Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there today! And to all those who are celebrating their dads, whether in memory or physically together, I hope everyone has a beautiful day celebrating the very special, irreplaceable men in their lives. Since I know there’s one dad in particular who checks my blog, I’d like to take a second to thank him for a few things I don’t often get to thank him for.

Dad – Thank you for being so cool – sorry if I didn’t always recognize that as a kid. Thank you for taking the raddest photos. You took awesome “selfies” and dressed up our dogs for photos way before they were cool things to do! And you took most breathtaking photos of mom and our family that I will forever treasure.

Thank you for my tall genes. And good looks! And thank you for my athleticism – although I would have gladly taken a little more of that from you!

Thank you for being the spiritual, loving human that you are. I love chatting about big-picture life with you. Thank you for showing me strength and always saying the right thing when I’m going through something rough. Thank you for giving me the best life – whether you realize it or not, you absolutely did. And I am forever thankful for it. I wouldn’t be who I am today without you. I love you Dad!!