Monday, June 25, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
BIRTHDAY WISHES: Birthday Dinner!
Thanks to my loved ones this evening for the nice time we had (Sara and Hernandez family). We had a nice dinner as well, but the conversation was better. We laughed a lot and that really helped. Of course Mama came up several times as to be expected and memories of her filled us with much love and comfort. After dinner Jabier went home to relax while Sara, Josie, Alex and I attempted to go for a round of mini-golf over in OD, but it was not to be this eve (inside joke why that idea went wayward). But we did spend more time together as we drove over to a quaint Mexican dive and drank aguas frescas; Sara and I opted for the sandia, Josie for the orchata. We shared more time and colorful banter there then came back to Midland and rode around town for a while like teenagers. I hope we did not cramp your style, mija (Alex). J.K. Alex is much too mature to have some silly teenaged complex - she always enjoys the company of her family! 'Proud of her for that. Sara and I continued with our 'riding around' late into the night and listened to music (went back, way back...old school). We got back home in time for me to post this before my sleep demanded I take heed.
Anyway...I am thankful for family! Despite all the ups and downs associated with life and all, we (family) are ALWAYS there for one another and most certainly when it counts the most. I would have had a difficult time today on my birthday had it not been for family. 
Thanks to my Hernandez Family for the monetary gift and for the wonderful pillow case: Josie (sis), Jabier
(bro-in-law), and Alex (niece); that was so very generous of you. I immediately covered my favorite pillow with it and will forever treasure it. The picture on the case is my all-time favorite pic of Mama and me. Thanks for remembering that, Alex, and sharing that with your Mama! I love hand-made gifts...you cannot go wrong with those as they come from the heart first and foremost. The pillow with the pillow case will loll atop the sleigh bed which once belonged to Mama -making it all extra special. My sleep will be tranquil.
On My Birthday: A Poem For Mama!
For Mama on
my 46th birthday.
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“Not Today”
Thoughts of fresh flowers remind me of you
Nature’s sweet nectar and memories ensue
The last time I saw you I knew things were
final
Your Maker was coming for an outcome too viral
News of your passing would soon have to spread
Mon Dieu, it was awful…my Mama was dead
For reasons unknown and things too surreal
My life had changed – such a contemptible
ordeal
I knew it would happen this much is true
But not in the manner in which you bid your
adieu
For your passing you deserved quiet with a nice, warm bed
But the monster that is cancer and chaotic took you instead
Robbed of time and so many dear memories to come
I just stood there and watched – I was much too numb
How did this happen I wondered inside
I wanted to run and forever to hide
But that’s not how you raised me so I needed to
stay
One day I will see you... just not today.
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(Guzman and Puentes family - thanks for the flowers which helped inspire this poem) BIRTHDAY WISHES: Happy Birthday To Me (Dora)!
'Just wanted to say thank you to my loved ones today as they have been contacting me to wish me a happy birthday. I am very appreciative of each person who has called, sent a text, posted on a social forum and sent flowers to my home for my special day.
I want to especially thank Sara and my sisters for their kind words and for offering an ear today as they realize this is a most difficult day for me in celebrating my first birthday without Mama. I sure am missing her extremely early phone call to wish me a happy birthday like she would do just about every year since I can remember and the fact that I will not be spending it with her.
The beautiful flowers on this post is what my family had delivered to me earlier this a.m. Thanks to my Guzman Family for the arrangement: Eva (sis), Wero (bro-in-law), Felicia (niece) and to the Puentes Family: Erica (niece) and Nick (nephew-in-law); that was so nice and generous of you. It is placed in our great room on the sofa table (next to the ivy which reminds me of Mama). The fragrance is just wonderful. Nothing beats the awesome scent of fresh flowers. I am a firm believer in aroma therapy lately.
More later...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
THANKS, SIS: NICE VASES!
Thanks to my wonderful and thoughtful sis Aurora for the awesome vases she placed on our parents grave site!
The vases are beautiful...I know Mama and Papi appreciate them very much as do all of us (children, grandchildren, etc...).
Thanks also to my other sis Josie and my niece Alex for forwarding me the pix!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
BIRTHDAY WISHES: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRACIE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRACIE!
(MY GREAT-NIECE)
Hope you have a fun day, mija!
Love from your family!
(MY GREAT-NIECE)
Hope you have a fun day, mija!
Love from your family!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
ANNIVERSARY WISHES: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, GILBERT AND CHRISTINE!
HAPPY 3rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY,
TAITA AND CHRISTINE!
TAITA AND CHRISTINE!
***** SINCEREST OF WISHES *****
HERE IS WISHING YOU BOTH A LIFETIME
HERE IS WISHING YOU BOTH A LIFETIME
OF CONTINUED HAPPINESS AND WEDDED BLISS.
THAT EVERYTHING YOU WISH FOR ALWAYS COMES TRUE
AND THAT EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIVES IS ALWAYS BLESSED.
MUCH LOVE FROM YOUR TEXAS FAMILY!
MUCH LOVE FROM YOUR TEXAS FAMILY!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
ANNIVERSARY WISHES: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ERICA AND NICK!
HAPPY 3rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY,
ERICA AND NICK!
*** - BEST OF WISHES - ***
BLESSINGS, HAPPINESS AND
GOOD LUCK TODAY AND FOREVER!
MAY YOUR DREAMS ALWAYS COME TRUE
AND ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED.
BLESSINGS AND MUCH LOVE FROM
YOUR FAMILY!
ERICA AND NICK!
*** - BEST OF WISHES - ***
BLESSINGS, HAPPINESS AND
GOOD LUCK TODAY AND FOREVER!
MAY YOUR DREAMS ALWAYS COME TRUE
AND ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED.
BLESSINGS AND MUCH LOVE FROM
YOUR FAMILY!
(IN MEMORIAM) BIRTHDAY WISHES: PHILIP G.!
Remembering my dear nephew Philip Jr
today on what should have been his 32nd birthday!
Love from your entire family, mijo!
"Say hi to Mama for us"
Saturday, June 2, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS: LHS CLASS OF 2012, ALEX!
CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX!
(MY AWESOME NIECE)
LEE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012
12 YEARS +...YOU MADE IT!
WE ARE ALL SO VERY PROUD OF YOU!
Alex and I have a lot in common...for one we are the so-called "babies"
within our respective family units.
While I am the youngest of 6 children in my unit,
Alex just so happens to be the only child in hers.
The reason I bring this up is to highlight the fact that
Alex was also the baby within Mama's grandchildren;
the last grandchild born into the family of Rudolfo and Eva Dominguez;
a truly significant fact.
It's so surreal that Mama will not be here today to celebrate this most
auspicious and blissful occasions as she had long awaited to do so for so many years.
There will be several "first time" occasions "without Mama" to come
but I wish to keep things in perspective for today because today
is about my dear niece Alex and her alone.
Though 'grandma' won't be here in the physical sense today as she
had wanted to be to see Alex graduate, she will be with us in spirit...
in our hearts and in our thoughts as she always is!!!
Alex and I have a lot in common...for one we are the so-called "babies"
within our respective family units.
While I am the youngest of 6 children in my unit,
Alex just so happens to be the only child in hers.
The reason I bring this up is to highlight the fact that
Alex was also the baby within Mama's grandchildren;
the last grandchild born into the family of Rudolfo and Eva Dominguez;
a truly significant fact.
It's so surreal that Mama will not be here today to celebrate this most
auspicious and blissful occasions as she had long awaited to do so for so many years.
There will be several "first time" occasions "without Mama" to come
but I wish to keep things in perspective for today because today
is about my dear niece Alex and her alone.
Though 'grandma' won't be here in the physical sense today as she
had wanted to be to see Alex graduate, she will be with us in spirit...
in our hearts and in our thoughts as she always is!!!
Semantics during a loss: Thanks but sometimes "no thanks"!
For those who through (vain) kindness recite the words that Mama is in a better place, that we will see her again one day, that she no longer has to suffer...or other sentences such as that, excuse me as my response to you today and through special occasions going forward is for you to please refrain from spewing words like that. I appreciate where you are coming from and what you are trying to humbly accomplish in doing so. Pardon me as well as I say I am selfish on occasions like the one we celebrate today and would prefer to have Mama beside me (us)! To have her in our life as the healthy and happy person she was. I miss her beautiful face, her special laugh and just the rare things she would say and do just to make her loved ones laugh. The loss we (family) have experienced is huge, so huge I am at a loss to express it properly. The pain is also so huge that I would not wish it unto my enemy. It's something everyone has to go through at one point or another and with this being our turn...I simply and gently request that people just give me a hug...your words are understood without you having to say them.
Friday, June 1, 2012
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