Happy 63rd Birthday, Daddy!

My dad (or “Papili” as I call him) is the greatest and also happens to be one of the funniest person I know. I´m a huge fan of Dieter Nuhr, a German comedian and there isn´t anything Dieter Nuhr says that I don´t either roar or giggle over. My dad (sorry, Dieter!) is funnier.

He never fails to put a huge smile on my face and, besides the “usual stuff”, he helped me learn a couple of things:

• I don´t need to be in awe just because he´s able to put a whole cookie into his mouth. I will be able to do so as well one day. Yup, definitely.
• Never underestimate the power of a hot water bottle at the foot of your bed on a cold night.
• Just because he used to tell stories about “when I was a boy” it doesn´t suit his little daughter to walk around telling people stories about when she “was a boy”.
• Being pulled up the stairs in a sleeping bag and then being allowed to slide back down in said soft blankety parcel is extremely fun.
• The best medicine when you feel nauseous is to put a wet towel on your belly
• Sitting in the tree top of a beech tree is not eligible.
• If I want to reach a certain goal, all I have to do is believe that I can do and it will happen.
• He´ll love me, no matter what. And YES, I did LOTS of disagreeable stuff so far. He´s still there, loving me for who I am. Thank you, Papili!

This pretty cool guy is still young at heart. I´ll never forget the moment we entered Disney World some years ago. He seemed to transform into a five year old boy again within seconds.
Okay, there´s a huge human airbag decorating the place where other´s use to have a belly… but he´s still crisp after all these years *g* - in body and mind.

If I´ll ever make it to quiz show on TV my dad will be my “sports joker”. His knowledge is unbelievable. He is a walking and talking Wikipedia or Google. Whenever I have a (sports) questions I´d just ask my dad and give google a chance thereafter, just in case my dad would have no idea. Needless to say I never needed Google. =)

We love you, Papili! You´re the best dad, father-in-law and grandpa we can imagine. Your love for Luis, Frank, Jersey and me leaves us speechless every day. YAY! Happy Birthday to the bestest dad ever. May today be all that you hoped it would be.

It is my daddy´s birthday wish to take the entire family out to dinner, so we´ll be on our way to hug him soon. ♥

Have a great Monday, folks -

xoXOxo

And now…

… our moment of Homer J.:

Lisa: I still can’t believe we escaped from those horrible vampires.
Homer: But it was worth it to get back our Super Sugar Crisp cereal.
[singing] Can’t get enough of that Sugar Crisp.
Marge: [driving] I’m having a hard time seeing. Homer, did you remember to put the fog lights in?
Homer: [singing to the same tune] ‘Cause I forgot to put the fog lights in.