Blessed beyond belief

The countdown has begun and I officially have less than three weeks until I will be soaking in the sun with my hubby in Puerto Vallarta. I'm sure time will fly as I try to get ahead on homework so that I can unplug from everything and enjoy quality time with Raul. What a blessing it is to have a day on the calendar to look forward to. I am also extremely thankful that we chose to save our wedding gift money so that we can enjoy the time together without stressing about how we're going to pay for it!

Raul has sounded much more upbeat the last few times I have spoken with him. He has created projects for himself so he is busy most every day and time doesn't seem to drag as much for him now as it did when he first arrived in Santa Monica. His day begins with breakfast and coffee with his grandpa and then he travels to his grandma's house to check in on her and Lupita. While there, he enjoys some lunch and helps out wherever he is needed. He has also started feeding and watering Lupita's pigs and he slips some food scraps to her dogs as well. Those of you who know Raul, know that he has a soft spot when it comes to dogs so it's hard for him to see her scrawny dogs without doing something to fatten them up.  In the past week, he painted his grandpa's doors and replaced a gate for Lupita. He also has plans to help his uncle pick pumpkins from his pumpkin patch. So, at least he's feeling a little more productive now and he enjoys helping out his family.

Raul is also learning that news (good or bad, truth or lies) travels fast in a small town. While he was working on Lupita's gate, he accidently struck a water line. Since it was nothing more than a rubber hose a few feet beneath the surface, the water started spurting out. Before he could travel home to get supplies to fix it, everyone in the whole town knew about it! There were also rumors about him being so drunk that he had to be carried home to his father's house. However, I'm pretty sure that whoever started that rumor was mistaken since I talked to him the same day that was supposed to have happened and he sounded just fine to me! Ahhh, it reminds me a bit of growing up in Iowa. :)

We still continue to count our many blessing and are increasingly thankful for our family and friends who support us in more ways than we can count. While the future is still pretty uncertain for us, I can't help but be a little excited about what God is us preparing for. There are so many things in my life that I can look back on and see how God was working out all of the details. I know that someday down the road, this adventure will be no different.