day 22: my father

51 years ago my father was born

and i must be thankful for him

because without him i wouldn't be here

hehe 

all joking aside, he is a great father

my father is a quiet man

he is a caring man

he is a fair man

he is remembered by my classmates as the mustache man 

he has raised two girls

which is no easy task mind you

to be successful adults

he is steadfast

if i ever need anything

i know who i can call

and he will try to fix it

he even smiles when he gets socks for christmas

he takes pride in being a dad

he never missed a basketball game,

golf tournament, 

piano recital,

dance recital,

softball game, 

band concert, 

choir concert,

or whatever event his girls were participating in.

dancing with my mimi 

he disciplined with a silent hand.

just ask my husband about the phone timer my father installed on the phones when i was younger.

showing off his inner child 

i am very blessed to call him daddy

happy birthday daddy!

day 20: sooner football

 because it's a saturday in november

today i am thankful for 

sooner football

i won't go into statistics about how great 

the university of oklahoma football's program is

(because we all know it is)

there is something more to sooner football

than statistics

when it's "football time in oklahoma" 

(or where ever they may be playing)

friends and family come together

in a sea of crimson and creme

with the same goal

to cheer on the sooners

during the four quarters of football though

memories are made

laughs are shared

families come together

friends reconnect

yes,

sooner football is so much more than statistics reflecting greatness

it's become a tradition 

that has molded a community

day 19: the art of procrastination

i come from a long line of procrastinators.


my fraternal grandfather
(bubba)
was a procrastinator
just ask my mimi


my father

is a procrastinator

don't believe me look in his garage or ask his wife

then there is me 

my name is rebecca and i am a procrastinator

they say admitting is the first step to recovery

and i married a procrastinator

might a say a very cute procrastinator

don't believe me 

let the photos be evidence:

ken's deployment bag in our closet. he returned from deployment in may.

one of two of our suitcases from our vacation that we returned from last sunday.

 it's still in our living room.

the box that has yet to be unpacked from our move in 2004 to colorado springs.

yes friends, this box has been moved 5 times and we have put off unpacking it.

why would someone be thankful for possessing the trait of procrastination?

procrastination give me

the ability to put things off until tomorrow and enjoy today 

allows me to be stress free today