My Dad. And His Daughters.

We kept a slow pace for our run, we need to make sure we can hold a light conversation. that’s how we’ll know if we’re going too fast I said to my sister as we reached the 1/2 mile mark around the lake. When we were closer to the end of our run we talked about how excited we were to be “in training” for a half marathon in October. Makes us feel official, I don’t know about what, but it feels pretty legit. She asked who else I had annoyed and then convinced into running the marathon and I laughed because she is definitely one of the people that knows just how persistent I can be. so far it looks like it’ll be me, you, Dulce(one of my bestest friends) and Jr(the husband). im excited I responded. We walked towards the car as we finished our three mile run and after a few stretches we sat on the floor.

the best part, besides the fact that i feel i’m helping PETA through this run, is knowing that our parents are cheering us on I added. We both smiled because we pictured mom at the finish line waving us down and our dad with a camera in his hands. Both with big smiles on their faces of course. awwwww they’re so cute she said. I nodded and thought about how those two have always been there for us. How they’ve always been here for me, even during my worst times. Always. Geez, I love those two.

We then talked about the spinal injections he will be receiving tomorrow. The procedure will determine whether he will be getting surgery in August for lumbar disk replacements. The surgery he had last year was done to avoid the upcoming one next month but I guess that didn’t work. I rarely talk about this and I don’t know the correct terms for everything but what I do know is that it has been difficult to see him deal with so much pain throughout the past couple of years. I hate it. The injections will increase the pain for a few days and I know he’s going to be uncomfortable. And I know he’s going to be hurting and he’s going to hate it. But I also know that he will put on his strong face for my sister and I and he’ll remind us that he’s like a rock. And then he’ll ask whether we ran that day or not. And we’ll laugh and wipe our tears and tell him to hurry up and get better so he can wait for us at the finish line of the marathon in a few months. And then he’ll give us the look that he’s been giving us as far as I can remember. The one that says you know you can count on me. always. and i love you.

Lili and Lola will be spending a few days at my parents house to keep him company while he recovers from the injections. We’re neighbors so they won’t be too far from meHe absolutely loves them so I know he will love the idea. He spends time with them every single day and the little divas are pretty obsessed with him as well. He brings them daily treats and they cry out for him when he doesn’t visit at his regular times. It’s quite adorable and I love knowing that my little daughters bring him joy <3