Hola amigos,
Some of you may not have even noticed that I've been away from my blog, but it's time to get back and keep going. I owe you an explanation...more of a story about my absence. It's not a story I'm making up, but I'd like to tell you all what's happened in the last few months to account for my absence on this page.
I've been reflecting a lot about the past FOUR decades of my life...Oh.My.God...40+ years, I've been alive!!!! I am so happy to be have been able to celebrate yet another year...I consider myself very lucky!
I have lived a very good life so far, lots of good and lots of bad, but a good life, indeed!
Here are the highlights of what's happened so far:
In the first decade of my life, my family and I almost lost our lives in a very scary automobile accident. It was a miracle my family and four cousins all walked away from the wreck; two adults (my parents), two teenagers and four little kids, all walked out. My sister and I spent the most time in the hospital but we all made it home that night!
In the next decade, my family picked up and left our beautiful Mexico and settled our roots in Seattle. A very traumatizing event during a teenager's life...just ask my sister, I think she took it the hardest! Left all our friends and family behind and moved to a new country; new language, new culture, new everything...
In my twenties...I survived a lousy marriage. I should've listened to my mother!!!! Of course, most of us say that at some point in our lives, don't we? nuff said!
In my thirties, I survived cancer...yuck...nasty word! By far, the hardest of the four decades but also the best. I graduated from college, moved around the country, I met some amazing people (got hurt by some others) and made some life-long friends.
Even my experience with cancer that decade made it even more meaningful because, of course, the best part of my thirties was becoming a mom! Definitely my best accomplishment. I'm so grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to live longer so I could meet the precious gift he had planned for me: my little Andy! This little person who came into my life and changed it radically! Up until just before my diagnosis, I was convinced I NEVER wanted to have kids...then the urge hit me like a rock! But then I found out I had cancer and my chances of ever being able to have kids were getting squashed by each drop of chemo that entered my body. However, God heard so many of you, my friends and family, praying for my health so He gave me the chance to beat this nasty disease. I finished out the last decade with a beautiful, healthy, two year-old!
What He also gave me was the courage to find my happiness and so, here I am...beginning my 5th decade as a single-mom. Realizing that my relationship with my son's father was no longer worth keeping. I made many mistakes in our relationship and I was determined not to continue going down a path that was making me unhappy. I walked out of our relationship fully convinced that I am making the right decision and, as hard as these last few months have been, my heart is full of hope and conviction that I am on the right path to living a long, happy, life along my reason for living: my son!
So here I am, fully ready to get back on the saddle of this, mi hogar and more! I hope you'll come back and continue to read my ramblings.
For today, this is all I have to say...sorry I've been away, it's been a rough few months but I'M BACK! Welcome back to Mi Hogar!
