Haven't been online much.
Guess most of the people already know about my dad. I'm too tired to write, so I'll copy what I wrote to Jess;
When i was really young, probably eight, one of my most remembered memories was that i almost drowned at sea. Papi, he was half mexican you see, and boy he could swim. He dragged me ashore and then mom got me a towel. Papi ran a mile to get me a hot chocolate drink.
When i was about 15, i got into a whole lot of trouble. I almost did drugs, got drunk every night and ran away from home once. Papi found me at my boyfriend's house and he paid my boyfriend ten bucks and asked him to keep me alive.
I went home after four days. I didn't eat for one.
When i got out of college i was looking for a permanent job and not mowing people's lawns. He got me a job at his pharmacy and we left the house and the farm (that's what he called his pharmacy, lol) together in his car. I drove most of the time. After a while he got me a car. He said he was getting too old to drive, and he was only 50.
The day i got married he walked me down the aisle and as he was handing me over to kevin he handed him ten bucks and told him to make sure to keep me alive. I cried and my mascara smeared really, really bad. But i didn't care. The pastor had to stop for five minutes so kevin could get some kleenex and wipe away the flowing mascara.
When i gave birth to xavier i went into a coma for days, he drove all the way from michigan and stayed at home with my mom to take care of the baby while kevin slept at the hospital. He knew that kevin wouldn't have gone home, and xavier wouldn't be taken care of. Papi knew me, just like that.
When i gave birth to caitlyn he left michigan alone again despite his heart problems aplenty, and drove all the way down to san franc. He told my mom that he was going to settle down in san franc, no bargains. My mom had no choice but to agree.
My dad died in his sleep. He left the world a peaceful old man with two grandchildren who will remember him and five children who will love him forever who will find their other halfs in life. Things might get tough, but we're going to go through it all.
If you would pardon the grammatical errors. I wasn't coherent enough and I'm too lazy to edit it.
