June 20th, 2023

hey dad!

happy father’s day! i know i’m two days late, but i got a little caught up in things. i made sure to wish mom a happy day on sunday, but it seems you drew the short straw this time.

i just want to thank you for being my dad. i know we didn’t get a lot of quality time over our short 7 years together, but all of the time was of the utmost quality. i love you. and i thank you for being my father. for giving me at least half of my funny unwavering personality. and maybe sometimes the you in me makes it hard to make phone calls. and maybe you made me computer prone. but it’s so much you that makes me, me. and i’m pretty great i think. and you’re pretty great too.

i know you probably won’t see this for a while, but i just wanted to get it out there. and that i’m sorry for that one time when i was like 4 and i said i was mad at you. i know there’s nothing wrong with being mad. and i also know, so many years later, that you did nothing wrong. and that i shouldn’t have directed all of that mad at you. it’s not your fault that that glass blowing shop was closed. and i remember the day we finally went. and i remember being disappointed that i didn’t actually get to blow glass, that it was just a show. and i remember being so happy anyway that we were finally there. and that you loved us so much to take us to a glass blowing show, even if it was a weird thing for two single digit kids to really really wanna go see. thank you for all of the sports weekends. all of the day trips home. for that one day you came back for donuts for dads, even after you said you couldn’t make it. i remember that day so vividly. jumping into your arms. i don’t know if i’ve ever been that happy again since.

in a silly way, i’m excited for that day when i get to run into your arms again. i love you. thank you for being dad :]

more love than i could ever tell you,

rhiannon :]