A Long Walk Cures All

Day 157:

Tough night last night, Boy'O.  You didn't quite make it the most pleasant evening, not really getting down until after 1:00am... After that though, you slept pretty good.  Still a bit fussy this morning and still with a little of the spit-ups going on, it was a fair enough challenge just to get you to take the bottle.  But after you got all settled in, still a bit fussy, I decided to take you for a walk while Mommy took a nap.  I thought maybe that would work, in terms of getting you to relax... Well, it did!  You loved it.  Only I didn't know how long of a walk until we got started.

Today was an absolutely spectacular day weather-wise, Conor.  Sunny, warm, dry air, a bit breezy.  Ideal...  When we started walking a thought came to mind... "What is a long walk?" I thought to myself.  Of course that's a relative question.  Just ask a Cherokee Indian.  But for me and you a long walk would be something more than a quarter mile.  Today we walked over three miles, and with terrain too!

For most people a three mile walk isn't so tough.  That's not the case for your old man, Conor.  I've got a janky knee and a pair of bad ankles... Walking is enough, running is as painful as a root-canal, and uneven terrain guarantees a 20 minute ice down at the conclusion of the walk.  But today, I didn't care.  And you couldn't have been happier!  We walked more than an hour and at a good pace, too.  As good a workout as I've had in some time!

When we got home I took a long shower, wrapped an icepack, placed it on my knee, and took down a large glass of water along with three Advil.  And it was absolutely worth it!

In other news your Uncle Justin and Aunt Marti had some news today... They got married!!! It was a surprise to even me, Son ,finding out well after the fact.  Though it would seem a trump to Hawaii is in the works to celebrate this union in a year or so... Stay tuned, Boy'O.  Hawaii is one of the 12 states I've not visited.  And for you, well... The two states you've known, Virginia and California, are a pair of good ones, but I promise you we're gonna see a great many more  -including Hawaii...

That's all for tonight, Son.  I love you, Conor...
-Dad