La Bamba

So I often have people asking me a lot of questions about Francisco and I's marriage and the language aspect of our relationship...so I thought I would blog every now and then about some funny things that happen in a Spanish speaking home. Anywhere here is my first realization.

So in our first months of marriage, I am not sure why but I started singing La Bamba around the house. Francisco proceeded to ask me what words I was singing....of course I responded with "la la la la bamba" (and I stopped because that was all the words I really knew). He laughed and of course I thought it was just at my singing, but when in reality he told me that the song did not begin with "la la la la Bamba" and that those were actually words that meant something. So all this while I grew up (and I am sure most of you too) thinking that it was "la la la la Bamba" when in all actuality the "la la la la Bamba" is "Para bailar la Bamba"...which means "in order to dance La Bamba".

Anyway, sorry if this wasn't funny to any of you, but to me it was hilarious. Let me know next time I see you Francisco and I can sing it for you...it totally sounds alike. Here are the lyrics below for anyone who cares.

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti
Y arriba y arriba
Ay arriba y arriba
Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere

Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan
Soy capitan, soy capitan

Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti
Ay y arriba y arriba

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti
Y arriba y arribaAy arriba y arriba
Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere

Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba

Long Time No Post

Sorry blogger world for not posting in a long while. So this last month has been a healing process after losing my grandma. Some days you just break down and cry, other days you are just fine and dandy. Life is strange. Like one friend told me at church the other day, there is only one constant in this life and that is change. We can always expect change. Life will never be the same. I think the Lord has really been teaching me this past year that life is short, always changing and I need to be willing to change with it, He is constantly pressing it upon my heart to change. To become the woman he has created me to be and to live this short, ever changing life to the fullest.

So on that note, in this past month (or maybe it's been a month and a half) since my grandma passed away a lot has changed. Guillermo started walking/running and has been growing like crazy. My husband picked up another job and works a lot, but always seems to have time for us. And as for me, my heart has ached a lot and my perspective on things has changed. My feelings of sadness since losing my grandma have grown stronger as the reality sinks in. Through all this change in life, I am so delighted that my Lord never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. I do not have to wonder if he will ever change....who he says he is, is who he will always be.

Here are some pics to update you all.

Happy Thanksgiving...
Isn't he the cutest cowboy you've ever seen?

The whole fam...times together are few and far between

Aren't they sweet? Cousin Brighton and Guillermo

My sweet little guy...

This one is funny...he sat on the bow on accident...got up and it stuck to him.

Guillermo LOVES to give kisses...poor cousin Abrie she is getting smothered.