May 12, 2004

• Everyone do me a favor and say this out loud: Crystal Kathryn. That sounds pretty, doesn’t it? I think it does anyway…

  
  

  I can’t make my cookies until I have sugar, eggs, and butter. Yeah, I somehow forgot those when I went to Wal-Mart…

  
  

  I read that book I got for my dad…here’s some of it:

  
  

  A daughter needs a dad . . . to teach her that men and women can be good friends.

  
  

  . . . to remind her of the comfort of being held near and feeling secure.

  
  

  . . . to carry her just because she wants to be carried.

  
  

  . . . to think highly of her when no one else will.

  
  

  . . . to hold her as she cries.

  
  

  . . . so that when no one else is there for her, she can close her eyes and see him.

  
  

  . . . who will let her know that while she may not be the center of someone else’s world, she is the center of his.

  
  

  . . . to be the safe spot she can always turn to.

  
  

  . . . to tuck her in at night.

  
  

  Now, I picked out the ones that mean the most to me, of course. They’re all sweet, but these are the best. I love my dad so much, we have this great bond. But he’s human, and his weakness is insensitivity. I can’t cry on his shoulder, just because that’s not how we are. When it comes to difficult things, he’s impatient. When he’s very angry, he swears a lot. But when he’s in a good mood, he’ll laugh and tease. Never even speak to him when he opens his bills. Better yet, don’t even go near him until he’s done. Don’t talk to him in the middle of rush hour either. He’ll even swear and yell at the stupid driver’s. That’s where my impatience on the road comes from… and my swearing when I’m angry… and when he’s mad, don’t have the volume on anything turned up, he’ll just swear and turn it down for you. When he’s in a good mood, he’ll repeat everything a million times and you laugh every time except when the number hits a million and one… and you can have a good time with him just sittin around and throwin movie lines out there… we laugh a lot together. Office Space and The Big Lebowski are two of our favorite movies to watch together and spit lines out from. Anyways, I’m sorry. That pet name question thing got me thinkin about my dad…

  • 7:45 pm
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