Soooooo.....this is the day I was most not looking forward to ( does that make sense??). My first reaction upon waking up today was this day sucks. I just want to fast forward to tonight. But after really thinking about it and after a text from my friend Jen, I realize that today is still special. I tried to think of what I would do if my dad were here today. I would get him a card, usually sappy ( my sister and I compete for best card) and we would swim all day and he would BBQ. I would tell him how much I love him and he would hug me tight and say "Love you too BG". As I sit here listening to Van Morrison's Into the Mystic (on my Ipod "dad" playlist) I realize that I can still tell my dad how much I love him. I can still love my dad, miss my dad, long to hug my dad. We will still swim, still BBQ. But there will be a deep sense of something missing and it will be felt by everyone. This Father's Day is the first on many that will be different for me. But I can still use this reminder of the importance of dads to remember mine. And man was he great.
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