yesterday was daddy's 49th birthday. all day he had been reminding us just like a kid that it was his birthday and that he didn't want any presents (he knew we had gotten him stuff) and that he didn't want a special dinner (he knew mom was having a dinner all planned at 6:30) and that he didn't want singing.
when he got home from work, he dropped his stuff in the entryway and started toing the tevye dance from Fiddler on the Roof (which heidi has not seen.....) from the song "if i were a rich man". you know the one where he is stomping and clapping and snapping and shaking his belly??? yeah, my daddy was doing that in the hallway. mom and i were about to die with laughter. we were both red-faced and gasping for breath. if you know my daddy, you know that is a LEEETLE out of character. =) mr. "i-am-so-serious-and-all-i-tell-are-corny-jokes" daddy.
we got thru the dinner and to the presents. his first present was socks. he got up and jumped up and down and yelled "socks! socks! they gave me socks!" the whole time my family was pounding the table, yelling "happy happy happy happy" and an occasional "birthday" thrown in. the decible level was UP. then we yelled the whole "happy happy birthday from all of us to you, we wish it was our birthday, so we could party too!" from emporor's new groove. hence the random "happy happy happy happy" yell-age. when he got to the coffee beans, he did the tevye dance but sitting down. that takes tallent. and daddy has lots of that. then he got to THE BIG ONE. all four of us went in together to get him a coffee maker. it had the pretty paper from williams-sonoma on it and a nice ribbon with a gold sticker. he pulled off the sticker and stuck it on his forehead and then tied the ribbon around his head like a rambo. he looked like a mix between the last samouri and the karate kid. he got so excited when he opened it up. i was so glad. i was worried he wouldn't like it. but it is really cool, cause i programed it to start at 5:30 when he woke up this morning, so when he came down, he had a pot of coffee, nice and piping hot. it is a grinder and maker all in one. very cool. very high-tech.
we had french apple pie for dessert that my mom made. OH! i forgot. we had steak, baked potatoes, salad, and artichoke heart salad for dinner with nice dinner rolls. the steaks were top sirloin from fresh market. amazing. well we ate our dessert in front of the fire. it was a fun fun day.
i just love my daddy. he is an amazing man. i have always been really close to him and we have so much fun together. my favorite times are our daddy dates. we used to go to breakfast together every saturday morning. sometimes we would go to lowes or home depot. or we would have our devotions. it was wonderful. we used to go to this place called marcy's diner. it was a greasy spoon and had the best greasy spoon coffee i have ever tasted. now we pick a fun looking place and just go.
my daddy is one of those men who is constantly giving. he works so hard. not for himself, but for our family. to make us comfortable and happy. he works on the weekend to serve others in the church or at his office. i go help him on tuesdays and thursdays at his work, and countless people when i have met them have told me what a sweet father i have and what a wonderful man he is. he is always ready to listen and give wise counsil to anyone. he doesn't just give money, but anyone who comes to our house is welcome. even when we didn't have that much money, he was always ready to open the home to people. he gives his time, energy and love to us and it is so evident that Christ lives in him.
i love my daddy so much and am so thankful for him.
Posted by hill at December 3, 2004 11:09 AMmy favorite part: "he did the tevye dance but sitting down. that takes tallent."
i've really only seen mr. hoagland from afar in person, but i've seen him in his daughters too. i've always known he must be pretty cool. but i never would've guessed from my acquaintance with his daughters that mr. hoagland was so abundantly gifted in the choreography department.
Posted by: joy at December 3, 2004 12:10 PMhey hill,
your dad is so awesome. a privilege to know him. tell him happy bday from me please.
hey hillary, i just found your blog. went looking for people i know who have blogs, found gwen's, and clicked a pic she had. you were in it, referred to as "hill". saw hill on her blogroll, clicked, and now i'm here commenting. small world. email me sometime, we need to catch up.
Posted by: zach at December 4, 2004 07:46 PMHi Hill,
Please wish your dad a happy 49th for me. I haven't seen your folks for many years now. I found your blog, just now--how providential--the long way round...via mels at "transparency" and jen at "boston commoner." What a small world! I included a link to my blog...come and visit some time.
jst
Posted by: jon at December 4, 2004 11:34 PMi should have been there.
and I would just like to say that the Williams-Sonoma wrapping jobs are some of the prettiest you'll find.
We even have cool little boxes just for gift cards.
is this hillary hoagland that went to northside christian? if so, this is jill- from eons ago- if it's not, sorry to post randomly on your site!
Posted by: Jill D at December 5, 2004 02:33 AMhey pastor t.! i am so excited! that is so funny that we know the same people! how have you been?? send me an email sometime.
jill dammon???????? oh my word! i haven't talked to you since 8th grade! THIS IS CRAZY!! how did you find my site? you have to email too.
zach welcome. this is my site. this is a bit of me.
and joy, if you thought that reading about the tevye dance was funny....you should see it for real. it is beyond funny.=)
Posted by: hill at December 5, 2004 10:51 PMOh, You're dad--you're whole FAMILY--sounds great. That sounds like a party I'd want to be at, just so I could slam my fists on the table and yell "happy happy HAPPY HAPPY" with impunity. And see the tevye dance. I mean... Fun times. Happy birthday, Hill's dad!
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