Do you want the Good News or the Bad?

Don't you hate when people ask you this question? Personally I always choose the bad first but in this case I'm going to share the good news, just because it is short and sweet. Well while writing my last update Javi and I were getting ready to start everything off there in Mexico right? Well, Surprise Surprise I am back here in the states. So lets start off with the good news: Javi got his call back from the Meat factory and thank God because he really needed to start working after a year I think he was starting to go a little crazy. Yeah !! I am so excited but of course the way our lives have been going, good news can only last so long until something else comes up.

 Now to share the bad news of why I am back here in the states. Well for the last couple of months my grandma has not been feeling very well and was always terrified to go to the doctor. The family has been telling her for months that she needed to go and see what is going on. She finally decided to go in the middle of March and they of course did not think anything of her symptoms she described and just gave her some medications. Well about a week or two after that she started to get even worse and my mom and aunt took her back to the doctors and explained to them in more detail what was really going on with my grandma and they decided to run some tests and last week we found out that she has Colon Cancer. UUUgghhh. My poor grandma she is in so much pain now and cant do that much all she can do is sleep with all the medication she taking. I feel so bad for my mom and aunt because they are there with her all the time doing everything for her and for my grandpa. The first doctor told us that the tumor was so big that they did not know if there was anything that they could do. It was so heartbreaking to hear this news and not be able to be here with my mom and grandma when they found out. So of course Javi and I decided I needed to come back ASAP.

Well the last update with a cancer specialist we found out that they may be able to do surgery and hopefully remove the tumor. He gave my family a little more hope and at least now my grandma says she is ready to fight. Unlike before. And good thing to because the doctor said she has a long road ahead of her and needs to stay strong and be ready to fight. So this week will  be finding out when she can have the surgery and go from there. Oh and then on top of that my grandma has a big infection in one of her teeth and has to go get it pulled this week. Poor thing cant get a break!! Well even though my trip out here was not for good news I am just thankful that we still had a little money from my last trip here and that I could come back to be with my family. I thank God to be able to be here with them and I'm praying that everything will be OK. I am asking everyone to please keep my grandma in your thoughts and prayers please. Thank you.

Me and my Grandma for my 21-st bday.

Back In Town!!

Back Home

Well I have been MIA for the last week getting settled in here again. I wish I could say the trip getting here was a good one but after the plane was three and a half hours late I was not too happy. I was supposed to land around 630, I think we finally got in the car to head home around 1030. Lets just say it was a very long day for me. I am so excited to be back though and to start our life together finally. To some degree it feels like I never left but since my last visit it has been so much hotter here. After being in the rain and wind back in cali it has been a big adjustment. Not to mention the moscos. They are driving me crazy!! In the last two days I have been bitten over 10 times. OOhhhh so itchy!!
I know you are not supposed to scratch but its so hard not to. Besides repelant does anyone have any good ideas to keep them away, Im willing to try anything. Well anywho since I had left Javi has been working at a gas station on and off. It is not a full time job but they call him when they need someone to fill in. He has not worked since I have been back though. We have been trying to get all his paperwork together for another job opening that has come about. It is for a position in a meat factory, he would have to cut and package the meat I believe but we will see what happens but hopefully he gets a phone call soon.
One thing I thought was interesting though was when I drove with Javi to get his drivers license. We had to be there at nine in the morning and good thing I took a book with me because we did not get back home until two o clock. First thing  in the morning everyone had to go into a room and watch a video that would help them pass the test. After they had to go to a parking lot to take a driving test. Well you would think that you would bring your car so that you could pass a driving test right? Wrong, half of the people taking the test had to use our blazer because they did not have a car of their own. The teacher set up two cones a couple feet apart in the parking lot and everyone had to take their turns trying to parallel park. Half of the people did not pass this part of the test and one guy did not even know how to turn the truck on. I felt bad because while you took your turn everyone was standing on the side watching to see if you would pass. Talk about working under pressure. Javi was done in two minutes thank God and then we had to wait about two more hours for him to take the test on the computer, take his photo, and his fingerprints. One good thing was they just hand you your drivers license before you leave. Well that has been my excitment for the week, hope I wil be sharing some good news with you for my next post.
Adios!   

Leaving in the Morning

I'm so excited for tomorrow, the day has finally come. My parents are going to be dropping me off at the airport tomorrow and  I will be getting into Guadalajara around 6pm. I cant wait to see Javi and his family it has been 8 long weeks. I am not to excited to leave my own family here in the states especially with everything that has been happening lately, but I'm ready to start my new journey in Mexico. It has been a year since everything happened  and I am so grateful that I had all the support of my family and Javier's to get us through this. I never could have done it alone.
 It has been a rough couple of weeks for me and Javier with him not being able to find a job, and us being apart, but I have a feeling that are going to start looking up. Positive Thinking here. Well I will be back on asap and keep everyone updated. Adios.

Wish I Could Take Full Credit

This past weekend was my stepson's Birthday party and he has been obsessed with the transformers movie, so of course I had to make a cake with this theme. I will share a little more info about him later this week, but I just wanted to share the work me and my dad did on his cake. I baked the cake and my dad created the transformers face out of fondant.

It was really cool how it turned out. My dad is very creative and rolled out, measured, and painted all the pieces of fondant the night before the party. The next  morning of I frosted the whole cake and added some finishing touches.

Night before right after my dad finished the fondant face.

Another view of finished product.