Happy Mother's Day

Yes, I know this is almost a week late but I wanted
to be able to show some pictures of our Mother's Day.

The whole family was up in Colorado for my
brother's graduation at the Prep School in Colorado.
We had an amazing weekend, it's really always an adventure
when all of the Mendez's are together.

We took my mom to this authentic Korean place for lunch
and it was delicious, we all wanted to die when we left
because we are ridiculously full. Then, we went for a
hike, and if you know my mother, she loves the outdoors.
It was a really special for us all together, and I know
my mom loved it.

We did have a slight mishap during the hike...you will see
the full affect in the pictures, but my mother fell during
the hike right after telling my brother's to be
careful (of course) and her butt hit right on top of the point
of a rock. It was nasty folks. She just laid on the trail
and was laughing/moaning. Of course, my sweet youngest brother
offers her water, my other brother, Mark, offers to help
her up, and I am there laughing and taking pictures. I just
love her. Good news is, she was okay, huge bruise right on the
butt, but ok, and I knew it would be funny later so I just
HAD to take the pictures during all the action.

I wanted to say thank you to my mother. She has been my rock
at times, and I don't know where I would be today without her.

Goodbye Hogwarts....

Well, today marks an end of a big chapter of my life.

I have just finished the whole Harry Potter series. I'm so
sad to be departing with it. I feel like it was a journey
that I shared with the characters in the book, as well as
all of the 'real' people I shared it with.

It truly is a remarkable read, I was never a believer whenever
it was the "cool" thing to do, but some of friends told me
to just read the first couple and if you're not hooked then
don't bother. Oh, but oh, I was hooked and I have been reading
ever since.

It was such a remarkable adventure, and if you get the chance to
just read for fun, let yourself, because it truly can open up the
mind into some incredible imagination. : )

We're MOVING!

Well, by the grace of God we are moving.

Seriously. We have been looking to rent a house,
or just a bigger place and nothing was working out.
Then we got a phone call, and this perfect little
house was pretty much just offered to us. Not too
expensive, big, new kitchen, a few blocks from school,
hard wood floors, an extra room!
It's truly a blessing, and we are so excited.

I keep saying we... Pam and I.

So, I started packing up my stuff this past week and
I've realized how much goes into something that you
make your home. I live in a shoebox,so I often
think what's to miss?? But we have been
here for two years now and it holds so many memories
that it will be so sad to go.

My mom and dad moved to Canada after they got married 22
years ago, and I can't imagine moving everything you've
known for like 25 years and just heading up to what feels
like nothing.

Luckily, I am just moving across town so if I get sad about
it, which hopefully won't happen often, because I love our
new house! then I can swing by and remember.

Pictures to come when we move at the end of MAY!