As you can imagine, actually living here for three weeks has presented many situations ripe for language mishaps.  I’m understanding more and more single words, and in some very few cases can figure out what the context is… I consider this something to celebrate as I really didn’t believe understanding would start falling into place, ever, with my ears only

You know how sometimes you hear or read or experience just the right thing at just the right time?  A Long time ago now, my Mom gave me a Marlo Thomas book called exactly that, “The Right Words at the Right Time”.  I loved all of her personal stories of moments in her life when someone said exactly the right

…go with all your heart!” (Confucius) I wake in a panic, heart racing … strange sounds and unfamiliar creaks and irritating car horns disrupting my already restless sleep.  In my groggy confusion, I struggle to make out what that loud banging on the window is… my vivid imagination is going to many places, but reason is wrestling it back to

  Never in my life have I had the opportunity to realize how often I say “sorry”.  Many times I’ve bumped into someone in passing, or cut someone off when walking in a crowded mall (visiting crowded malls seems to be a favourite pastime here…not my cup of tea, but I’m “doing as the Romans do” for now) and my

“Hello, is this Mrs. Styles?  You the one with the dog flying to Mexico?”  As you may know from the first part of this Saga, I JUST woke from a blessed few hours of much needed sleep, when the phone rang.  I’m not sure I understand what is happening until the caller, who I soon learn is named John and

This is a story worth telling because of the incredible planning and amazing people needed to pull it off (and I just need to express how grateful I am to every player!)… and I promised to tell the tale of why she is not yet a Mexican doggy!! Ok, so I was so dreading taking Rosie to the airport by

We were so happily surprised to see this sign in our community the week before we were set to leave to our new home in Mexico City!   We want to express our sincere thanks to everyone who has made our departure so lovely (and so difficult!:) ).   We feel so blessed to have such a strong anchor in

There are many count downs that are being closely observed at our house right now. (So sorry Santa, your impending arrival hasn’t made the cut, upstaged by a few other events in our very near future!)  Let’s see, to date there are 2 days until the movers come, 60 days til our stuff arrives in Mexico (yikes!! THAT is fodder

I’m so thankful to everyone who is reading and sharing in some of our experiences as I remember them here on this blog.  It’s really crunch time, and despite this, I have been itching to get to writing.  However, at the end of these days I’m falling unconscious into bed for a nap before it all starts again in a

It’s been an interesting day.  Aaron had a super early Steering Committee meeting that he was chairing first thing, so our routine this week of breakfast together, he goes to the plant, I go for a swim, was tossed today.  My shoulder was a bit sore from throwing myself into the swimming thing – a direct symptom of previous swim