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Wow time flew! I was certain that I was going to keep you all updated about our time in the DR. Well I am sorry I am already back. I guess I will just take some time and sum in this post what happened while we were there. I can't believe that this time belongs to our past already. Its daunting sometimes how the hardest times can bring you some of the greatest joy. We were surrounded by dear family and friends, but we also were apart from our husband and dad. That was so hard! Poor David it was so much harder on him! But we all survived and made it with flying colors! Oh how much I missed the DR. I forgot how much I missed breathing its air. My time there was a reminder of how much I love the DR, and its people. I was lucky enough to find a job so I somehow I felt like I lived there again, getting around places, and pretending time never passed. Are you wondering about Diego? His dominican side quickly flourished, he seemed to fit right in. He loved the weather, and he loved to be outside. he loved to play, and now that he is learning to walk he loved to move around (still holding unto things) Despite being apart from our hubby and daddy our time was truly a blessing. I saw the hand of the Lord guide us, and I believe there is always something valuable to learn from our situations. Some of those opportunities may never come my way, in fact that time spent there for me will never come my way again, What a beautiful reminder that the present is only one. I treasure every moment, every memory, and everything change I got to spend it with those I love that I dont get to see very often. <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12387895/?claim=e7zmu7hrbky">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Enjoy some pictures! We arrived just in time for my little niece's 3rd birthday party We celebrated Diego's 1st B-day Diego had the chance to meet great friends at the daycare while I worked. Diego's first time at the beach
Life is a combination of successes and struggles, and the only way we can truly learn to appreciate the good things is by going through hard ones.
Since David will be going to school full time again, he will have to get a new student visa. He can submit the change of status without having to leave the country, but in my case I have to request a new visa at a Consulate. That being said I have to leave the country. I will be applying for a new visa from my home country, but I have to wait till David's new visa gets approved and finalized. They told us that his visa change of status can take anywhere from 1 to 3 months. We thought all this time that we could do the change all together from here, but that was not the case. I just bought a one way ticket to paradise. Its a bitter sweet moment, from one side I am soooo excited to go visit the place I love, the place that I have been away from for 6 years now, the place that will forever be home to me. I am excited to see my family, and I am excited for them to see our Diego who keeps growing more and more everyday and they are missing out on it. And then I think of being apart from my husband, who knows how long, and my heart gets sad. I am glad he will be busy with school because I think it will be harder on him. Our little family will soon be separated but with faith we hope to be reunited soon. I know this is one of those things we have to do even if they are hard. We are confident that Heavenly Father is watching out for us, and will help us along this process. All this packing and cleaning hasn't let my mind think too much the fact that I will be leaving in just a few days. I guess next time I write I be will enjoying the warm weather, and the tropical breeze of beautiful DR, but will have left half of my heart in Utah anxiously waiting for our return. But for now I will pack my bags and enjoy the ride. Life has changed a bit for us these last few days, but dont get me wrong, it has changed in a totally great way! The last few months were hard months were our patience and faith were tried. For the last year, my husband has been preparing to apply to do his MBA, all the way from studying for the GMAT, passing it, to applying and waiting for an answer. We waited 3 long months for them to make a decision, and I can say they were the longest 3 months of my life! During this time we considered all of our options depending on the outcome of their decision, but all of them were so drastic and required a lot of planning and preparation. We even planned to move to another country in case he wasn't accepted. The thought of leaving so soon was so scary to me, but we left everything to the Lord and always had the assurance that everything was going to be ok. We are happy to announce that David was accepted to the BYU MBA program, I cant tell you how happy we were when we received that email, our hearts jumped from joy and couldn't believe that the wait was finally over. We are cougars again! Being accepted means lots of changes for us, David will have to quit his job, we will have to move from our beautiful house to a smaller apartment closer to campus, and will have to live again like poor college students, but we are excited for all these changes and what they mean for our future. Life is full of sacrifices but also full of great rewards. We are happy to move one more page in our book of life, and welcome a new chapter. We are thankful for family and friends who have supported us throughout this long process. Let the packing begin! Nuestra vida ha cambiado un poco estos dias.....de buena manera. Los últimos meses han sido meses largos y difíciles donde nuestra fe y nuestra paciencia ha sido probada. David ha estado preparandose para aplicar y poder hacer su MBA, y ha sido un largo proceso. Desde estudiar para el horrendo examen del GMAT, hasta aplicar y tener que esperar una respuesta del comite de admisión. Esperamos 3 largos meses para saber el veredicto final.
Durante este tiempo, consideramos todas las opciones posibles dependiendo de lo que pasara. Todas las opciones requerían mucha planeación, y honestamente todas eran drásticas. Hasta pensamos en mudarnos del pais en caso de que no lo aceptaran. Cada dia que pasaba era un dia mas de incertidumbre, por que habia mucho que hacer, y no podíamos hacer nada mas que esperar. Pero a pesar de todo estábamos confiados en el Senior que todo saldría bien y lo mejor que fuese para nuestras vidas resultaria. Estamos emocionados de decirles que nuestra espera termino. David sera oficialmente un estudiante de BYU otra vez el proximo mes. No puedo expresar realmente la felicidad que teníamos cuando leimos el correo con la decision. Una maestria para nosotros significan muchos sacrificios y cambios. Sabemos lo que esto significara para nuestro futuro y estamos dispuestos a hacer todo lo que tengamos que hacer estos dos anios. La vida esta llena de sacrificios pero tambien de grandes recompensas. Estamos felices para pasar una pagina mas en nuestras vidas y estamos emocionados por todo lo que viene. Los dejo por que me tengo que ir a empacar :) <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12387895/?claim=e7zmu7hrbky">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> If you follow my personal instagram account @lizricardob you noticed I recently completed my first whole30. If you are not familiar with this program let me give you a quick introduction. Whole30 is not a diet, but a "nutritional reset". For 30 days you abstain from eating certain food groups that could be causing negative effects to your body without you even noticing (sugar, dairy, grains, legumes) You can read much more about the rules of the program and get additional information here.
I was a little scared when I started it, I knew it was not going to be easy but I wanted to get rid or let me say decrease drastically my sugar cravings. I didn't really need to loose weight but I wanted to make the habit of choosing wisely the things I ate, I wanted to eat healthier and wanted to loose a few inches of belly fat. I lost a total of 10 lbs, and most of them I lost them during the first week. While doing the Whole30 you are encouraged not to step on the scale during the month but honestly I didnt want to loose too much weight If you are wondering how was this possible, let me tell you that it is, and its not so bad. The first few days are harder, but as days go by your body gets more used to it. Here are some of the things that I learned while doing the Whole30 1. I am a lot stronger than I thought- I honestly didn't need to loose weight, and often people questioned me why was I doing the Whole30, but this was much more than loosing weight. It was my attempt to change eating habits and to eat more wholesome foods and less of that which adds no value to my body. 2. You cannot expect great changes on your body if you are not willing to make sacrifices. I used to think that I could never have a flat stomach because my body was designed like that and there was nothing I could do about it. With Whole30 and a few minutes of exercise almost every day, my belly fat was gone. My body has never looked and felt better, and it was a reminder to me that it can be done, but I must pay the price. 3. Find support on friends and family, it's a lot easier. Other people can help you and motivate you. If you cant find someone close by, there are thousands of users in Instagram starting everyday, and willing to show you some support. 4. The food you eat does have an effect on the way you feel both physically and emotionally. Leaving the obvious physical results aside, let me tell you how I felt l found myself invigorated with energy, woke up earlier every morning, and it was easy to go back to sleep after waking up to feed baby (I have a hard time with this one) 6. You don't have to spend too much money to eat healthy. Walking through the healthy food aisle on the grocery store can be intimidating when you look at the prices. I noticed I saved a lot of money by not buying certain things, my monthly grocery budget was a bit higher the first two weeks but went down after. 7. I will still enjoy a piece of my favorite dessert once in a while. The fact that I did and loved doing the Whole30 doesn't mean I am giving up certain things forever. I am just more aware of what I give my body, and want to make smart choices when it comes to nurturing it. I can ask myself the question. Does my body really need this? Overall I am highly satisfied with Whole30, mostly for the changes I will make in my attempt to treat my body better. Did you do a Whole30? What did you learn? Diego ya cumplio dos meses, y si que se han pasado rapido! Durante su corta vida, hemos visto grandes demostraciones de amor y carinio por parte de seres queridos y amigos. Mi mama estuvo con nosotros un mes, y como la extraniamos! Aunque no pudo estar el dia de su nacimiento, (porque como saben se adelanto) estuvo con nosotros todo un mes. Sin duda fue un angel que vino a cuidarnos y darnos amor por ese tiempo. Le agradezco infinitamente su amor y su devocion, y no me canso de decirle que Diego, David y yo la extraniamos un monton. Y no podemos esperar a volver a verla otra vez. Aqui les va algunas fotos de su estancia con nosotros Ya han pasado 2 meses de que nuestro Diego formalmente se unió a nuestra familia. Si antes pensaba que el tiempo pasaba rapido ahora mas. Diego nació el Lunes 7 de octubre a la 1:10 pm. Todo el fin de semana ya venia teniendo contracciones, y aunque sabia que ya pronto nacería, nunca me imagine que seria tan pronto. El fin de semana estuvimos en SLC compartiendo con los papas de David, ya que estaban acá por la conferencia. La fecha de Diego era para el 15 de octubre, y todos estábamos esperando que decidiera adelantarse un poquito, para que sus abuelitos pudieran conocerlo! El domingo hablábamos que como seria perfecto si naciera al dia siguiente, pero aun con las esperanzas que fuese así, no estábamos seguros. Esperábamos un milagro! El domingo en la noche las contracciones empezaron mas fuerte, pero todavia nada que no pudiera aguantar, como ya las tenia todo el fin de semana, no pense que ya pronto. Ya para la 1 de la madrugada fuimos al hospital, estuve una hora ahi y me dieron la opción de quedarme otra hora a ver como iban progresando, o irme a mi casa con algún medicamento. Decidimos ir a la casa, y a las 9 am regresamos al hospital! Diego nacerá hoy! dijimos. Ya en el hospital David se encargo de avisarles a todos. Mis suegros y mis adoradas hermanas (Carla y Tere) junto con mi cuniada Maria Fernanda fueron los primeros en llevar. Todos esperábamos con ansias conocer a Diego. Para no hacerles la historia mas larga, Diego nació luego de 14 minutos de parto! Ya se ni yo me lo creo. Fue la experiencia mas hermosa que he podido tener, y aunque por el hecho de que se adelanto mi mami no pudo estar ahi conmigo, (llego 2 dias después) agradezco al Senior por siempre estar ahi con nosotros. Por que les permitió a sus abuelitos conocer a Diego, y a mi mami estar con nosotros un mes. Cierro mis ojos, y a veces quisiera volver a vivir ese dia una y otra vez! |