It’s been a different holiday season this year. First Karen and I get invited to Puerto Vallarta for Thanksgiving by my mom and dad. I’ve been to Mexico before but never that deep, only the border towns. My reaction to being down there was odd especially considering my grandparent’s on my mom’s side came from Mexico. I don’t think I spoke one word in Spanish. That’s not all that weird considering I don’t know Spanish but everyone learns a few words pretty quick, like hello and thank you, etc. But for me, for some reason I spoke to everyone in English.
Most of the people who work for a living down there don’t make all that much, most make only about 9 dollars a day or 600 dollars a month. The vendors hound the tourists on the beach, trying to make a sale. We are so blessed here in our great country. Even our smallest houses are huge compared to where a lot of Mexicans live. I wonder how they view us Americans.
Then I ran my sixth half marathon of the year down in Pueblo. Cousin Dave Diaz puts on the race. Uncle Bingy and Cousin Anthony man a water station. The course is average with a hard uphill finish. The weather wasn’t too bad. And because I hurried off to get back to Cayden’s house, my legs sure got sore driving back. I ended up with a 1:46 time which wasn’t too bad considering I felt like puking after running up the steep hill.
I also interviewed for a job. They didn’t pick me which wasn’t a surprise considering I totally miffed the interview. I know that if it’s the Lord’s will that I change jobs I won’t blow the interview. They had so many problems there anyway; no sane person would want to inherit that mess.
Then there’s that ugly thing called my fifty-first birthday. I call it ugly because the flipping years keep rolling by. Some stinking rock and roller said “time waits for no one” and he said at least one thing right. Why don’t I want to get old? Because old is bad saith the world. But getting old isn’t necessarily bad. A person should gain wisdom, right? Someday I will blog some of that wisdom.
The last strange thing is I didn’t hang out Christmas lights yet this year. Circumstances haven’t helped me find the time to do it. There’s still time but it’s running out. 2009 holiday season, different for sure.
have i told you you are awesome and I love you?
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