Happy Father’s Day! I want to wish all of the wonderful fathers out there today a happy and joyful day – especially to my own Dad. Dad is absolutely fabulous -he is kind, funny, intelligent, creative, and caring. Dad is a ray of sunshine – he always looks at the positives that life has to over and has such strong character that I admire. He is brave and protective of those that he cares about – and his jokes always make me laugh and smile.
I am very thankful and lucky to have two amazing parents, and Dad has been there for me in so many different aspects of my life in various roles. Here are just a few.
Dad as “CD” or also known as “Coach Dad” – One of the reasons that I got into track and field was because of my Dad. Dad was an All-American in track and field and the former UCLA school record holder in the discus, and I first competed in track when I was 13. Dad was my coach – he was the best! From throwing in heavy rain to walking to the local junior high for our daily throwing workouts – Dad was always there and encouraged me to work hard each day and was very supportive. I have very fond memories of our track workouts and meets – Dad and I did a lot of traveling in high school to various meets from New York to North Carolina and to Texas, and of course all around California. 🙂
Workout buddy – Working out with Dad was always fun. We had our own gym set up in our garage back home where we would lift weights. These workouts were very intense! I remember the burnout workouts – trying to do as many reps at a certain weight as you can on a particular exercise (ex. bench press, squats, leg press, etc.) Oh my goodness – I was always sore afterwords! 🙂 To this day, I love lifting weights, and whenever I look at a weight room, I always think about the good times that I had with Dad working out. 🙂
But, these workouts were the best and really improved my strength – which helped my shot marks improve. Dad was also the one that encouraged me to compete in several power lifting meets in high school, where I set four national age group records. It was also fun to have lifting competitions with my Dad as well – we always pushed each other and it was fun! 🙂
Chef-partner – I believe that I got in touch of my inner foodie from Dad. Whenever I come home for the holidays, Dad and I like to cook together, and we have made some fabulous dishes together. It has been a lot of fun being in the kitchen and having my Dad teach me how to make baklava or making a traditional South African meal. Dad is also at the moment thinking about writing a cookbook – I can’t wait to read it! 🙂 It’s going to be fabulous! 🙂
Happy Father’s Day Dad – you are a true inspiration and hero to me – and I am so lucky to have you as my Dad. 🙂 Love you forever Dad! 🙂 I want to wish all of the fathers out there a wonderful day – and a special wish to those bravely serving our country in the armed forces. God bless you all, and I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Best Wishes,
Karen
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