A Day Late

After my last post I started thinking it might have been a little too much or little too out there. But you shouldn't have to sensor or hold back what you really want to say on your blog. That is what blogging is all about isn't it? And like I said before, if you really know me then you would have already known most of what I was talking about.

Anyway...if I would have had more time this weekend I would have done a sweet Father's day post, but I didn't. We spent the majority of our weekend at the pool and then Sunday we (Chad, Olivia and his mom and brothers) went to Mississippi for a Waldrop family get together. I really didn't want to go, since I don't really know those people that well and there were other things I would have liked to have done. But we went anyway and it wasn't bad. We went to Chad's aunt's house that they just moved into a few weeks ago. It was beautiful! It is one of those houses that you would take prom pictures at. Ha! : D Yes, I just said that! One time we were outside by the pool and I counted 4 ac units. 4! I figured their power bill was probably the same as our mortgage payment! Whatever floats your boat...

I didn't get to spend Father's day with my dad since he worked a double, but me and Olivia spent all day Friday with him. We played in the pool, ate snacks under the big umbrella, went swinging in the hammock and played a little in the grass. I am pretty sure it was the first time I had actually put her down in the grass barefoot. They have the really soft grass so it shouldn't have been to different, but Olivia thought it was funny. She would try to tip toe and high step it through the grass. Dad got a real kick out of that.

I am so thankful to have him as my Father. He really is the best. We might not always agree on things, but in the end we always see each others point of view. I think I am a lot like my dad. If there is a problem we want it fixed yesterday. We tend to be mumblers. We don't communicate very well. We are both short. We love guacamole. We are both very family oriented. We strive for the best.

Whether it's keeping Olivia, to helping take care of our pool, to calling me to make sure I am having a good day after the bad days I had last week. I know that I can always count on him to be there and help me through my life's struggles.




I know that Chad will be (and is) just as good to Olivia as my dad has been to me.
He might not see it, but Chad has a lot of the same characteristics as my dad or paw in law as he calls him. When we first got married it took Chad a little while to get used to the way my dad is. It was hard for him to accept his help and advice about one thing or another. I think the main thing was that Chad didn't want my dad to think he couldn't take care of stuff or that he didn't know how to do something. He is so used to having to learn on his own and not having any fatherly help. He didn't really have a "real" dad. I finally just told him one day that, "he is not trying to tell you what to do. He just wants to help and only wants the best for us. That is what Dads do!"

All my love to my dad & my baby daddy!!