50.

Today is my dad's 50th.
(Dad, don't freak that I just announced that on the internet, just embrace it)
;)

Just wanted to say that I love my dad very much. He has supported me in every season of life. There have been many times in my life where we have gone through different phases in our relationship, from vacations as a kid, to my stupid moments as a teenager where he had to intervene and make some big calls, to letting his "little girl" live on the other side of the world for 4 years. Through it all, I appreciate his love and respect for me, for not hesitating to make the unpopular choices, and for his desire to see me succeed in life in every way.

I remember there was this song dad used to play in the car for me when I was a little girl. It was about real love that a man had discovered for his woman. I remember that song (as cheesy as it may sound) made me think a lot as a kid, and I dreamed of a man like this for myself one day (I still do..hehe). Dad would always poke me in the belly button whenever the word "you" came on in the chorus.

Here's something just for you, dad. :)

"Any man can be a father.
It takes someone special to be a dad."

~Author Unknown

Love you!