Jun 16, 2014

My Dad

I will have a full recap of the Ohio Bloggers meet up tomorrow, but I wanted to take some time to talk about my dad today. There are 2 people in my "real life" that know about my blog, and they don't know what it's called. So the likeliness of my dad reading this is extremely rare, but I wanted to write it anyway. Especially since I didn't get to spend the day with him yesterday.

OSU vs that team up north - in the shoe, 2012


My dad and I are exactly the same. This means that we don't always get along - I want to be in charge of everything, and so does he. Luckily for me, he is really laid back, and 90% of the time he deals with me. 

I have always looked up to him in every aspect of life. He is smart, hard working, and built a company from the ground up. I wanted everything he had. He went to OSU, I went to OSU. He bought a house by 25, I bought a house by 25. He had a family by 30, and I'm . . . well . . . not quite there. 

My first Christmas - 1983


So lately I've been thinking about everything my dad has done, and how awesome his life has been. Then I start thinking about how I feel like my life has been not as awesome. And the more I think about it, the more I know that I have to stop comparing myself to him. He is the best father there is (other than his constant farting), but he isn't me, and I'm not him. He is a great role model for me, but I need to write my own story. 

My prom - 2001


So while I absolutely love my dad, and I will always look up to him, I'm not going to try to be like him in every single way. But, I am going to continue to do my best to follow these characteristics:
  • Be frugal (although let's be honest dad, I will always have to have more than 2 pair of shoes). This also means being smart with all investments.
  • Do my own yard work. While it may be easier to pay someone, it's not money well spent, as the feeling after working your butt off in the yard is amazing.
  • Keep up on all the scheduled maintenance for my car.
  • Cherish family, and visit as often as possible.
  • Love the Buckeyes and attend as many Buckeye sporting events as possible.
  • Remember that a cold beer at the end of a long day does actually make things better :)



I leave you with this amazing picture that 100% sums up my dad. He is always happy with himself, and never cares what anyone thinks. 


How was everyone else's Father's Day? 

3 comments:

  1. Your dad is ADORABLE!! Hahahah! I wanna squeeze him in that last picture!!! :D

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  2. The car thing, investing, all similar advice from my dad! Your dad sounds awesome.

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  3. that is so sweet! sounds like an awesome guy!!!

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