My Daddy, My Hero!!!

             My daddy is my hero, best friend, protector, and everything else that a daddy should be. I know this post is late, but better late than never I always say!!! :-) My dad turned 40 years old last Friday. So, I decided I am going to post a list of 40 things that I love about my daddy.

1. He has an awesome laugh. Everytime he laughs it makes me want to laugh.
2. He will do, go, and be anything for me. I can always count on my dad to be there for me whenever I need him.
3. He supports me in all that I do, no matter how crazy it is.
4. He goes out of his way to make sure that my siblings and I are as happy and content as possible.
5. He is always there when I need to talk. Whether it is about life, or Spiritual things, or I just need to be heard, I know I can always go and talk to him.
6. He wants to be with me. When I suggest that we do something or go somewhere together, he jumps at the chance and decides to do it right then and there.
7. He has always been a HUGE part of my life, from being my Basketball coach, to being in plays with me at church, to taking me on movie dates. He is there and he is a big part of everything I do, big or small.
8. He is an awesome role model. I want my future husband to be just like my daddy someday. Since my father has been such the example, I know what I want to look for in a future husband.
9. He is very competetive. There is no easy game of dodgeball or small slip and slide. You go all out or nothing with him!!! :-)
10. He truly loves my mom and treats her with the utmost respect.
11. He loves the Lord with all his heart. There is rarely a day that goes by that I don't see him reading and studying his bible.
12. He can do my taxes. I would be so lost trying to do my own taxes, but I just hand them to him and he takes care of it.
13. During tax season, he always makes sure that he sets aside a time for each one of us individually.
14. He gets excited when I am excited, even when he doesn't know why I am excited.
15. He more often than not, gets sick when I get sick. At first, I just thought it was coincidence because we live in the same house, but last semester I got a cold while I was at school and he got a cold during that same time and I hadn't seen him for 2 weeks!!!
16. He spoils my dog just as much as I do.
17. He snores REALLY loud and has finally stopped denying it!!! :-)
18. Every Friday night, he either pulls out the bed or bakes cookies for our family night, even though sometimes that is the last thing he wants to do.
19. His favorite movie is "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and he could watch it over and over.
20. He laughs at the same thing in the same movie every single time.
21. He never hesitates to bring home flowers for me, my mom, and my sister just because.
22. He knows he can't sing and he sings extra loud just to annoy me.
23. He makes fun of me because I like to listen to Disney music with my car windows roll down.
24. He is mostly patient with me while trying to teach me how to drive stick shift!!! :-)
25. He knows what he believes and sticks by it whole-heartedly.
26. He loves to eat anything covered in gravy.
27. I have his green eyes, his sense of humor, and his mathematical brain.
28. He can eat a whole crumb cake in 2 bites!!! :-) (not really, it just seems like that sometimes)
29. He gets really excited about giving people gifts.
30. He sometimes waits until the last minute to go shopping and then comes to seek counsel from me about what he should get!!! :-P
31. He is a miserable sick person, even when it is just a cold.
32. He always makes sure we have everything we need when we are sick.
33. He fusses when I call to talk to my mom instead of him when I am at school.
34. He loves football and becomes extremely animated during every game, win or lose.
35. He loves his new truck!!!
36. He is the awesomest CPA I know!!!
37. He is mostly laid back and goes with the flow.
38. He loves his kids with all his heart and would do anything for them.
39. He goes swimming in the ocean (or anywhere for that matter) when he doesn't want to just because we beg for him to.
40. He is the BEST dad in the whole world and I wouldn't trade him for anything!!!!

                Happy late Birthday Daddy!!! I hope you had a great birthday celebration. I am always thankful that you were chosen to be my daddy and that I was chosen to be your daughter. I will always love you!!! I always know that I will have a place to call home!!!