Dad's Birthday!

This past weekend, we celebrated my dad's birthday. My parents had tickets to the East Texas Symphony on Saturday. They have become seasoned patrons since becoming empty nesters. Its kinda really cute! My mom talks about making sure she has new outfits for the symphony and they talk about their date nights out to the symphony or other events. Its been sweet watching them transition from being in the parental role to a couple. Sorry for the digression, back to the birthday celebrations...

The symphony... we bought three more tickets so my sister, brother-in-law and myself could attend with my parents. The guest instrumentalist with the East Texas Symphony was Adele Anthony. She performed on an Antonio Stradivarius violin, crafted in 1728. I think this was my first time to hear a Stradivarius violin played. Words cannot describe the beautiful rich smooth sound she produced with such a spectacular instrument. I could have listened to her play for the whole night.   If only, I had the rhythm to play the violin more myself. It has got me thinking about buying a violin for myself one day since when I played in school, I rented my violin.

Game night... After the symphony we played Ticket to Ride. Thanks to my friends Paul and Liz, who introduced me to the game, my family is now addicted to it. Its a great strategy game, that makes you plan ahead . My brother-in-law always wins no matter the game, which he did this time too. There's always much laughter, teasing, and concentration around our game table. Great fun!

Sunday... we went to church and then had birthday meal! Birthdays are one of those special days that we eat in the dinning room and use the china and crystal. Dad's annual birthday cake is a home made Boston cream pie. It's very time consuming to make and this year's had to be one of the best my mom has ever made. After Birthday lunch, dad opened presents, and we took some family photos.

It was a great weekend celebrating my dad with the family. He is the best dad I could have ever asked for and I am so thankful for him! He is a wonderful example of a man dedicated to his God and family. He is a patient, kind, humble, loyal, and I could go on and on... I love him lots! Happy Birthday, Dad! I pray you are blessed with many more!

Toasting the Birthday Boy!

Yay he blew out all his candles! Birthday kisses from his daughters.

The family.

Dad and his girls. I think I might be talkin' in this one.