A Dance with Daddy

Tonight was our big Daddy/Daughter date night. What a fun night it was. I made sure that we went all out. She wore her beautiful Easter dress, Daddy wore a tie, she had a pretty fresh flower corsage, candle-lit dinner and a dance. It was quite a night. We ate dinner at Main Street Grill in Round Rock. We caught quite a bit of attention as we walked in. I know I had one of the most beautiful dates in the restaurant. Lots of very nice people stopped by to tell me how precious and beautiful my date was. Grace’s behavior was fantastic and we made it to the dance mostly unscathed. Grace had chicken fingers with steamed broccoli and fresh strawberries. She was really cute cutting up her chicken fingers with her knife.

At the dance we got to make Grace a little jeweled crown, have a tea party, see a magic show and do the chicken dance and the “YMCA”. They also had carriage rides, though we never made it out there. But most importantly, we were reminded that dances with precious little girls don’t last long. They grow up quickly and even when Daddy is right there, sometimes they would still rather dance with their friends (even if Daddy paid for dinner). Little girls also have a way of causing Daddies to dread the future. All around us there were reminders that one day we may share a similar dance with our sugar bears, only they are likely to have a brand new name then. Daddies were reminded that if we hope to have a positive influence on the young man, whose name our daughters may take, nights like tonight cannot come often enough.

One very nice lady tonight at the restaurant pointed out to her daughter, that at my table was a young lady who was learning early what to expect from a date, and she was right. I hope that any young man that hopes to take Grace out on a date will know that she is woman who deserves his best. Tonight, I hope Grace felt like a crown jewel. But mostly, I hope that she always knows that she has a daddy that loves her and adores her and wants her to taste the best that life has to offer.

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Gram White said…

Okay . . are you happy?? I'm crying!!! Seeing her come down the stairway just reminded me of her Mommy's bridal portrait on a stairway. You are right . . she will be on that other stairway all too soon! Thanks for sharing!! I'm a very blessed Gram and mother-in-law!!!

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