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Showing posts with label deportation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deportation. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Hi Hoe Hi Hoe its off to work he goes!!
My hunny got a JOB!
We are so excited and thankful. Now along with all of that said, deep down inside there is a little bit of I guess we will call it.... NERVIOS.
Mommy and kiddos will no longer have "Daddy daycare."oooh my what to do???? Looks like imma have some kids for sale!?!?! j/k No really though, he has done such an amazing job staying home and actin' as domestic engineer of the yr! Better then I could of ever done. I had no problem with him stayin' home with the kiddos but I really think is was weighing really heavy on him not being able to contribute.
Work in Mexico hmmm, about $15.00 a day if your lucky, drug test, written test, background check, copies of everysingle piece of information under the friggin' sun, more tests, 6 day work weeks with no weekends off oh yeah did I mention $15.00 a day.
In the States it was all about how much and here it is just about havin' one.. get it!?!?!
So movin' forward our days are as follows':
5 a.m. Mom leaves for work
1 p.m. Kids go to school
1:30 p.m. Papi leaves for work
5 p.m. Mom gets off work
5 p.m. Kids get out of school and walk home
6 p.m. Mom gets home and does well hmmm Mom stuff *yuck* cook, clean, homework, etc.
10 p.m. husband catches taxi to the entrance to our neighborhood and mom goes and picks him up.
Needless to say we dont see eachother alot but its for a good cause and the time spent will be spent VERY WELL! *WINK *WINK
We are so excited and thankful. Now along with all of that said, deep down inside there is a little bit of I guess we will call it.... NERVIOS.
Mommy and kiddos will no longer have "Daddy daycare."oooh my what to do???? Looks like imma have some kids for sale!?!?! j/k No really though, he has done such an amazing job staying home and actin' as domestic engineer of the yr! Better then I could of ever done. I had no problem with him stayin' home with the kiddos but I really think is was weighing really heavy on him not being able to contribute.
Work in Mexico hmmm, about $15.00 a day if your lucky, drug test, written test, background check, copies of everysingle piece of information under the friggin' sun, more tests, 6 day work weeks with no weekends off oh yeah did I mention $15.00 a day.
In the States it was all about how much and here it is just about havin' one.. get it!?!?!
So movin' forward our days are as follows':
5 a.m. Mom leaves for work
1 p.m. Kids go to school
1:30 p.m. Papi leaves for work
5 p.m. Mom gets off work
5 p.m. Kids get out of school and walk home
6 p.m. Mom gets home and does well hmmm Mom stuff *yuck* cook, clean, homework, etc.
10 p.m. husband catches taxi to the entrance to our neighborhood and mom goes and picks him up.
Needless to say we dont see eachother alot but its for a good cause and the time spent will be spent VERY WELL! *WINK *WINK
Sunday, July 10, 2011
25 Things I Love About my "Sanwich de Jamon" (ham sandwich)
This post is based on the below comment "anonymous" cause they do not deserve anymore recogninition then that:
“7:28 PM
Jul 3, 2011
To all the women who marry illegals, or choose to marry down. Too bad if you don’t like what is said about the subject. This format is one of the few places Americans can voice their opinion without fear of job loss or government retaliation. What did you down dating fools think? That everyone would be supportive? Not ! Women love to date losers, can I ask you women the size of your husbands bank accounts? Could it be 4 figures at best, or perhaps zero! It’s not so much that these men have immigration problems that disturb me. It’s the whole package, I’m sure they have zero bank accounts, zero job opportunity, and wives and children in their home countries. A woman will fall in love with a ham sandwich.”
What I love about my Ham Sandwich,
1. He loves me like no other
2. We have no money in the bank and he is still cute at the end of the day!
3. He gave me beautiful children.
4. He is the BEST lover in every way!
5. Patience is his vertue.
6. He can remind me to calm down in any situation.
7. His jokes are never ending...
8. He lets me feel like im the boss as needed.
9. Loves me the same with or without makeup.
10. Takes wonderful care of our children
11. Family is everything to him.
12. Loves me endless even with PMS!
13. God Fearing.
14. Loves my Mom like his own.
15. Let me know, "everything will be alright"
16. Writes beautiful letters
17. Thoughtful
18. Has the biggest <3 ever!
19. Learns to like what I like.
20. Will try jus' about anything once.
21. Tells me the truth when my food doesnt taste good.
22. Doesnt mind cleanin' up the dog crap cuz that is somethin' I will not do!
23. Tells me I not fat when I know i have gained more weight then needed.
24. Speaks spanish so beautifully.
25. And last but not least, he loves Ham Sandwiches!
There you go now everyone knows why I love my "viejo" 25 times over. So I guess I can concur with the above comment from "anonymous" I will and have fallen in love with my "ham sandwich"
“7:28 PM
Jul 3, 2011
To all the women who marry illegals, or choose to marry down. Too bad if you don’t like what is said about the subject. This format is one of the few places Americans can voice their opinion without fear of job loss or government retaliation. What did you down dating fools think? That everyone would be supportive? Not ! Women love to date losers, can I ask you women the size of your husbands bank accounts? Could it be 4 figures at best, or perhaps zero! It’s not so much that these men have immigration problems that disturb me. It’s the whole package, I’m sure they have zero bank accounts, zero job opportunity, and wives and children in their home countries. A woman will fall in love with a ham sandwich.”
What I love about my Ham Sandwich,
1. He loves me like no other
2. We have no money in the bank and he is still cute at the end of the day!
3. He gave me beautiful children.
4. He is the BEST lover in every way!
5. Patience is his vertue.
6. He can remind me to calm down in any situation.
7. His jokes are never ending...
8. He lets me feel like im the boss as needed.
9. Loves me the same with or without makeup.
10. Takes wonderful care of our children
11. Family is everything to him.
12. Loves me endless even with PMS!
13. God Fearing.
14. Loves my Mom like his own.
15. Let me know, "everything will be alright"
16. Writes beautiful letters
17. Thoughtful
18. Has the biggest <3 ever!
19. Learns to like what I like.
20. Will try jus' about anything once.
21. Tells me the truth when my food doesnt taste good.
22. Doesnt mind cleanin' up the dog crap cuz that is somethin' I will not do!
23. Tells me I not fat when I know i have gained more weight then needed.
24. Speaks spanish so beautifully.
25. And last but not least, he loves Ham Sandwiches!
There you go now everyone knows why I love my "viejo" 25 times over. So I guess I can concur with the above comment from "anonymous" I will and have fallen in love with my "ham sandwich"
Sunday Afternoons
Sunday afternoons are my favorite days here in TJ. It is a time of pure relaxation.... It seems all the years I lived in the states the weekends always consisted of runnin' around tryin' to catch up with all the stuff I didnt have time to do during the week. And even though we are right @ the border of the states it is sooo different here. Especially Sundays, It seems like its a state of mind that is never talked about. If that makes sense?? The whole city just seems to stop and everyone enjoys the day and family. No worries, no runnin' around in a frenzy, no hustle and bustle... Even the city streets are less traveled. We jus' get up and slowly but surely decide what we can do together! We actually enjoy the whole day to the fullest and dont feel guilty about what did not get done! It really makes the weekend worth the 5 day wait..
Another reason why I still feel that in some twisted way being forced to come here was our destiny. It has forced me in sooo many ways to enjoy our time and family and not have to compete with what everyone else is doing....
Another reason why I still feel that in some twisted way being forced to come here was our destiny. It has forced me in sooo many ways to enjoy our time and family and not have to compete with what everyone else is doing....
Friday, March 18, 2011
Husbands Tears
Husbands' tears=(
When we married it was for the good and the bad, sickness and in health, etc... There are billions of people in this world who do not live in the US and who never could. The US is not a direct factor in their lives, nor does it's acceptance define their relationship as it should not define yours. It is unfortunate that you and your husband have had a taste of the US. And fortunate. It's difficult because now you may hunger for the US and it's benefits, but the reality of the situation is that is does not define who you are, or who he is. You are a couple. You are in love. It doesn't matter where you are. Tons of people only wish to find their soulmates. And because you are lucky enough to have found each other, you are lucky. Life is so much more than citizenship and extreme hardship and applications and countries and borders. Life is about love and family. You have both of those things and for that you are among the few lucky ones. Enjoy it. Appreciate it. Celebrate it. Life is beautiful. Forget borders, forget the law, remember your love.
we will be in Mexico for quite awhile if not forever... I have come to terms with the whole thing and I have more good days the bad
My husband on the other hand....
Tonight we where drivin' home from a friends house and we where listenin' to a song that brought back a very special memory for him. One night about 6 yrs ago we had gone on a date and went out dancin' to one of our favorite grupos and it was jus' me and him and was one of the most beautiful nights ever. Well while he was listenin' to that song he began to cry with big tears and all and I asked why, he said " I will never be able to go to that place with you again!" I told him that its ok cuz @ least we got to experience it together and that i was never goin' to leave his side!!!! He continued to cry and I said nothing else....
I dont know if I should of said anything else???? Should I just let him go through that in silence??? DAMMIT I dont like it when my husbad cries over this immigration crap!! He is so much more then that! It makes me sad to see him soooo upset=(
AWWWWWWWWW *SCREAMIN*
The below was very well said by someone that know our situation very well:
t/y: Emi
When we married it was for the good and the bad, sickness and in health, etc... There are billions of people in this world who do not live in the US and who never could. The US is not a direct factor in their lives, nor does it's acceptance define their relationship as it should not define yours. It is unfortunate that you and your husband have had a taste of the US. And fortunate. It's difficult because now you may hunger for the US and it's benefits, but the reality of the situation is that is does not define who you are, or who he is. You are a couple. You are in love. It doesn't matter where you are. Tons of people only wish to find their soulmates. And because you are lucky enough to have found each other, you are lucky. Life is so much more than citizenship and extreme hardship and applications and countries and borders. Life is about love and family. You have both of those things and for that you are among the few lucky ones. Enjoy it. Appreciate it. Celebrate it. Life is beautiful. Forget borders, forget the law, remember your love.
Monday, January 10, 2011
04/01/2010 As the Gates Turned..
ok soo much for all that sad stuff. 3/30/2010 Was his last court date and our daughters birthday. The day before the kids and I drove from Reno, NV to Long Beach, CA with only our clothes and prayers that all of this would soon be over....
the morning of the thirtieth I was the first one up with barely any sleep the night before. I got up and gave out baby girl a big kiss and hug and told her Happy Birthday and I would be back later to celebrate. I left to go pick up my brother in law to help me drive and support. We drove about 1 hr to the detention center and I was a "HOT MESS...!" We waited around forever and finally my brother in law had to go use the bathroom and that is when they came out to call me in the courtroom. Now mind me this is the first time in four months I have been able to be that close to my husband without a phone and glass in between us and it was amazing!! There are actually no words to explain how excited I was just to be that close to him and having nothing in between us but air. I sat down behind him on the left hand side of the court room and he turned around and looked like the saddest man I have ever seen. I kept looking around and I his Immigration Attorney was nowhere to be found. I started flipping out because I already know that without an attorney we where going to get nothing accomplished. The judge asked my husband for his attorney and my husband said he was a "no show". Thats when things started to go downhill. The judge proceeded to tell us that since he has no representation we would have to push his court date out and the next available was not until 4 months from then. I bursted out in tears and the judge asked who I was, I said I am his wife and " I cant do this anymore." "We just want to end this and throw in the towel, so we can all be together again, even if it is in Mexico." The judge worked with us and before you know it Felix fired the attorney signed the paper and the next day he was on the bus to Tijuana, Mexico.... Before Felix walked out of the court room the judge stopped him and said, "Mr. Rodriguez, i know your a good man and you have a wonderful family, so you walk out of here and be together and never look back!"
This all couldnt of happened on a better day because I was able to go home and tell my daughter, "Happy Birthday Mija" we will be in Papi's arms by tomorrow evening!" I had not seen smiles on my babies face that big in months=) And they did not care that the next time we where going to see him that it was going to be in Mexico! That is good stuff....
The next morning we where all up, ready and packed by 7 a.m. went to pick up my brother in law and we where off to Tijuana. Crossing the border was one of the most exciting but intimidating things ever! Emotional Rollercoaster to say the least. My kids for once where just about speechless.. We arrived @ my mother in laws house to be greeted by all new faces except for the in laws. Everyone wanted to know our story but I just wanted to see my husband. Previously he had called me around 6 clock in the morning to let me know he was in Los Angeles, CA for processing so we knew that he would be dropped off in TJ around 6 p.m.
I told my mother in law I wanted to be down @ the border waiting for him around 4 p.m. just in case he got there a lil sooner. I had decided not to take the kids because I had no clue what the environment is like down there and I did not want anything to happen to my kids so they stayed and I promised them before I left that I would be bringing the Papi "home"....
One thing I will never forget is the sound of the revolving gates as people walked across the border into Tijuana.It made this creepy squeeky noise everytime it turned as though to tell me that,, "you will never forget this night!" It was kind of cold that night but my mother in law and I stood right in front of that gate while my father in law stood in another area to be sure not to miss him....It seemed like hundreds of people After 2 hours I was getting very impatient, so I walked to where my father in law was and still nothing. I turned around to tell my mother in law that I didnt see anyone and turned back around. I was standing there staring at a tall, hispanic (go figure lol) in cacky pants and a black jacket not recognizing him until he said, "LeAnna!" Its like I snapped out of it and there standing was my husband! I ran to him and hugged him and just cried.....He hugged me soooo tight and I could feel his whole body shaking and feel his tears on my neck. It was the most incredible moment of my life. I had my husband back and I kept my promise to my kids. Nothing else mattered, I do not know how long we stood there but when I turned around there where a couple guys that he had gotton off the bus with that had tears in their eyes too.
The drive to his mom's i sat in the back with him and and we just held eachother the whole way and I just kept crying as he kept telling me, "its ok now I am here.." I felt as if I where to let go someone might take him away again and I had to get him home to the kids as I promised. As we pulled into the drive way to no avail there standing was, Nana, Jr and Chito just waiting. Of course Nana was the first one and she ran to her Papi and just cried and cried. Jr walked up to him in shock with the biggest hug I have ever seen between the 2 of them and chito jumped up into his arms and said "Papi I always cry for you.."
And there we where "back together again...."
the morning of the thirtieth I was the first one up with barely any sleep the night before. I got up and gave out baby girl a big kiss and hug and told her Happy Birthday and I would be back later to celebrate. I left to go pick up my brother in law to help me drive and support. We drove about 1 hr to the detention center and I was a "HOT MESS...!" We waited around forever and finally my brother in law had to go use the bathroom and that is when they came out to call me in the courtroom. Now mind me this is the first time in four months I have been able to be that close to my husband without a phone and glass in between us and it was amazing!! There are actually no words to explain how excited I was just to be that close to him and having nothing in between us but air. I sat down behind him on the left hand side of the court room and he turned around and looked like the saddest man I have ever seen. I kept looking around and I his Immigration Attorney was nowhere to be found. I started flipping out because I already know that without an attorney we where going to get nothing accomplished. The judge asked my husband for his attorney and my husband said he was a "no show". Thats when things started to go downhill. The judge proceeded to tell us that since he has no representation we would have to push his court date out and the next available was not until 4 months from then. I bursted out in tears and the judge asked who I was, I said I am his wife and " I cant do this anymore." "We just want to end this and throw in the towel, so we can all be together again, even if it is in Mexico." The judge worked with us and before you know it Felix fired the attorney signed the paper and the next day he was on the bus to Tijuana, Mexico.... Before Felix walked out of the court room the judge stopped him and said, "Mr. Rodriguez, i know your a good man and you have a wonderful family, so you walk out of here and be together and never look back!"
This all couldnt of happened on a better day because I was able to go home and tell my daughter, "Happy Birthday Mija" we will be in Papi's arms by tomorrow evening!" I had not seen smiles on my babies face that big in months=) And they did not care that the next time we where going to see him that it was going to be in Mexico! That is good stuff....
The next morning we where all up, ready and packed by 7 a.m. went to pick up my brother in law and we where off to Tijuana. Crossing the border was one of the most exciting but intimidating things ever! Emotional Rollercoaster to say the least. My kids for once where just about speechless.. We arrived @ my mother in laws house to be greeted by all new faces except for the in laws. Everyone wanted to know our story but I just wanted to see my husband. Previously he had called me around 6 clock in the morning to let me know he was in Los Angeles, CA for processing so we knew that he would be dropped off in TJ around 6 p.m.
I told my mother in law I wanted to be down @ the border waiting for him around 4 p.m. just in case he got there a lil sooner. I had decided not to take the kids because I had no clue what the environment is like down there and I did not want anything to happen to my kids so they stayed and I promised them before I left that I would be bringing the Papi "home"....
One thing I will never forget is the sound of the revolving gates as people walked across the border into Tijuana.It made this creepy squeeky noise everytime it turned as though to tell me that,, "you will never forget this night!" It was kind of cold that night but my mother in law and I stood right in front of that gate while my father in law stood in another area to be sure not to miss him....It seemed like hundreds of people After 2 hours I was getting very impatient, so I walked to where my father in law was and still nothing. I turned around to tell my mother in law that I didnt see anyone and turned back around. I was standing there staring at a tall, hispanic (go figure lol) in cacky pants and a black jacket not recognizing him until he said, "LeAnna!" Its like I snapped out of it and there standing was my husband! I ran to him and hugged him and just cried.....He hugged me soooo tight and I could feel his whole body shaking and feel his tears on my neck. It was the most incredible moment of my life. I had my husband back and I kept my promise to my kids. Nothing else mattered, I do not know how long we stood there but when I turned around there where a couple guys that he had gotton off the bus with that had tears in their eyes too.
The drive to his mom's i sat in the back with him and and we just held eachother the whole way and I just kept crying as he kept telling me, "its ok now I am here.." I felt as if I where to let go someone might take him away again and I had to get him home to the kids as I promised. As we pulled into the drive way to no avail there standing was, Nana, Jr and Chito just waiting. Of course Nana was the first one and she ran to her Papi and just cried and cried. Jr walked up to him in shock with the biggest hug I have ever seen between the 2 of them and chito jumped up into his arms and said "Papi I always cry for you.."
And there we where "back together again...."
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