We moved this weekend, which means we had to say goodbye to South Minneapolis, my home for the past three years. We said goodbye to our first house together – the duplex. We had to leave the beautiful plastic chandelier behind. We said goodbye to…whatever that guy is (look closely for the reptile head sticking out of the lake). Dinosaur or loch ness monster, it seems to suddenly appear at.. Read More
Thank you, world!
The number is 2,000. Is it: A: The number of treats Hawk ate for his 7th birthday on Tuesday B. The number of miles we are putting on our car driving between our rental and our new house C. The number of hits on our blog, www.rssoriano.com The first two are almost true, but the correct answer is C! We have received more than 2,000 hits on our blog. This.. Read More
Melting Pot Marriage
I’ve been mulling over an article I read recently on Focus on the Family called “Marriage in the Melting Pot.” The author shares that while all marriages require commitment and dedication to becoming everything God has for them, an inter-ethinc marriage has unique challenges and opportunities to glorify God in the process. I didn’t give that much thought as Rafa and I were falling in love and getting married, but now I.. Read More
Three years ago
It’s hard for me to believe that three years ago yesterday, I packed up and moved to Minneapolis. If someone would have told me then what my life would look the way it does today, I would have laughed. Really, really hard. I’m so glad I didn’t know anything. God picked me up and moved me out of the situation I was in. He took care of me. He took.. Read More
Our own bed
There’s just something about sleeping in your own bed that makes everything better. We finally got to sleep in our own bed on Wednesday night. We got it safely out of the flooded basement and into the garage at our new house. After we were sure it was dry and not damaged, we moved it inside. We set it up…and went back to our rental house, where our mother, pets,.. Read More
Joys of homeownership
Tired! A weekend of homeownership activities has left Rafa and I aching. We tried to give each other massages, but we are both too sore. We move almost 1,000 pounds of brick from a storage area in our basement out to the garage. Rafa squatted in the space and cleaned while he slid them out to me. I then carried them up the stairs, four or five at a time… Read More
What a week.
My goodness. Friday is almost over and and I am ready for this week to end. First, the awesome things: 1. The whole identity theft thing got cleared up and Wells Fargo put the fraudulently spent Walmart money back in my account. 2. We got carpet! The rooms looked like this: We signed the floor where the carpet would cover it. Here’s the after! Check it out! The new carpet.. Read More
Riding a rollercoaster
The other day, one of my sisters asked me, “How are you?” I honestly didn’t have an answer. It feels like we’ve been on a crazy rollercoaster of emotions and experiences, I hadn’t stopped to think about how I felt. I have been moving, working, doing – whatever needs to be done. House stuff, hospital stuff, family stuff…I have just been focusing on each task on its own without taking.. Read More
Kitchen slow dancing
We’re on another rollercoaster. Up when we’re thinking about our house, getting ready for Rafa’s upcoming citizenship, spending time with our friends… Then down when we’re back at the hospital, a mother-in-law who is struggling for air, a healthcare directive to write. So…we dance. We dance like Cliff and Claire. My husband and I reconnect, finally talking. Really talking. We dance in the kitchen. No music, no humming, no noise… Read More
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Another delish dish to share. I tried a recipe for pesto pasta from the “Living Well on Dialysis” cookbook and we were all a big fan of the tasty green mixture. (I forgot to snap a pic when it was in our pretty square pasta bowls with a side of veggies! I grabbed this shot before we put it in Rafa lunch the next day.) Pesto Pasta Cook 1 pound.. Read More