Saturday, September 15, 2012
We've met Sarah's boyfriend, Pete, only once and then just for a few minutes. Tonight Aaron is playing football in Mission Viejo. Pete's parents live there, so they, along with Pete and Sarah, came to the game.
They arrived around half-time with the game in full swing. Ron and Peter (the dad) talked quite a bit during the ball game, but Marcy (the mom) and I didn't really chat too much until after the game while standing around waiting for Aaron and while walking to our cars.
From the questions she asked, I gathered that Sarah has told them alot about us. Not a bad thing, but just a little interesting since we know very little about them - other than "they are awesome people, just like you and Dad" according to Sarah's text message a couple of days ago.
For instance: that my full name is "Cordeiga." I rarely even think about the fact that Sarah knows that, much less that she would tell someone...or that we met in the spa and her Dad kept trying to shew the kids out of the spa and into the pool so he could talk to me...or how much happier her Dad is now since I became part of their lives and have him in a more healthy routine of regular meals ( not fast food), and a regular sleeping schedule. (not to mention all of the things he doesn't have to do, now that those tasks have been delegated to me.)...or what a big challenge I took on when I married a man with three children, who at the time were, 16, 14, and 11. Still lots of 'parenting' years ahead... Marcy marveled at the fact that I was willing to do that, too. And yes, it was a challenge and at times they were a handful to handle, BUT and this is a big BUT - Ron has always, always supported my role and authority. I know it wasn't easy for him at times, it wasn't popular with the kids, and it certainly wasn't easy for me...but it was right and fair.
And the proof of the success of our marriage so far is in this testimony of our life together as told by Sarah to her boyfriend's parents...
We've met Sarah's boyfriend, Pete, only once and then just for a few minutes. Tonight Aaron is playing football in Mission Viejo. Pete's parents live there, so they, along with Pete and Sarah, came to the game.
They arrived around half-time with the game in full swing. Ron and Peter (the dad) talked quite a bit during the ball game, but Marcy (the mom) and I didn't really chat too much until after the game while standing around waiting for Aaron and while walking to our cars.
From the questions she asked, I gathered that Sarah has told them alot about us. Not a bad thing, but just a little interesting since we know very little about them - other than "they are awesome people, just like you and Dad" according to Sarah's text message a couple of days ago.
For instance: that my full name is "Cordeiga." I rarely even think about the fact that Sarah knows that, much less that she would tell someone...or that we met in the spa and her Dad kept trying to shew the kids out of the spa and into the pool so he could talk to me...or how much happier her Dad is now since I became part of their lives and have him in a more healthy routine of regular meals ( not fast food), and a regular sleeping schedule. (not to mention all of the things he doesn't have to do, now that those tasks have been delegated to me.)...or what a big challenge I took on when I married a man with three children, who at the time were, 16, 14, and 11. Still lots of 'parenting' years ahead... Marcy marveled at the fact that I was willing to do that, too. And yes, it was a challenge and at times they were a handful to handle, BUT and this is a big BUT - Ron has always, always supported my role and authority. I know it wasn't easy for him at times, it wasn't popular with the kids, and it certainly wasn't easy for me...but it was right and fair.
And the proof of the success of our marriage so far is in this testimony of our life together as told by Sarah to her boyfriend's parents...
