Things I Miss About my Dad

With today being Father's Day, I wanted to reflect on a few things I miss about my Dad.

When he would laugh, and you'd ask him what he's laughing about, sometimes he'd say, "I'm just being happy out loud."

If he got an idea for something creative, a poem, a song, a made-up-on-the-spot story, he'd make it happen, no matter how simple, silly, or scary it might be to create.

Though some might think his tendency towards keeping a solid schedule and routine to be boring, I found it quite enduring and evidence of his dependability.

The countless haikus he'd send me via email and/or read to me at brunch.

All our Sunday brunches with my mom.

His reassuring voice telling me that no matter what, "It's going to be okay."