Fotos!

Hi everyone, check out some photos of our past few months.. It started with my surprise birthday, which was lots of fun, and a surprise... Then after Grandpa P's funeral, Alvaro and I went up to Weyburn for a weekend and had such a good time getting to know grandma more and just visiting, reminiscing and having fun, laughing and eating.. It was a such a good time and will always remember it and hoping to do it a lot more..!! Then there is a picture of one of my greatest friends:) you'll figure it out..!!!! Love u sue.!!!
Also wanted to say a few things about my wonderful grandma... She has become such a good friend and I really look up to you grandma. You are so strong and such a godly woman and i hope I can grow to be the amazing and loving and caring wife that you were to grandpa.! I just feel so blessed by being brought into this family with such an amazing heritage and an amazingly loving grandma who has loved me unconditionally. I love you grandma and hope to become a lot better friends.. Love you:) You are always in my prayers!

catch up!

Mmmm, I like ketchup..
Anyway, just wanted to catch you all up on what's going on in Winterpeg... Actually, winter will soon be over, the weather is beautiful and everything is melting, let's just hope this keeps us..

First things first, grandpa Roger passed away last Tuesday, March 11, and I just wanted to have a little tribute to him as I was really close to him as a grandpa, he was also a great friend, and a humorous one at that. Over the last month and a half or so when he had suffered from two strokes, I have been praying and thinking of him so much and I would always pray that whatever happens that it is God's will. And I believe that grandpa being free of that pain is what God wanted and what any of us would want for him. As sad as the funeral was last week, I was constantly reminded how we can get through anything if we have God in our lives. I just couldn't imagine not going through something like this without him, without his shoulder to lean and cry on.! I just want to thank God for taking Grandpa home to be with him and grandma R. too, and thanks for keeping him free of pain.. I love you grandpa and I can't wait to see u again someday!

So that was a rough week, but we got through it, and now we are back to our busy lives. Alvaro and I are great, still working at our jobs, and Alvaro is doing so good at his job and seems to love it, I am just so excited about how his positive spirit and attitude is working in those peoples lives that he comes into contact with each day. But besides work, we are looking at a house to buy. A new chapter in our lives and it is tiring, draining, exciting and really makes you trust in God. I just want us to pick the right house and I want us to be able to actually get a house since the market is very crazy right.. We have just been blessed though with a real estate agent from our church, and she relieves a lot of the stress, so thank you...

Another thing is we just found out my little sister Joy is moving, hope this is public Joy, but she's moving away and I will just miss her so much.!. It was always comforting knowing she was just twenty minutes away, cause as much as we hated each other in high school, I would like to think we are the best of friends now, and I will just miss her dearly. I love you Joy and I am so excited about what God has planned for you, you are an amazing person and I just can't say how proud I am of you for taking this leap of faith.. Miss you already and you're not even leaving till tomorrow.. haha..So, now that I am crying..... ha, besides those few things, Alvaro and I are great, life continues on as normal, just a few bumps and busy days here and there, but God is definitely being good to us! He has blessed us with time off from work this christmas to spend time with Alvaro's family in Mexico, woo hoo, and he has blessed with ALMOST two years of amazing marriage, and the list could go on and on... Take care all and thanks for waiting for this blog and continuing to read.!

Blang:) Miss ya Chels, love you mom, glad your job is going well.... And Joy, I am glad you are home.. I am glad I still have a few people who read my rare blogs..:)

SPEECHLESS

WOW. GOD IS SO AMAZING, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY!!!

but i guess i'll tell you why He's so amazing.

So I had a long day at work today, although I was getting through it fine cause tomorrow's Friday. Woo hoo, I was getting so excited at the end of the day to go home get ready for friend's speak and then have it be Friday the next day!. It was gonna be a great night. So as I am thinking about these things I am taking down all the decorations from halloween at daycare at the end of my day and just SO anticipating to go home. I grab my bag and put on my winter jacket since it's below zero and stinkin COLD, and I walk out into the cold bitter air. As I wait for the bus I just keep thinking about being home and what I might make for supper, and as I get home, I do what most people might do and go look in the mail box. Sure enough, we have mail, and it was a lot of mail, more than I have ever seen before in one day. So I grab the handful of mail walk into the house and lounge on the couch. Ah, it feels so nice to be home. I see an envelope from Manitoba student Aid, and my first thought, is OH CRAP!!! I open the seal and the letter inside and begin reading. Sure enough, this is why God is so AMAZING....... I being reading,

Dear Ms. Roberts (haven't changed my name yet), we are pleased to inform you that you have received the Manitoba Millenium Bursary, (oh goodness, what does this mean) this means that we have paid directly to your lender (what!!) the amount of your outstanding loan!....

I begin crying and sure enough God has just forgiven us almost 4000 dollars in student loans! HOLY CRAP! I am still crying and shaking cause I can't believe it... God is SOOOOOO amazing, he never ceases to amaze me. We have just been so incredibly blessed, and at a point when I am stressing about money and thinking (oh no what are we gonna do, this is too tight) God goes and does it again.. He takes care of us, he provides. HOW AMAZING.. That's all I have to say.. How can you not believe in a God that provides, loves you so much, and continues on a daily basis to show you how he will ALWAYS take care of you! ALWAYS........!!!!! SO SPEECHLESS!...:)

Lectureship

ell, I have to say, I think this was the funnest lectureship I have been too. It was so great to see so many people and so much family, and we spent lots of time laughing. We sure missed Grandma Roberts being there with grandpa but we knew she was there watching us..!!


Check out some of our pics from the weekend.. We got to spend time with Blair and Melissa and Makena. We also got to see Lori and Lia, and Uncle Blair and Aunt Susan, and one of Alvaro's favourites, Avyn Sue. We had a great time getting to know her and hang out with Helen and Karl and we had a great time. And is it ever strange seeing your neices/nephew grow up so fast.. Kiara is going to be four soon, Kori is walking, Makena is so big and talking a mile a minute and running everywhere, and I can't even imagine how different and sweet Eva will be the next time we see her. We are just so thankful for family and feel so blessed by how God has provided and is taking care of each one of my brothers and their families. You are all doing amazing and it is great to see you as parents.. We also got to spend time with Joy, thanks for putting up with us:)

So we had lots of fun, full of lots of memories and we just with Pete and Chels and Mark and Melissa could have been there, that would have just been icing on the cake:) Miss you all, and thank Blair and Lori and everyone for a great and memorable weekend:)

Ode to Alvaro

Well it's been one year, and the best year at that. On August 19th I got married to my best friend and I am so looking forward to the next eighty years or more. There were some adjustments we've had to make, but it is all worth it. I would not trade anything in the world for what I have right now. God is so good and had blessed me and our marriage so tremendously, I don't even know where to start. Thank you all for your support, for your love and prayers through the year and thanks for your friendship. Alvaro and I are so happy and feel so blessed and are so happy we made the decision a year ago to spend the rest of our lives together. I am looking forward to the rest of my life with Alvaro. From our first child (which isn't on it's way yet), to being able to meet our great grandchildren. He is an amazing man and I am so grateful for the sweet, caring, loving, Godly man he is and how much he loves me. Thank you Alvaro for the past year, and I am looking forward to so many more...

So, for the exciting part for all you readers, our anniversary was spend at Falcon Lake Hotel and Resorts, we went there for the night, and spent time walking on the beach, swimming in the pool, watching a movie, having a nice romantic supper and just relaxing. It was so nice to get away and I did get spoiled a little, here was one of my gifts. A beautiful anniversary band to match my wedding rings....... And I also got some beautiful earrings, I know I got spoiled but Alvaro said I deserved it, so I am not gonna argue.
Well, here you go. Our first year anniversary. Click on the ring to see more pictures of our getaway and anniversary I will never forget!! I love you Alvaro:)

hold on..

I know, we are long overdue for a blog, BUT there is one coming.
And it'll be a good one..
Just hold your gitch, it'll be here soon enough..