those world travelers...

alright, now i've got to go drive my sister to work and go grocery shopping!
busybusybusybusybusybusy

xo.