Both of my parents have lived past the life span of their parents. I find this particular fact very impressive because I remember my grandparents as being so very old. Now I look at my parents and the last word that comes to mind is "old".
My parents are so active, full of life, and willing to try new adventures. Heck! Next month they are taking G-Man to the Grand Canyon for spring break! They're talking about burrow rides, helicopter rides, train rides, and hot air balloon rides! Who are these people?
Sorry, I got sidetracked.
Anyway, we celebrated my father's birthday this past weekend the old fashioned way... with lots of food. We had a small family dinner with BBQ ribs, salad, potatoes, and corn fritters. Dessert was my dad's favorite birthday cake, German Chocolate Cake. Yep, a birthday meal doesn't get much better than that.
The trickiest part of this milestone birthday was picking out a gift. What do you get the man who has everything? And if he does need something, then he just goes out and gets it. After much brainstorming my Sweetie asked, "What's your dad's drink?" Well, it turns out that the answer to both of those questions is a really, really nice bottle of Bourbon.
6 comments:
Happy Birthday to him! Please send him and your mother my best!
Happy happy to your father! And that is indeed the perfect gift :)
Happy Birthday Pops! Perfect Gift...
Love it! Happy Birthday to your dad! Mine will be 81 in April and that sounds like just the kind of present he'd like!
He's an inspiration. I'd love to make it to 80 if I could still be planning trips like that. Happy Birthday!
How nice to have such a loving family!
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