It isn't really green...

Well, it has been three weeks since we got home and Mexico seems like a distant memory. It makes us both sad and we are trying to figure out when the next trip will be able to happen. Part of that depends on if Northwest Airlines still allows people to use frequent flier miles and when there is a free ticket available. It has also been over two weeks since I've entered anything on the blog so I'm guessing I've lost most of my readership! =(

I must say that we are both overwhelmed by the number of people who were reading our blog and the support we have been given. We have received letters, cards, emails, and too many kind words to count. It has warmed both of our hearts so much to know there were so many people, some who had never even met us, following our story and feeling so passionate about the results.

Yesterday, Felipe got his "Green Card" in the mail. Yay! It isn't actually green at all. It is shiny and official and even has his fingerprint on it. It does have an expiration date of 2018 (which it freaks me out on a whole 'nother level to just imagine how fast that date will come) but it doesn't really expire. It's kind of like a passport where you just need to send in an application and probably more money and get a new one. Of course, by then we hope he will be a citizen!

Not much has been new for us. We both got quite drastic haircuts... of course we should have gotten them before going to keep us cool instead of now when we need to warm up a little. Just kidding! no complaints about the weather from us! Felipe has been working on finishing up some loose ends in his quest for a US diploma. He's finished 2 more trimesters of work in this last week (he needs 36 total to graduate) so he's got about 7 done. He's hoping the long hours he's been putting in will catch him up from the 2 months he missed.

Felipe is still looking for a job. He would like to continue working in food service so he can get more experience in order to run his own restaurant one day. Let us know if you know of anyone who is hiring! We haven't tried very hard yet but need to get in gear as the end of the month nears because we were hoping he'd have a job by June.

Anyway, thank you all again for your overwhelming kindness and support. We feel so cared for it makes us smile every day!