(I know I've used this photo before but it remains one of my favorite so here it is again!) A tribute to my "Pop" on this Father's Day...a spattering of great memories that his daughter still holds dear...Pop, you were a wonderful, remarkable father and I treasure so much of what you shared with me and our family. Happy Father's Day to you, as you continue to celebrate our Father in heaven. I miss you!
- Indina Princesses on Friday nights
- Being called "Daw daw" or "Baby Girl"
- People watching on the boardwalk
- Fun shaped pancakes on Saturday mornings
- Teaching me to drive
- The partial celebrity status of being "Mr. Kelly's daughter" (which was a great thing!)
- Teaching me to read
- Doing embarrassing things in public to make me laugh
- Annual outings to find the perfect Christmas tree
- Sending me fun postcards and pictures in college
- Working at Summer Life together for 2 summers
- Going to the pool after summer school
- Making pasta and garlic bread for dinner on Mondays and Wednesdays before you went to play basketball
- Watching you listen to music in giant headphones, read a magazine or grade papers at the same time
- Dancing to "Love Shack" at various weddings
- The look on your face when you saw me in my wedding dress before walking me to the altar
- When you would tell me, "I love you because you are my daughter, but I also like you as a person".
- Letting me use your car to go driving
- Teaching me that duct tape can fix almost anything
- Smelling your mystery concoctions for breakfast or lunch
- The care and consistency with which you tended the backyard birds
- Teaching me frugality
- Singing together at MPC
- Letting me off the hook for giving up lacrosse
- Listening to my problems and giving advice, even after I moved out of the house
- Leaving notes for me just because
- Being an example of a believer, a pray-er, a good steward, a compassionate friend, a loving husband, a faithful father
- Introducing me to a wide variety of music over the years
- Always taking us to Dairy Queen after dinner out
- Finding deals (often at Deals in Media)
- Driving all the way down to Virginia with Mom at a few hours notice to watch me perform at NATS
- Finding great "greasy spoon" or "folks" places to eat breakfast
- Coming to my shows
- Not giving me grief about the results of my own dumb choices
- Lunch out on Fridays when I had to attend summer school and you were teaching
- Always taking care of and being concerned about my car
- Knowing that you made tapes of songs for other people, often for encouragement
- Playing "hot or cold" with Mark and I when you would hide candy
- Playing "Applesauce" "Kissing Kitty" or "Jah"
- Your love of Psalm 23 and John 14
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