Tuesday 21 October 2014

80 Years Old Today

My Dad was 80 years old today, so I spent a wonderful day celebrating his birthday. 

It was quite a gloomy start with the weather predicting the tail end of hurricane Gonzalo hitting sometime today, it was certainly windy.  This did mean that we needed to be indoors, so we decided on a stroll around the Garden Centre at Woodthorpe and meal in the restaurant.

He had lots of cards, gifts and telephone calls which was a nice start to the day.


The biggest surprise of all was the Christmas displays ,we had a really enjoyable hour or so wandering through them all.  They were certainly a sight for sore eyes even if they are a little early.  They are already advertising Breakfast with Santa and Christmas lunches, certainly worth thinking about for the Grandchildren at some point.  For now, the day was all about my wonderful Dad and making it a memorable day for him.
Lunch was a simple but pleasant meal just what Dad wanted and enjoyed by us all.  More of the family are coming over at the weekend so it will be quite the celebration.
 
Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name.
   -William Wordsworth-
 
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.
   -Jim Valvano-
 
Happy Birthday to my wonderful Dad...
 
See you soon.

24 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to your dad !
    Enjoy all the moments you can with him...
    Hug
    Anna

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  2. Happy birthday to your dad! It looks like he had a very special day. My mom turned 80 this year as well.

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  3. Happy birthday to your Dad. Enjoy this special time.

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  4. Aw what a special birthday, your dad does look well for 80 bless him.
    Enjoy extended celebrations this weekend.
    Lovely quotes.
    Helen

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  5. Sounds like a wonderful day. Happy birthday to your father! Heather

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  6. How wonderful. Happy birthday to your dad! It looks like he had a really nice day. My grandfather will be 90 on Thursday and he's still very spry. It's good to see them out and about enjoying themselves, isn't it.

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  7. Happy birthday to your father!
    xxx for him.

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  8. Happy Birthday to your Dad! So glad you had a lovely day!

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  9. Happy Birthday to your dad!

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  10. Happy Birthday to your Dad! Looks like you had a very enjoyable day.

    Helenxx

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  11. Happy Birthday to your Father, it looks like he had a great time.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  12. Happy Birthday to your Dad. He looks as if he had a great day.

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  14. A very happy birthday to your dad, he looks great for his age x

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  15. Belated birthday wishes to your dad.. seems like you had a wonderful time :) have a great day!

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  16. happy birthday to your dad!!!

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  17. Oh bless his sweet heart - 80, wow that's wonderful.

    My own dear parents died much too early - mom in 50s and Pop at 64.

    I am so happy you still have yours. Saying a prayer for his continued happiness and good health. Hugs.

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  18. Oh, what a special day with your dad. So wonderful you could enjoy it together.

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  19. Happy Birthday to your dear Dad.. My Mom turned 80 this year also.. He must of had a wonderful day.. We had the same winds here in Eastern Canada.. xo

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  20. How blessed you are to still have your father with you!! It looks like you had a wonderful day!! We're seeing signs of Christmas here in the states as well. I was in our local Wal-Mart last week and they had faux trees decorated in all of their holiday splendor in the seasonal area. It actually looked kinda pretty. : ) Only eight weeks away!!! UGGHH!!! xo

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  21. Happy Birthday to your Dad!!! Glad that you had a nice day together and I hope that you have more fun at the weekend too. xx

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  22. I just got cought up with your posts ( not sure why but I missed some of your posts). What a wonderful day for your dad and for you. My dad also loved going out for his birthday and he had lists of fun. Hope your dad has many more wonderful birthdays with you and your family ... Happy birthday to him!

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  23. What an absolute blessing to be able to celebrate your dad's 80th with him! I lost my dad 5 years ago and so am more acutely aware of how precious time is. May you have many more joyful celebrations with your parents - and a very big happy birthday to your dad :)

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