This is the first year in a long time…maybe ever actually…that I have missed Father’s Day! There are just some things you have to give up being a photographer and as sad as it makes me, I’m still very grateful for this business. And I must say this first before I go on with this post (because I know my mother is reading this…HI MOM!) that I meant to do a Mother’s Day post about my beautiful mother, but I have no clue what happened. Sorry mom…you know I love you! Hee hee.
Where to even begin with my father…
My dad and I have been through a lot…we have definitely had our hard times, especially when I was a rebel child, but I can’t thank my dad enough now for being so hard on me. I totally deserved it haha. Sorry dad! We now have an awesome relationship and I am so grateful for everything he did and still does for our family. Both my parents are such hard workers and I’m so glad they taught us kids to be the same way. I feel so blessed to have the family that I have, we are all so very different but we just work. Ya know?
Dad, thank you for always pushing me to be better.
Thank you for always supporting me.
Thank you for being at every single game for every sport I ever played in high school. You were my #1 fan!
Thank you for passing on skin that tans and doesn’t burn like my mother.
Thank you for passing on the typical Japanese stubbornness in me. (not!)
Thank you for always fixing my car and filling it up with gas every time I come home to visit.
Thank you for teaching me to be the best fisher-woman…EVER. (I always catch the biggest fish.)
Thank you for all the hard work you do for our family.
Thank you for all the scratch tickets and Slurpees you would always bring home after work!
Thank you for all the nice warm fires you would always build for me.
And thank you for being the best father a daughter could ever ask for. I am so blessed to have you in my life.
Happy Father’s Day….I love you.
One of my favorites of my parents.
Tonhya. Your words are so amazing. It’s basically what I say to my dad when I can too. ha. I miss and love both of your parents so much. Hopefully I can get in touch with them soon and see them as well. I love you lots! And I love those pictures of them, I might just have to ask for a copy of them!! Love.
Tohnya, hey it’s your old roomie!! Just wanted to leave you some notes!
I wanted to say that number one: you are so beautiful
2. you’re so freakin’ talented girrrrrrrrrrl!!!!!!!!
3. I miss you so we should go for coffee
4. your parents are adorable!!!!
So sweet! Loved reading it & looking at the photos…sounds like you have a pretty special family. Thanks for posting it!
SO sweet Tonhya! Your dad is such a great guy!! Tell him I said I’m sorry for our rebel times as well.. we almost gave him ( and my dad) a heart attack!
I second all that! Love you so much Dad. I have a million great memories of all the things you’ve done for us kids over the years. And for the record, she may catch the biggest fish, but I catch the most! hehe love you! (Thanks for posting this sweet entry Ton)
What a special post to your Dad on Fathers Day!! Love the pictures of you three and also the one of your Dad and Mom just beautiful!! I do agree with Monic’..you guys are lucky you did not send your Dad’s into heart failure at times..I guess that goes along with being a Dad.
Love ya,
Debbie Dion
We Love You Tonhya!!! Mom and Dad
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