May 23, 2013 STORY TIME....Yes, today is my birthday. My favorite b-day celebration ever? Funny you should ask. Keg party at Heritage Park at 16? Fights n debauchery at the bar at 21? Waking up in the county jail at 26? None even compare to 1998.
It's no secret things were a mess for me then. I came home from work with no plans at all. There was an excited message on my answering machine (remember those?) from Danielle to call right away. This darling voice said to come get her as she had big plans for the day. I picked her up and she
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| Danielle and her Daddy |
instructed me to drive to the park (with Gus n Ginger, Gus being the Pit Bull n Ginger being the Pit/Boxer mix) and she couldn't wait to show me what she planned. If my memory serves me right, first we played on the swings, then the slide, then follow the leader. She would lead me from one thing to
the next with her contagious smile saying things like,
"Ok, next we're gonna play LEAP FROG!!"
"Isn't this the best birthday you ever had Daddy!?" We played tag, rolled down a hill and laughed as we couldn't walk from being dizzy. At some point it dawned on me that this was what we often did together and in her mind, it was what I always wanted to do. She probably thought that when I went out with friends, this was our choice of activity. We played "house," we ran for no reason at all, laughing the whole time. Then when night was coming, she asked,
"Was that the best birthday you ever had?"
Of course I said yes!! And I meant it!! She was so happy with herself for showing me so much fun!! Today, her and I are going out driving after work. Yes, she is learning to drive, and doing great!! I plan on enjoying this evening, but nothing quite seems to compare to our fun activities she planned for me at the park on May 23, 1998. (Danielle was 3 at the time.)
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