happy father's day...

no one has the kind of dad like my sister and i do. this is the man who gave everything to us... who never missed an athletic event either of us played in, who always managed to have dinner with us at the kitchen table after a long work day, who takes us out to the restaurant of our choice on our birthdays, who stuffs too many christmas presents under the tree, who writes us letters (even now) telling us how proud he is of us, who continues rocks our college gear like we still go there, who buys us t-shirts & hats at every major sporting event he goes to (and he goes to A LOT), who made sure we attended sunday mass, made sure we visited our grandparents in their old age, made sure we had our own separate rooms growing up so we wouldn't kill one another, who survived countless boyfriends & break-ups (for me anyway), who supported our education and now our careers. i only hope for 2 things on this day...that i someday have the great fortune of marrying a man like my dad... and that my dad knows the unwavering love he has for us is 110% reciprocated... happy father's day dad, i love you...

me & dad at a red sox game, summer 2008