MY DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED!!! I am so happy, so excited, so
encouraged, so pleased, so comforted, I know he's the right guy for her.
It's funny- Everardo said that Rex is good for her, that he is calm,
he's solid, and her? Well she's just like me! Ha ha Wacky, sometimes
insecure, strong and confident, fights for the underdog, never backs
down, ok crazy, and a strong, grounded, calm man is a good partner for
her. A safe place to land. Someone to listen and let you get it all out,
and then give you a hug. I know what I'm talking about, especially of
she is me. I am also married to that man. He's wonderful, my safe place.
And it's very cool that he's also in recovery, cause he
understands....everything. Boy I hope she's not as whacked out in her
pea brain as me... I was an insecure disaster area for sooo many years.
No she's a smart cookie that girl. And she found herself a good man. I
like him so much. I have been hoping for quite some time that they would
follow this path. Sounds like the wedding will be in about a year. Her
and her little sister can have fun planning the wedding, and I know I'll
be included in some of it, even if it's just to hear how it's going,
what's she's thinking of, who and where, oh boy oh boy, my baby's
getting married. I am just so pleased.
Well we finished the painting today. And I sent an email to the landlord telling her how much we spent on the paint and the brushes & rollers, and included some photos- it looks fantastic by the way. I know I know I gotta figure out how to add photos on this site, I always think of it when I'm writing and promptly forget when I finish...Usually she writes back to me pretty quick, but maybe the expense of the paint, added to the expense she asked me to carry over from Jan, maybe it gave her pause, in my opinion, better to rip the band aid off, I should just pay almost nothing for Feb, then it wouldn't look so bad to her...ah well. So the house looks amazing- did I say that already? It feels like we live here, like it's our home. It feels warm and comfy...and the colors are wild, bright, alive. Green, red, melon, purple- it's perfect.
Now if would just warm up around here! It's cold and it's killing some of my joints. I cannot make a tight fist, all my knuckles hurt. And on my right hand, my middle finger, when I'm sleeping it gets stuck in the curled up position.It makes this "thunk" when it opens, I have to move it with my other hand, or else Poppi massages my hand until it opens. It's from the pills I take as anti cancer medication. I have to take it until Nov of 2014. Well my joints only hurt in the cold, and hopefully it will get warmer soon. My joints never hurt in Playa Ventura, well my knees a little when it was raining non stop. So I'll say that was a good thing about being down there. I keep looking at the 10 day forecast here. But one thing for sure- it's a much colder, rainier winter than they ever have around here. It's not supposed to rain around here during the winter, it's supposed to rain in summer. In fact it's only supposed to rain less than 2 inches a year here- well I'm here to tell ya it's already rained 2 inches.
Teaching English out at the center is great- I'm actually teaching adults. They want to learn, I'm even getting the same people more than once in a row. It's so freaking cool! Doing sentences, making phrases, the excitement on their faces, and when they don't understand, I am actually able to find a way to explain it so they can understand. I'm totally making it up as I go, but it's working! I am so so so grateful to be able to do this. Thank you God. It really feels like I'm helping. I almost want to erase all of this part cause if I talk about it, does it lose it's goodness? I am just so amazed, and it's so cool during this class, it's just been a couple, but they like it, and...they STUDY at home! I actually emailed my brother cause I couldn't figure out how to explain "do" and "does", like 'what does she need to take on her vacation'- in Spanish when you ask what she needs, you just says que necesita? Like what you need. Well I haven't heard from him yet, but I googled and googled and I think I might know what to say, partly know and partly, well it just is- ha ha. One guy, Ruben, he actually knows a little English, which is much more than the other 3, and he asked me what's the significance of "does", so I gotta come up with something. He is very jolly, asks alot of questions, and also tries to help the others, so he is very good for the class and for me. I felt like I was walking on a cloud yesterday when I left there.
Oh yeah, yesterday was Valentine's Day, and Poppi brought me roses out to the center. I made me a cut out heart with a silly poem for him. Then I had a great day out there, then later we went down to the malecon where they had a local radio station and live music, giving couple certificates for dinner at local restaurants, then the music started and a little dancing, but it was cold so we went home before it really started getting going. Then I got the call from my Drewy, my baby's gettin' married. Hell of a day eh? Tomorrow is the international iron chef competition down at the Shrimp Park, so that should be fun. Life is beautiful.
Well we finished the painting today. And I sent an email to the landlord telling her how much we spent on the paint and the brushes & rollers, and included some photos- it looks fantastic by the way. I know I know I gotta figure out how to add photos on this site, I always think of it when I'm writing and promptly forget when I finish...Usually she writes back to me pretty quick, but maybe the expense of the paint, added to the expense she asked me to carry over from Jan, maybe it gave her pause, in my opinion, better to rip the band aid off, I should just pay almost nothing for Feb, then it wouldn't look so bad to her...ah well. So the house looks amazing- did I say that already? It feels like we live here, like it's our home. It feels warm and comfy...and the colors are wild, bright, alive. Green, red, melon, purple- it's perfect.
Now if would just warm up around here! It's cold and it's killing some of my joints. I cannot make a tight fist, all my knuckles hurt. And on my right hand, my middle finger, when I'm sleeping it gets stuck in the curled up position.It makes this "thunk" when it opens, I have to move it with my other hand, or else Poppi massages my hand until it opens. It's from the pills I take as anti cancer medication. I have to take it until Nov of 2014. Well my joints only hurt in the cold, and hopefully it will get warmer soon. My joints never hurt in Playa Ventura, well my knees a little when it was raining non stop. So I'll say that was a good thing about being down there. I keep looking at the 10 day forecast here. But one thing for sure- it's a much colder, rainier winter than they ever have around here. It's not supposed to rain around here during the winter, it's supposed to rain in summer. In fact it's only supposed to rain less than 2 inches a year here- well I'm here to tell ya it's already rained 2 inches.
Teaching English out at the center is great- I'm actually teaching adults. They want to learn, I'm even getting the same people more than once in a row. It's so freaking cool! Doing sentences, making phrases, the excitement on their faces, and when they don't understand, I am actually able to find a way to explain it so they can understand. I'm totally making it up as I go, but it's working! I am so so so grateful to be able to do this. Thank you God. It really feels like I'm helping. I almost want to erase all of this part cause if I talk about it, does it lose it's goodness? I am just so amazed, and it's so cool during this class, it's just been a couple, but they like it, and...they STUDY at home! I actually emailed my brother cause I couldn't figure out how to explain "do" and "does", like 'what does she need to take on her vacation'- in Spanish when you ask what she needs, you just says que necesita? Like what you need. Well I haven't heard from him yet, but I googled and googled and I think I might know what to say, partly know and partly, well it just is- ha ha. One guy, Ruben, he actually knows a little English, which is much more than the other 3, and he asked me what's the significance of "does", so I gotta come up with something. He is very jolly, asks alot of questions, and also tries to help the others, so he is very good for the class and for me. I felt like I was walking on a cloud yesterday when I left there.
Oh yeah, yesterday was Valentine's Day, and Poppi brought me roses out to the center. I made me a cut out heart with a silly poem for him. Then I had a great day out there, then later we went down to the malecon where they had a local radio station and live music, giving couple certificates for dinner at local restaurants, then the music started and a little dancing, but it was cold so we went home before it really started getting going. Then I got the call from my Drewy, my baby's gettin' married. Hell of a day eh? Tomorrow is the international iron chef competition down at the Shrimp Park, so that should be fun. Life is beautiful.
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