My dad's 19th AA birthday

This past Wednesday (July 23rd) was my dad's 19th AA birthday. That's Alcoholic's Anonymous for those who don't know, which is probably very few these days. Anyway, my parents, Ger and I went to dinner on wed. And today we had the family dinner. We (Ger and I) cooked and Brandy and Matt brought dessert. It was so nice to hang out with everyone. My little baby Zach is walking really well and fast. He is so funny and happy. Ryan was full of energy as well and so cute. Gerald and I took him to the San Diego Zoo yesterday and we all had sooo much fun! Russell (our roommate) bought rock band last week and Gerald is obsessed with it! He likes playing the drums and has been dying for someone to sing along with him, I wouldn't. So he was super happy when my mom said she would. Matt took the bass and Tyler the drums. He was thrilled to have a whole band. They played for a long time. And eventually he got me to sing and now he's created a band and made me sing until my throat hurt!
All in all it was a wonderful weekend. And more importantly we celebrated such a wonderful accomplishment. My dad has always been my hero, he has gone through so much struggle in his life and is still one of the most positive people I know. Dealing with addiction is an enormously difficult thing that you can only understand by going through it. That being said I am so proud that he has maintained his sobriety for 19 years! He is truly an amazing person, father, papa and husband. He is the most selfless person I know besides my grandma, but that's where he got it from! He has always put his family first and has always worked too hard to make sure everyone is taken care of. I love being able to cook him dinner and to have him over to just let him relax. I feel like he has given me so much in my life, too much to ever be able to repay, that it is the least i could do. He may never know how much love and respect I have for him, because I can't possibly put it onto words. We had a great loss this year, so I feel like it's really important to celebrate the happy important events in our lives, it's the only way to break away the grief our hearts are imprisoned in.
Well I didn't expect to go that far, I just wanted to say: Daddy I love you and you are the most amazing person. We are all so proud of all you have done. You keep our family together and smiling.
Thanks for listening,
Amber