My Dad

I love you the stars and blue whales. You taught me to dance on top of your feet when I was small enough to hold your hands above my head and look up at you to see that you were at least 10 feet tall. Because of you, I got the unbelievable privilege of giving birth to 4 amazing souls, that asked me to teach them how to dance with girls! Because of you, I have an independent mind, a free thinking spirit, and an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the best of what can be. Because of you I learned to ride dirt bikes on  put-in-bay,I learned to fire a hand gun safely and how to build a fire safely. I learned that even if I cannot understand the way another person express's  the love they feel for me, it is the proper way for them to exhibit is correct to them and accept it to be true to their heart. I learned that the popular way is not the way for my heart to go, and that I will and always will do, the right thing, for my heart, my loves, my beliefs...Because of you I will always fight for the underdog. You Dad, are and always will be the first true love of my life.