Ah, the joy of having a celestially obsessed family~ :D

Jenn and I visited my parents (and kid sister) on Sunday for my Dad's birthday party. When we arrived, my Dad was laying on one of our grassy hills, staring at the sky. I thought he was simply taking a nap- (like old timers do ;p)- so we rushed inside with the balloon and gift bags. In a moment, my Mum called us: "Can you go outside and sit with your father? He says there are things in the sky. *roll of eyes*"

My Dad's favorite movies are 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, and anything with "Star Trek" in the title- it's quite obvious who I received my obsession with space from. Some of my favorite childhood memories are having my Dad teach me all of the constellations- and spending hours with him beneath the night sky- watching the stars. I firmly believe him when he says there are things in the sky- so we went outside.

There were things. Small, white objects- moving at varying speeds across the heavens, and in different directions. They came a few moments after each other- and after using binoculars, I can safely say that they were NOT airplanes or jets. Everyone sat on the lawn and contemplated the sky for about an hour while my Dad pointed them out- he still always saw them first. ;p

His actual birthday is today- and this takes place on it. Pretty cool b-day gift for my Daddums~

I love my Dad so much- watching the unexplained things in the sky- while still cracking jokes and just... enjoying the company- was a memory I will treasure for always...