I took this picture at the park as my mom, my niece, myself, and my dog headed to the park as we had fun with my dog and my niece went crazy with a huge water fountain as she got down to her diaper which was hilarious in my mind. Once we got back to my car, it for some reason didn’t start and I just moved my negative cable on the battery and it ended up working fine on the way home. Thankfully, it ended up working to get us home as we had nowhere else to go so we just stayed home. The next day proved weird however indeed…
The vacation made me realize it was going to make it hard to snap back into reality as I worked with my mom this labor day to do what else? Clean our house which was very dirty since the last time we stepped into it and we did for close to 5 hours, cleaning the garage, the rooms, the bathrooms, and in and around the kitchen. I went to work as well to pick up my paycheck from the last pay period and I also saw some familiar faces as I anxiously was waiting to work once again. I ended up buying the new Chili Peppers albums which from my POV is a step in a new and different direction for the band as they are maturing as well as exploring other realms of music. Once we got home my mom and I saw my aunt who I hadn’t seen in some time as we all caught up on what was going on in Mexico. Everybody ended up making dinner as I provided food and such. I also ended up giving my buddy Ricky a call to see what he was up and it was strange talking to him because I felt like I hadn’t talked to him in months. But, all was well and we didn’t miss a beat as we caught up on what was up so it was great talking to him in that sense. That night I went to the gym and had a great time getting back to my place of peace.
My aunt's husband, Manuel, whom I actually consider a good friend and an even better person
I pretty much rested from the way back as my family in LA came to greet us and we just sat outside talking about Mexico. The highlight of the day was a bunch of us going to Hometown Buffet which was very good in terms of the price we got it for. We didn’t leave their house until around 7 to go catch our flight which was at 9 or so that night and we wouldn’t be landing back here in San Jose till around 10 or so. It was good to be back and a whole other journey began…
Somehow, I woke up with some nasty shoulder pain but mom ended up massaging my shoulder and I felt better by the time we got ready to go the airport which I felt at the time was ready to go. This airport is about 45 minutes from Fresnillo and when we got there we were expecting to have our bags checked and to be checked in right away. Boy was I wrong! It turns out that they merged two flights together and so began the long 5 hour wait to be taken into the waiting hall. Nobody had really been informed and there were many people that were upset. I didn’t really do anything except listen to music and I thought at that time that I should have brought another book because by that time I had already finished have a nice day. The funny thing is that Mexican airports like to charge you for extra weight and they did just that and they also have numerous checkpoints which are ridiculous. For example, even though your bag has been x-rayed they will still check your backpack to see if you are stashing anything. So, as we waited even more I was bored out of mind and once I got on the flight I started watching the Best of Nitro which is a good look back at wrestling and it’s glory days. When we got back, my friend Manuel picked us up and my cousin cooked for us which was a welcome back gesture and the rest of the night we just rested. Good times indeed! (Final author’s note: It was a fine trip, but airports in Mexico are terrible!)
The truck from 5 years ago that my dad bought from Fresnillo
This is the day we had to leave our place that we spent the majority of the time at and it was pretty sad as I didn’t want to cry as I felt it had been a pretty good vacation. The truck wasn’t working again because of the battery so we had Jose help us out real quick and when it ended up working my aunt from Mexico got pretty emotional as she was very gracious that we had stayed. The drive back served me as a reminder that I was very lucky to be in this position. I know most people probably forget where they came from but I never forget those that have helped us and they always welcome us because we are all family. When we got to the main place in Fresnillo (which was actually faster this time around) we went to the downtown area again with my uncle and I bought some tequila for my brother and my dad. I actually ended up buying a bootlegged version of the Hangover 2 and to my best critic hat it wasn’t that great. Everybody else bought shoes, CD’s, candy, and what not but I was happy that we did all this in the end. When we got back to my uncle’s he cooked for us some pasta and my mom waited for her friend Maria to get back so she could ask her if she knew any good massaging places and this is where she spent time trying to get massaged. To my knowledge, this is where I found out that my mom had actually been fragmented for some time in the last year but she hadn’t really told me anything before hand. The massage worked and when we got back we just sat outside talking with no one to really bother us. The night ended with me watching Smackdown once again and it was pretty good end either way.
Rained hard all day so we all pretty much got lazy and decided to stay inside as it can get very muddy when it rains as there is nothing but pure rain falling. But this is an awesome picture of a duck themed trash can!
I’m not sure exactly how this happened but I had to go real bad to the bathroom this morning around 3 and needless to say it was a “key fight” for the ages. If you have ever seen a key hole that is about 1-3 inches by length you know what I’m talking about. Now, getting this thing to turn was quite the challenge as I couldn’t get it to turn at first and then I realized that there is a way for everything. Once I got back to turn the damn door I rushed to the bathroom ready to let a rip. I not only did this once, not twice, but three times. The morning after I told the story and it somehow turned into a discussion of staying in El Valle so we stayed to make Gordita’s and Pan Ranchero. I continued to read more of Have a Nice Day! and I got even more into it as I saw the growth of the man Mick Foley and his crazy philosophy of wrestling. After we had more food( Bachelor degree in Community College author’s note: I had so much food in Mexico that I thought I would have gained 10 pounds but I was surprised I didn’t ah as you can tell the comedy does indeed never end). By the time that was done I continued my fun with my cousins Alan and Denise as I chased them around as I exhausted them. Me and Jose decided that we should go to the downtown area to do some sight seeing so we did just that and it was nothing too impressive but it was pretty cool nonetheless. After we got back, the ladies started making the bread and everything and I just took in the scenery as there house was on top of a hill thinking this is a real nice place to live. The night ended with one of my great aunt’s husband telling four great stories which were as a quick rundown as follows:
1. The lady who felt she was fighting a bull in her sleep
2. He charged a pack of pigs up a hill with a coyote trying to eat them.
3. The awesome story about his dinner where he threw the steak at his friend
4. The brother who stuck himself into a dresser
Hopefully on a future blog I can document these and many other stories I have had in Mexico or heard in Mexico.
Getting up at 7 wasn’t a good idea because the sun has not risen yet in Mexico at this time and guess what we didn’t leave until 9 in the morning. What I mean is that my mom and her sisters wanted to go see there aunts and the rest of her family. But, seeing as how the Mexican stereotype is getting to places late, we didn’t get there till 1 in the pueblo of Las Peinas. This is where on the trip that I got even deeper into Foley’s book and I realized how much of a sacrifice wrestlers make. With the exception of older Jose, we all went to this journey and it was really worth it to say the least. I almost got about halfway while reading the book and I ended meeting one of my great aunts from my grandpa’s side and then one of my aunt’s from my grandpa’s side and I would say that the one from my grandpa’s side was much more nicer but the other one had her moments too. I noticed on our way to El Valle that there is much more to Zacatecas and it can only be taken one way. Once we got to El Valle, otherwise known as Valparaiso, we met my other mom’s aunt and she was very courteous and she even made us some tortillas from hand. I sat there thinking, I’m sitting here because I deserve to be here and there is so much to be thankful for, and I ended the night watching WWE Raw which is actually interesting because the ladies and everybody else was having a grand old time outside while I joyed in the fact that I was watching wrestling for the first time in months without time restraints. Awesome day.
Just Another Day... 