Family

It's true-I LOVE root beer. I don't care what you say, or who you are! I love root beer. And, unfortunately, the dentist DOESN'T. (sigh) If only, if only...

So, I was most impressed-and excited!-when I found 'Not so Usual Emma's' OTHER blog speak of--HOMEMADE ROOT BEER (for a crowd). Loved it. Click HERE for more details.

I am a very close-knit person-I have 'half-sisters' as well as a 'soul sister' (more to follow-maybe). My grandmother 'abuelita' and I have recently become closer (which I am very glad for). My brothers and I have been getting closer, too!!!! We just spent this last week at a 'LDS-church camp', and LOVED IT!!!! (I did, anyway). Sure, we won't ALWAYS get along, but that's sibling love, right?

So I am WAYYYYY excited for my cousins to come. We are not all that close to my dad's side of the family (except for his parents), and so we have within the last 2-3 years become extremely close to one of his older brothers, who is married to a beautiful and WONDERFUL woman. They have had two kids together (both girls), and it's really incredible how close we are. I love it. I love my family very much-even the 'non'-family members, like friends and pets-like my Lola Bedola!!! (my dad thinks it's annoying when I call her that-but she comes!)

I don't know where I would be without my family. At said church camp, a girl told us her story and her conversion- About two years ago, she began taking the LDS missionaries. Her family also began taking the missionary lessons. At about the beginning of 2009, the question came of whether they wanted to be sealed in the temple as a family for time and all eternity. "But we're Latinos, so we bicker alot." She told us (she's from the Dominican Republic) She said that in February of 2009, they were sealed as a family together... forever. She said that as she sat in that room, she cried and knew in her heart there was NOWHERE else she would rather be at that point in time, and with no one else. She was so happy!

I was a 'lucky' child. I was born into the covenant, meaning my parents were sealed in the temple when they got married (which is what usually happens). I was so happy that she got that opportunity! I, too, hoped to be sealed to my FAITHFUL and wonderful husband (if I get one) and/or with my adopted girl from Asia.

I have never wanted children. I don't know why. We used to play games in elementary school about what we would name our kids, and I played, but I never was sure that being a mom was what I wanted.

In the last two years, I have sort of-kind of-maybe changed. I still don't want children. In fact (please don't be offended) I LOATHE children. But I have felt this... 'tug' on my heart to adopt a girl. In fact, I've SEEN her (believe it or not). I tend to dream a lot, and this is probably a story for another time, but I've seen her, and I know she is/will be waiting for me. So I have to go look for her, too! Other than that, I'm not sure that I like children. Really, at all.

Off on another adventure!