Feelin' the love

Well, the Gizzos have officially been the Gizzos for a year, now. Yesterday was the anniversary of our civil marriage at the courthouse in Waukegan. What a crazy ride we have been on, but I am still very much in love with the man I call my husband. Though Raul did not remember that it was our anniversary yesterday, I assured him that he had one more chance to remember our anniversary before I would be upset. Here's hopin' that  the April date goes better for him...! :) Poor guy, he was thinking we were married on the 23rd of January since the April date was the 23rd.

Though I just returned from my Panamanian vacation, I am now busy planning my next vacation to Mexico in March. Just when I was afraid that funds were running too low to visit Raul another time, a couple from our church offered to buy my plane ticket to Mexico for Spring break. Now that was an offer I couldn't refuse! This time, I will be flying into Mexico City and Raul will meet me there. We will probably stay there one or two nights and then head to Puebla. From what I have read online, the city of Puebla is supposed to be nice and has a lot of cultural tourist attractions. Raul says that if I'm on my best behavior, he will take me to Santa Monica to visit his family and see where he lives since it is only 3 to 4 hours away from where we will be staying in Puebla. He is estimating that one day there will probably be as much as this white girl can handle. I am excited to see where my love has been living these past few months.

We continue to be amazed at the generosity of our friends and family and we feel very blessed to have so many close friends. In addition to my upcoming vacation, I have been spoiled by friends for my upcoming birthday. Their thoughtful gifts have meant so much to me, and I know Raul appreciates my people here taking care of me since this is the first time since I cannot even remember when that he will not be able to celebrate my birthday with me. Even when we were on a "break" in our relationship, he somehow found a way to take me out for my birthdays. I did get the chance to celebrate my birthday with his family today and it was nice to hang out with them again.

Thank you to all of you who continue to pray for us and encourage us with your thoughtful words and acts. Please keep February 10th in your prayers as this is the date that Raul travels to Juarez to submit our waiver. Then it's waiting, waiting, waiting. Much prayer is needed for that part as well!