5 years later...

Gosh I just feel so terrible for not updating this in such a long time. Life has been just a little rough this past month. I was experiencing one of the joys of being pregnant...hahaha! Morning sickness is just not fun :( I don't ever get really sick I just feel kinda gross all day long. The hardest part for me is always feeling sooooo tired! To top it all off, Aidan has been sick so he keeps me up most of the night suctioning him. Wow I complain a lot! I don't mean to complain. Those of you who have been pregnant understand me right? Well I'm feeling better now and Aidan seems to be getting a little better so here I am. No pictures for now but they will be coming shortly. There are just a few things that I do want to write about real quick before I forget. Aidan has started eating rice cereal and he loves it! He doesn't eat very much of it but at least he's eating some. I am so excited about that. He also started on the sippy cup and seems to like it a lot better than the bottle. His speech therapist is amazing and she said that she is very encouraged by his reaction to the sippy cup and the rice cereal.
On a much sadder note, my uncle, Tio Vidal, passed away on February 12. He lived in Ascencion, Mexico where we would go visit each year for our family Christmas vacation. Nothing I could say would truly do him justice. To me he was a big teddy bear. He loved giving hugs and he was so sweet and affectionate. I am so sad that he is gone but I am grateful to have been able to be a part of his life. I will always remember and love him.

I love Jessica!!

Happy Valentines Day!

A great poet once wrote: "Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control." I remember when we first became friends, I was determined not to let myself fall in love. I had grand plans of traveling the world, having amazing adventures, and finding my fortune. I was not going to let anything get in my way. Well, God definitely works in mysterious ways. He knew what I wanted, but had different plans for how I was going to get it. Jessica has blessed my life in more ways than I could have ever hoped for.

We both share a love for travel. Since getting married on May 13, 2006, we have traveled to: Isla Mujeres Mexico, Hawaii, Carlsbad Caverns, and Puerto Rico.

We have experienced many adventures in our travels together, but the greatest adventure I must say is that of our son Aidan. He has been such a blessing in both of our lives. I can’t say that it hasn’t been challenging, but he brings so much light and joy into our lives.

Jessica has also helped me in my path towards finding my fortune. Since getting married, I have set personal goals and have gone back to school to become a pharmacist. I was accepted into the LECOM School of Pharmacy starting in August 2008! I have also realized that the greatest fortune that I could ever have is that of loving, and be loved. What a wonderful blessing it is to be married to the love of your life!

Jessica has all of the qualities that I could have ever hoped for in a wife. She is beautiful, sexy, loving, kind, thoughtful, supportive, loyal, intelligent, and an AMAZING dancer! Jessica is such an incredibly sweet girl, I sometimes think to myself, “What did I do to deserve her?”

After much thoughtful consideration of why God has blessed my life so greatly brings me to the only possible conclusion, as articulated by President Hinckley, “well, you must have helped an old lady cross the street in the pre-existence, it isn’t anything you’ve done here.”

I therefore declare for all the world to hear that I LOVE JESSICA and that I am forever grateful to have her in my life!!

With all my love,

Rich