Tag: Pizza

I’m a Soldier in the US Army and there are weeks when playing soldier takes a toll on this old Dad’s body and spirit.  I drive home from work after a long and busy Friday and can only think of the restful weekend that lays ahead.  I also have four endearing children that are full of energy and have a thirst for knowledge and adventure.  When I walk in the door on Friday, my kids know that Dadurday is coming up and they want to know what sort of adventure or activites we’ll be doing.  All I have to do is look at their bright faces to know how important my time with them is. 

That’s part of what being a Dad is all about.  It’s about making sacrifices so that we raise our children the best we can.  Those of us raising boys want to demonstrate what it means to be a good Dad.  We need to set a good example.  If we’re busy raising little girls, then we want to show our daughters how a good man behaves so that they don’t grow dating boys that’ll make our make our hair premature grey!

When I was a younger man, I wanted to write a book and I wanted the title to be “How to do everything right!”.  I, like most young men in their twenties, thought I knew the correct way to do everything.  That was before I any kids…  My kids teach me so much every day.  These days my book would have to be titled “How to do things the best you can.”  The best thing I’ve been taught is that it’s great to be a Dad!

This past Dadurday, I met up with some other Columbus Dad’s at Mellow Mushroom Pizza to enjoy #4sqDay.  For those of you in the know, #4sqDay is the annual celebration on 4/16 that the location based social network Foursquare holds throughout the world.  We ate good pizza, let the kids visit, and enjoy some good company.  After lunch, we did a little shopping at Columbus Crossing.  It was a relaxing Saturday.  The kind this old Soldier needs from time to time.

Can’t wait ‘till next Dadurday!