all the little things

my dad always liked to buy little things for other people whereever he went. of course he always bought things for me and my mom, like clothes (which we would sometimes wear and sometimes make fun of) and jewelry. he also bought books and cards and pictures, anything he thought we would like, he would buy. as a result, we collected a lot of random nicknacks from him.

but he also would do it for other people too - i remember when he came to the US, he always was looking for vitamins for his nurses. and one time we went on a hunt for a particular brand of sneakers for his students. and i also remember him collecting fortune cookie fortunes one summer so he could use them for his students as a classroom prop. so funny.

even my older cousin who is (i think) almost 40 now, told me the other day that she remembers him and my mom always having a little present for her and her brothers everytime they went to visit them when she was young. even after all these years, she still remembers this.

i'm glad i have lots of things to remember my dad by, and everyone else does too.