It All Happened In A Day

A lot of big events converged on September 27th for us; the most important being Diana’s birthday. After meeting with the church, we headed out with a few friends to celebrate at a rib place we have recently discovered. Frijoles, rice, tortillas, ribs and pollo, a meal fit for a king……………………..uh, QUEEN.

Later at our place while we were all eating our second piece of blackberry cake, the phone rang. It was Kate’s mom calling from Texas. “We are hanging out with the Harers” I heard her say – not “we are visiting the Harers” or “we are spending some time over at the Harers” but “we are hanging out with the Harer’s.” Now that made us feel good.

Let me say for the umpteenth time that I have a special wife. It didn’t take the compliments around the table or the notes or the phone calls to know it, but they were all good reminders. I am blessed to have a companion with whom to hold hands and walk through life. Someone special with whom to sip afternoon tea and gain perspective. The wife of my youth, my helper and keeper of our home. "She is worth far more than rubies."

Between ribs and cake we made a run to the bus station. After living with our family for two months, Sarah from Chicago started her journey home. We will miss her cheerfulness and insight. We met Sarah three years ago in Cuernavaca, and she has remained in our life as a friend and a source of encouragement. Thanks for coming and being a part of our family, Sarah. Check out her blog for more: Sarita In Mexico 2009.

Sandwiched in there as well was a move to a new location for El Puente. We have moved to a festival garden. These gardens are plentiful in Mexico as a place to rent for wedding receptions, quincenaras (a girl’s 15th birthday party), first communions, confirmations and the like. The location is within a two minute walk of our home, but as is always the case the first meeting required a ton of extra work.

And it all happened on a special day of the year. It was a little crazy, a little squished together but definitely a lot of fun.

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