Yesterday was my last day at the bike shop. It was rather bittersweet in the fact that I felt so comfortable there, but also must move on to a new career that will send me on my way. What's great is that I will keep my shop friends, but also make many more new ones on the Police force. It's amazing to sit back and think of how many friends I have in my life and how wonderfully different they all are.
Father's Day was a blast. My brother came over to my dad's house and we grilled steak and bonded, you know, typical guy stuff;) Josh is as beautiful as ever and I'm glad he is still on the right track after derailing a few times. I convinced the guys to go to Ted Drewes, so we drove down to the hood and sulked in Mr. Drewe's famous desserts. After we were done eating, 3 men walked up to my dad and started talking to him about the weather, as if they knew him. I thought one was an agent he works with so I started goofing off with Josh. I took his photo next to Luigi, the chocolate maker...
...sat on the curb as we watched a guy walk home from Aldi's with headphones on, connected to the boombox he was carrying...along with me almost fitting Josh upside-down into a trash can filled with custard cups...then looked over at my dad who was surrounded by 3 Christian men praying for him; one's shirt read, "Jesus Beat the Devil"...I never knew they fought?!
Just as the uncomfortability set into my nerves, I looked up to see Rob and Megan walking their dogs across Hampton and quickly ran over to say hi. I was glad someone was praying for my dad, but it was kind of the wrong place to be doing it. Nevertheless, my dad felt like a rock star and that's what he deserves so I just kept my mouth shut for once and let him sulk in the moment.
Overall, the night was superb. I was able to bond with my sober brother and love my dad as usual, all without Josh needing a drink to open up to his family.
Tonight I will begin posting about my vacation week before Academy starts.
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