Disney on Ice

Arturo and I took his little cousin, Jimmy, and his nephew, Bryan, to Disney on Ice at the Sprint Center yesterday. Of course, I just really used them as an excuse for me to go! :)

The show was cute--my favorites were The Little Mermaid and The Lion King shows. Basically each ice skating "episode" was a mini-version of the movies. They summed up each story in a 15-minute ice skating show. For me personally, the Tinkerbell show was a little long, but it was visually beautiful!

Both Jimmy and Bryan liked the Cars part of the show. They all came out as show #1, and once they performed, the rest was a little "girly". Jimmy said, "I don't like Tinkerbell!" He wanted Lightning McQueen and Tow-Mater to come back out, as evident by his cute little hat.

Arturo was too cute as well. :) He was so worried about Jimmy and Bryan the whole time. He wanted to make sure they were having a good time and being taken care of. He will definitely make a good dad someday!

First Day of Spring

Are you kidding me? I wake up to NINE inches of snow on the first day of spring! What happened to our 60+ degrees just a few days ago? Needless to say, I was hoping our speech tourney would have been cancelled, but now I'm glad that the show went on because now I am done until October or so. :) I just can't get over the snow...

More details of my new-found happiness

Well, Arturo and I have pretty much been inseparable since we met back in February. Even though it's only been just a short time, we both feel as if we've known each other for much, much longer. I don't know what it is, but I feel totally safe when I'm with him and feel like I could tell him anything (and we have told each other stories aplenty!). I've shared my stories of my childhood (including my baby scrapbook), marriage to Todd, divorce, and my relationship with Joon and the consequential breakup. Sometimes I think the whole purpose of my relationship with Joon was to show me that there could be love after divorce and to open my eyes to other cultures.

I met Arturo's family this past week. What can I say? I LOVE them!!! His sister, Esperanza or Espy, and her family welcomed me with open arms. His cousin, Nancy and her family also brought me into their home. They all seemed genuinely interested in me and my life. I can't wait to get to know them more. I know it sounds crazy, crazy, crazy, but I can honestly see myself someday being a part of Arturo's family. Even though Arturo's sister and cousin are the only ones over here in America, he comes from a large family in Peru. Of those I met, I can see they love each other so much, are so close, are loud and boisterous, and are totally giving of themselves. They love to get together and have a good time--eat, dance, take pictures, and spend time outdoors in the summer. How do I know this? Well, I looked at photo album after photo album at Nancy's house and fell in love with them (I also saw a golden opportunity to create more scrapbooks!! :)). Once Arturo and I were looking at the picture below, I noticed how familiar his sister, Espy, looked in the middle. I kept thinking that she looked so much like my sister Angie, and after putting Angie's high school graduation pic next to the computer screen, it was Uncanny. Wow...I will try to find a pic to post later to show really how much they do look alike. Maybe that's a sign... :)

Where will this relationship take me? I have my own ideas, and I'm definitely willing to find out~ I hope we will be together for the long haul. And yes, I do realize that it seems so soon to be saying something like that, but both he and I feel as if we've known each other for soooo much longer. I know Arturo really likes me, and the feeling is mutual for him as well. I'm excited to know that my best days are ahead of me.

A whole lotta new

This will be a short blog because I'm trying to watch the 2010 Academy Awards, grade, create a vocabulary handout for Romeo and Juliet, and de-shed Soze all at the same time. However, I wanted to take a short break and reflect on the events of the past two weeks of my life.

I have met someone new. This someone is probably the nicest man I have ever met or will ever meet in my lifetime. His name is Arturo, and yes, he is another foreigner. :) It's not like I go looking for them, but he found me, and I am so, so happy he did. We only met two weeks ago, but we have pretty much been together ever since. Arturo is from Peru, has lived in this country for nine years, and works very hard to better his life. He has high hopes for his future and isn't satisfied just working to pay his bills. That is one of the things I admire about him--that, and his love for his family. And yes, I've asked about their beliefs in fortune tellers! ;)

We will see where this relationship takes me, but for now, I know I'm in good hands. He tells me I'm beautiful, treats me like I'm his princess, and who can resist that? I'll post pics when I have them.