Happy Father's Day, Jeff!

This is the photo that we framed for Daddy's desk at school.

I feel bad, because Father's Day comes at a hectic time of year.

I'm not sure about you all, but with graduations, family gatherings, wrapping up the end of the school year...it's easy to let this day slide to the bottom of my list of priorities.

I suppose this is made even worse by the fact that our wedding anniversary is so close to Father's Day that Jeff often gets the short end of the stick. His big day has often become ours, with dinners that 'double' for Father's Day and Anniversary celebrations.

Not exactly fair when I get Mother's Day all to myself, lol.

So this year, I made a concerted effort to ensure we celebrate Father's Day all by itself, and that we really went all out for Jeff.

This year we actually got his gift ahead of time.

Which was big for me, as Father's Day always seems to creep up on me. "Oh, no...Father's Day is tomorrow?" I gasp, and dash off to the store to get the gift I knew he wanted.

Only to find it sold out, and having to resort to something else.

Something that is usually disappointing because it wasn't even something that he really wanted.

But this year...this year I took note of the hints he'd been dropping, and went and got him the very thing he'd asked for.

I also intercepted Jericho trying to dig out his handmade Father's Day gift (which he made at school) ahead of time, and convinced him to save it for today.

I'm the type of person that doesn't mind knowing in advance what my gift will be for some special occasion (except maybe at Christmas). In fact, I've actually picked out my own gift in the store while shopping with Jeff a few days ahead of time. It doesn't bother me at all.

But since he was a kid, Jeff is one that enjoys the anticipation of a special occasion, and waiting to find out which of the 'hints' was taken with regard to his gift. He loves surprises. I think this is all a part of his 'love language', though it's been so long since I read that book that I admit I'm a bit rusty on the particulars.

Anyway, going all out, I even took the time to make a favorite coffee last night so that it would be ready for him for breakfast this morning.

Then, after church, we invited his mom out to his restaurant of choice for lunch.

He also got to take a nice long undisturbed nap this afternoon.

And he loved his gifts.

Just before he went off to bed this evening, he told us all he'd had a wonderful Father's Day, so I'm pretty sure the day was a hit.

Which is a good thing, because it was my turn to handle our anniversary plans this year, and so far I got nothin'.