I Can Taste the Freedom :)

I just listened to this song by Taylor Swift (who I'm not usually a fan of) but it is exactly how I feel about my dad:

The Best Day

I'm five years old, it's getting cold, I've got my big coat on
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you, I run and run
Past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides, look now, the sky is gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home

I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
But I know you're not scared of anything at all
Don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today

I'm thirteen now and don't know how my friends could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop 'til I've forgotten all their names

I don't know who I'm gonna talk to now at school
But I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day with you today

I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother, inside and out, he's better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run
And I had the best days with you

There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
And Daddy's smart and you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

And now I know why the all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
For staying back and watching me shine
And I didn't know if you knew, so I'm takin' this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today

Anyway I was going to go out tonight, but I am exhausted, need to get things done tomorrow before my family arrives and also feel much more inclined to sit in my favorite chair and listen to the thunderstorm and watch the lightening than get all dressed up to go out in the rain.

GiST 6:365

1. Driving down Rock Quarry and seeing the BRIGHT GREEN trees. So pretty.

2. The view of the lightening from the corner of Stadium and Providence

3. My friends coming up to see me bar-tend today :)

4. A nice message from my Uncle John congratulating me on graduating

5. Serving Kayla a glass of wine at the Soph (she just turned 21)

GiST 7:365

1. Waking up smiling today :) And the ride with Taxi Terri last night :) He is my favorite.

2. The E-vite to Casey & Terry's House-Warming Party

3. The text from my old boss telling me he enjoyed the other half of my pickelman's sandwich last night :)

4. Sitting on the patio with Mimi enjoying a beer to celebrate graduating!

5. Learning that my bosses pay nearly 75 grand to credit card companies just for having credit card service at the restaurants. It still blows my mind.