Happy Mother's Day!

"Feliz Dia de las Madres" mama, te amo mucho, mucho, mucho y estoy tan feliz de poder estar viviendo contigo y que Kenji te haiga conocido de chiquito. Gracias por todo lo que haz hecho por mi. Yo se que si no fuera por tu fe, amor, y paciencia no estaria donde estoy ahora. Mil gracias! Y espero hacerte orgullosa. :) Te deseo lo mejor de lo mejor hoy y todos los dias. Te amo mami! Eres la mama # 1! xoxo

Just yesterday evening we arrived back in Saltillo from our trip to Mexico City. Thank the Lord the trip went well and we had a good time. I got to see old friends and make some new ones ;). But most of all I'm sooo thankful that Kenji didn't get sick while on our trip and that he had a chance to be around and play with other little kids.

I had planned to stay a day or two at the most in Saltillo before heading back home, but in the end I stayed a little over a week longer. Thanks to both my home who let me have some extra days away and the home in Saltillo who agreed to have me there for longer than what was originally agreed upon even though they were in the middle of packing and moving houses. GBT! Love you guys!

To be honest seeing as I was on a trip and traveling I sort of lost track of time and dates. While on the trip I knew Mother's Day was approaching but it must of slipped my mind that it was, TODAY! As I stepped out of my room heading off to the shower at about 10:30 a.m. I was greeted in the dinning-room by at least 10 people with "Happy Mother's Day, Suko!" It was great! :)

But there is more to this little tale, you see the very first person who wished me a "Happy Mother's Day" was Calvin. Okay, so you may be thinking what's the big deal? Well, you see Calvin is a sweet guy, I'm sure, and I say this as an assumption of mine seeing as the last couple of times I've been there I hardly if at all spoke to him or he to I.

So I was surprised when he said, "Happy Mother's Day, Suko!" and then offered Kenji and I some of the breakfast he had made for himself. (It was Family Day/Rest Day) I was so touched by his thoughtfulness. This served to remind me to never judge people by their outward appearance or even by their initial pose. Something I am working on little by little. :D Those who know me know that it's not an easy thing for me to expand my "friendship-circle," but I am determined to succeed! :)

But that's not it for the surprises that day. Throughout the morning my sister, Liz, called me from Veracruz, as well as a friend in Guadalajara and my mom. (But your call was the special one, Liz, because it was the first one). :) Then as naptime rolled around, now I'll have you know I must have my nap unless you want me to be a grouch potato the rest of the day :), I found a vase with a lovely rose and flowers along with a pack of delicious chocolates and a little note from Maria and Ez. So sweet! Unfortunately my little "mouse" (a.k.a. Kenji) got a hold of one of my chocolates and would have eaten them all had I not hide them from him. Such a rascal!

That afternoon Angie offered to watch Kenji for a bit and did a special cooking project - baked cookies for mommy - with him and the girls there in the home. A very special thing for Kenji as he's never done this before as the oven back home stopped working by the time we arrived there. But thank the Lord a friend has recently donated us a beautiful new stove. TYJ! So it was a fun and new experience for Kenji to help bake cookies, and he loved it!

All in all today was a wonderful day! I couldn't be more thankful for the many blessings I have. A few being; blessed with a healthy, handsome, little tyke of my own and thus being a mother, all my loved ones who have been there for me through thick and thin, living with my mom these last 7 months, and most importantly having the privilege to be part of the wonderful Offensive and all the blessings the Lord has promised us.

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mothers out there!