Dad, Daddy, Pop, Poppa! 

Not really digging this picture...

So, today is my Dad’s birthday. He’s really old, in fact he’s 53. I was tried really hard to think of something to do for him for his birthday. It’s pretty hard to think of things to get people or things to do for people when you’re all the way on the opposite side of the world. But I thought hard enough to come up with an idea! I didn’t really want to send him anything because it’s a pain to go to the post office and mail packages because they don’t speak English there. I remembered how much my Dad really likes it when we send him cards and when we write him nice notes and things. I decided that it’s not that hard to write a nice note, so I started writing a note. Then, I realized there were tons of things I haven’t thanked him for that I probably should. So here is what I sent my Dad, 53 things that I’m thankful for.

Dad, you’re awesome! Thanks for everything but especially...

1.    My computer!!! (I love it so much and it's awesome)

2.    My ex-cell phone (I loved having it in the states and being able to text)

3.    My own room (I really loved not sharing!)

4.    Letting me be able to work at your office…good experience but I hated every minute

5.    Paying for my wisdom teeth to be pulled

6.    Telling me to go to OKC (one of the best things ever!)

7.    Feeding my face :)

8.   Telling me to come to Taiwan, good idea

9.    Going shopping with me on all my birthdays (those were always highlights!)

10. Going to work every day to provide for us

11. Putting up with my gorgeousness, haha ;)

12. Watching movies with me

13.  Making amazing hamburgers (which I miss very much)

14. Being strong for you family

15. Being a funny guy, oh, so funny!

16. Making us eat dinner together (some family’s don’t do that and it’s rather sad)

17. Surviving through our retardedness (you know what I mean)

18. Spanking us when we were younger…?

19. Going on bike rides with us! (good times)

20.Buying us ice cream

21. Letting me drive tons while I was home

22. Encouraging me into good friendships

23. Letting me spend time with my friends and play ultimate

24. Doing a good job leading worship at church

25. Being so family oriented, not just immediate but extended too

26. Taking us traveling and exploring the US

27. Doing the best in your power to help us have lots experiences

28.Homeschooling us all

29. Having 8 kids that turned out really well (especially the 5^th one)

30. Liking all the crazy weird notes I gave you

31.  Letting us have the tradition of eating ice cream on Sunday’s

32. Making me play sports and coaching me

33.  Enrolling me in AWANA and encouraging me to memorize scripture

34. Having a laugh I would recognize anywhere

35.  Giving me dark skin and Lebanese-ness

36.  The memories of Mt. Baldy and the root beer stand

37. Planning to be a great/wonderful grandfather to our kids

38. Taking us to Church every week and teaching us about God

39.  Letting me sit on your lap

40.Visiting me in OKC

41. Letting me/paying for to me to go to LA and graduation

42. Your amazing smile

43. Getting an awesome wife

44. Only having 2 girls and me being your baby

45. Caring about us

46. Liking my friends

47. Taking us to all our cousins weddings

48.Sending me to the WILDS

49. Loving us

50. Not staying mad at us forever

51. Being humble

52. Laughing with us

53.             BEING MY DAD!!!! 

I love you Dad and I hope you had a pretty good birthday (I didn’t say great because I already know it won’t be great because neither of your girls are there).

I miss you bunches Poppa and don’t forget about me ;) haha

Your namesake,

Andrea Alene Agemy

Or this picture....

(I hope you appreciate the simple font. I wanted to make sure your old eyes could read it. (that was a joke))