It was a little…different this year.
The day before fathers day, we went to a wedding (actually, just the reception) in Charlotte. It was a lot of fun, as one of Taylor’s co-workers got married. Only a few of her co workers would be there: her boss, the CFO, and two others that I didn’t get a chance to talk to.
It was at a brewery that was rented out for the occasion. Here is the first dance:
The wedding was a blast. A big reason for making the 90 minute drive was because Taylor’s boss,Dave, has a daughter exactly Rosie’s age, and they had a lot of fun together.
Here is the crew of “Airheads”, that Taylor works with at Aiir:
So what does this have to do with father’s day?
The wedding was great, but Rosie was a bit more deflated than usual. She didn’t want to go play as much, and was looking super tired. By the drive back:
To clarify: Rosie NEVER sleeps in the car.
The next day (Father’s day) the thermometer, at its highest, was 103.9 degrees. Rosie, who LOVES to celebrate Father’s day, Mothers day, Valentines Day, etc. was devastated. “Sorry I ruined father’s day”, she kept saying (she did not ruin fathers day).
We did have to change our brunch plans with Taylor’s family though: Taylor went with Mercy to spend time with her dad, and I stayed at home with Rosie and enjoyed a bit of quiet time, and watched online church. Honestly, it was a great, quiet morning. 10/10. Highly recommend.
Is that it?
In recent years, for things like Father’s Day and Mother’s day, and sometimes Birthdays, we have taken after Taylor’s parents in one way: We buy our own gifts sometimes. This isn’t all the time. But if there is a certain gift that Taylor knows I will not do her justice with, she will get it herself. This includes clothes, shoes, etc.
This year, I did the same. For a while, I have tossed around the idea of a nintendo switch for the noble reason of bonding with Rosie over some video games. The reason is because I had heard that Nintendo 64 games, Super Nintendo, and others were available on the Switch. All that I wanted to do was play Mario Kart, because it is an easy game to play.
For better context, I haven’t played video games since middle school, and I am 38 now.
So, I was browsing on Ebay, because this falls in the category of “perfect things to buy on ebay”, and came upon one for $189 from a pawn shop in Ohio. There are a couple version of the switch: lite (handheld only), regular, and Oled (bigger screen). I wanted the regular, because it can be played on the tv screen, so made a low-ball offer, and the seller accepted: $159. Normally they go for $299.
So, in addition to staying home for Father’s day with a sick Rosie, we got to play Mario Kart, and all was right in the universe (I won).
Also this week
Rosie’s dance company had a special end-of-year awards ceremony, and Rosie took home the “Rookie of the year” award for “coming in and making friends, and going above and beyond with a new team”.
The awards seemed like a big to-do, and it is always cool when Rosie gets to do something with Dance, because she knows her cousins will be there:
Also, this is a funny, candid moment Taylor caught on video this week. Just before we grilled our steaks for father’s day, the girls were waiting outside. Rosie was told not to get too close to Mercy, so as not to get her sick, and Mercy was trying her hardest to get Rosie to engage: