On March 27, 2013, Heaven gained an angel, Sage's papa, John Santos passed away due to a massive heart attack. He did leave to the other side in peace and everyone that was there was able to say their final goodbyes before he passed. My heart literally aches for them, especially Sage. I know it hurt him that he wasn't able to say goodbye. The morning that his papa had the heart attack, Sage came home from work and was in tears. It hurt me so much to see him hurting; over the years my love for Sage has of course grown, it grows daily, so when he hurts, it hurts me. I hate to see the one I love hurting and not being able to fix his pain. He is handling everything well but I know that saying his final goodbyes at the funeral will be tough for him. I'll be right to support him along the way.
Sage's 22nd birthday was the following day on the 28th and he decided that due to recent events, he didn't want to do anything big. He did request for me to make him a big birthday dinner and his wish, was my command. Anything to make him happy, especially with everything going on.
So, for anyone that knows me, they know I don't cook. I don't cook because I CAN'T. I mean, I can cook... easy meals that don't require anything hard like mac & cheese, spaghetti, cereal... haha you get it? Everytime I've attempted to cook in the past the meal tasted horrible or was too burnt to eat. Therefore, I was very anxious when Sage requested that I make him meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes and rolls. That day, I returned home from work and went straight to the grocery store to get all of our ingredients with Ane.
May I just add that Ane is seriously such an incredible shopper! When we visit any store she's all smiles and completely patient. She enjoys being out and I enjoy showing her off ;)
Anyways, I got my mom's meatloaf recipe because it's Sage's favorite. She puts this amazing sauce on it that makes it taste even more incredible so I knew I couldn't go wrong. I'll post the recipe at a later time, I don't have it near me at this time.
The dinner turned out incredibly delicious and Sage cleared his plate within 5 minutes. I was so proud! I even made enough to feed everyone at home and his siblings enjoyed it as well.
Once things calm down I am going to keep attempting to cook more meals. Cooking really is so fun and I think the best part is seeing those you love enjoy the meal you worked so hard on. Trust me, I worked very hard on that meal, especially for it being one of my first real, legit meals. I even burned myself and have the 2nd degree burn/blister on my hand to prove it. Yes, I have cooking battle scars lol. Tragic.
March 31st was Easter! This year I woke up at 6am and ran to the store to get Ane's basket and eggs. I know, talk about completely last minute. It was my first year setting her basket up though, so please cut me some slack ;) I currently don't have any pictures on the computer I am on now of what I did for Ane but I must admit I was very pleased with the outcome. I put her basket down the hallway from our room, in the future, I'll hide it but for now, we'll keep things simple. I had put twelve eggs from our room leading to her basket and at the beginning of the trail I place a note that said "Anelia, There are 12 eggs leading to your easter basket. Don't worry when you find an empty egg. It is a simple reminder of Jesus' empty tomb, for... HE IS RISEN!" I will do this every year for my children, I feel Easter is a holiday that revolves around Christ and easter gifts can take away from that. So anything I can do to incorporate our Savior is wonderful.
Yesterday was my amazing mom's 51st birthday! My mom is such an amazing woman, if there's one thing that I admire the absolute most about her, its her strength. She has faced such trying trials and regardless, she has held her head high and climbed any obstacle that came her way. She has dealt and outcome things that I couldn't even fathom dealing with. She's not only strong but she's also an incredibly hard worker. Since I could remember, she has always worked hard to provide myself and my siblings with the absolute best. She is an incredible example and I strive to be just like her in every way.
This next week is going to be very busy and I probably won't have anytime to update. We are going to Hawaii on April 11th for Sage's papa's funeral. The reason we are traveling there is unfortunate but I would be lying if I didn't admit that I'm excited for this vacation. I'm most excited to take Ane for the first time but I'm not too excited about the 6 hour flight we'll be taking. I just hope she is well behaved and that we don't run into any problems. *knocks on wood... literally*
With Love,
The Nua's
p.s. I'll be sure to post pictures of all of the fun things we did during these days.
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