Where Time Stands Still

Our Room

Melissa and I about to have lunch. The food was delicious.

Spa Fun

This weekend, we decided we would visit Scottsdale. The boys (Marcos, Renie, and Rene) wanted to see the Diamondbacks play ball, while Melissa and I planned to chill at our beautiful resort. Larissa had a sleep over party with friends, so we knew she would be in good hands. We set out Saturday morning after picking up Rene at the airport. He was delayed after two mechanical problems. After the week I had, I was surely looking forward to a cold margarita and some relaxation at the spa. We stayed at the JW Marriot Camelback Resort Inn. This place is one of a kind, and very unique resort of southwestern flare like no other. This place is layed out in casita's and the service was very impressive. Since Melissa is a Marriot employee, and Marcos is a Plantinum member, we were treated to two free spa passes, nice rooms, and great discounts on food. I have to say, it was the most relaxing day I have had in a long time. We chilled at the spa, enjoyed some shopping in the beautiful art district, and had dinner and drinks at the bar. I had the best Pomegranate Margarita ever. This is a place I could retire. Beautiful homes, shops, and scenery. I can't wait to go back. It was a place where time stood still.

The power of Prayer

Yesterday, I had an endometrial ablation procedure that I hope will be successful in stopping my heavy cycles. When you get to be my age, and premenapausal, some women tend to experience increased flow and miserable periods. That would be me, so my doctor referred me to OB/Gyn for this procedure that burns out the lining of your endometrium. Of all weeks to have this scheduled, Rene would be out of the country. After reading experiences on the Internet, it seemed most women, post-op had good results and an easy overall experience. So I decided to get it done, no didn't want to wait. Renie took me to the appointment and drove me back home. Poor kid, he was so gracious during the whole experience which turned out to be not good at best. What was to be a 2 1/2 minute procedure turned into a 20 minute procedure. My doctor had a tough time dilating my cervix. I was given IV sedation and was out for the whole thing, woke up and was told all went well, time to go home. Well as I am walking out I began to have nausea and vomiting. I was looking forward to treating myself to a Whataburger on the way home, since I had nothing in my tummy for 12 hours. No Whataburger for me, I was vomiting the whole way home. Poor Renie took it like a champ and had to stop multiple times along the side of the road. I could tell he was so worried about me vomiting in his new car. The trip home was so dreadful. I was cramping with extreme pain and vomiting at the same time. This went on at home for the next 6 hours. I was preparing Renie to take me to ER if the vomiting had not stopped. The pain meds were not working. After a call to the Dr., he gave me some medication for vomiting and finally around 8:00 pm the pain stopped and I was able to go to sleep. It turned out I probably had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. This morning it was as if nothing had happened. I feel normal again, no pain or cramping and best of all no vomiting. Wow! what an experience. I am so proud of Renie and Larissa for helping me. Rene was preparing to take a flight back this morning and was worried sick. With the power of prayer, I got through it and hope to never have to go through that again. Feeling great today :)

Uncertainty

So lately I have been struggling with my blog. I have not been at all motivated to write about our everyday routine. We often go day to day trying to appreciate the little things in life or not. Lately, with all the troubles in our world, I have begun to look at life a little differently. I am appreciating the little things in life such as the health of my kids, being employed, having friends nearby, the heat that presses against my skin when the beautiful sun hits it, and the clean scent of a cool breeze as the sun sets.

Last week Rene mentioned we should sale our stocks. He had a stick en feeling things were going downhill. In the last two years, Rene has made us a good chunk of change with his good intuition about certain stocks. So we sold, and we will buy again soon when the time is right. I can only hope in this uncertain economy that things begin to look up again. The number of foreclosures continues to rise here in Tucson with no end in sight. The job market still looks bleak. More soldiers are being killed. All we can do is pray that our kids have a brighter future.

Hidden Treasures

The story goes like this: One day back in South Texas an old man walked into a dental office seeking treatment for a toothache. The dentist at that dental office happen to be my hubby. This old man said he didn't have money, but he had some old gold coins. He offered Rene the coins in return for treatment. Years went by and Rene held on to those coins. As with every move we always find things we want and things we don't want. We came upon the coins and decided we would research their value. Knowing the price for gold, we decided to take them to a shop before the value of gold dropped. Low and behold, Rene walked out with a check of $2500.00. We have more gold coins from this man, the only problem is they are lost. So yes, you guessed it, I am going to turn our garage up side down to find those coins. Just think, you may have a hidden treasure somewhere around your house.....................

The Start of Another School Year

Our Sedona visit with friends.

Back to the Grand Canyon. Our next trip will definitely include a hike.

Beautiful Sedona

BBQ with friends

A spa day to remember

Larissa's first day of 7th grade, Wow!

Well we are back from a great two week vacation with friends and family. Our week in Texas was wonderful as always. It is always nice to go back and just relax. We ate all our favorite Tex-Mex and Seafood meals and came back to Tucson well fed. We were able to visit five college campuses. I can't say which one Renie liked that best, but my guess it that he really liked UT and Incarnate Word. Of course I am partial to The University of Texas. Once a longhorn, always a longhorn. It was nice to go back and walk around a campus I have so many wonderful and fun memories of. I really don't care where Renie goes as long as he is safe and happy. Larissa has started school, and Renie will start his Senior year on Friday. I pray that we have a successful school year.

Haiti

Rene is back from Haiti, really trying to catch up with himself. He lost 12 pounds and physically is feeling good. His experience was humbling. He describes Haiti as a very sad situation, full of poverty and filth. He stayed very busy most days. The fact that Haiti is only less than 1,000 miles from the shores of Florida and people live with no running water or houses is very disturbing. Overall, he did a great service, and like all his humanitarian missions, he came home feeling very blessed and happy to see his family.

Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend

Rene and I have been looking at rings for some time knowing someday we would be upgrading to a nicer quality ring. I love my engagement ring. I remember the day Rene and I went out looking. We were so young, in college and lived on a pretty tight budget at the time. 10 years ago we bought an inexpensive anniversary band. My original idea was to purchase another anniversary band to add to the set. Unfortunately the jewelry store no longer had that same band, so we moved on over to browse at the bigger more expensive rings. My eye caught this unique ring and so I tried it on. This ring must have been waiting for me. What a beautiful ring. I knew when I tried it on, this was the one. No regrets, the ring is now mine. It will symbolize our continuing love for each other for years to come just as our first ring did. I will wear it till death do us part.