odd?

i discovered something odd about myself recently.

when i cry, more tears come out of my right eye than my left eye. and having the type-a personality that i have, it really bothers me. i wish the same amount of tears would come out of both eyes.

now every time i cry this will annoy me.

great, just great...

my heart is full

something amazing happened tonight.

i was at my parents house earlier, and my dad got a call from my uncle saying that seth (my incredibly cute 5 year old cousin, remember?) wanted to talk to him. apparently when my aunt, uncle and cousins got home from supper tonight, seth started crying and told them that he wanted to pray to have Jesus in his heart. my aunt and uncle prayed with him right there. he then told them that he wanted to talk to uncle joe (my dad).

when my dad got the phone i heard him say, "you want to go to heaven? you can go to heaven because you prayed to accept Jesus in your heart! do you want me to pray with you too?"

apparently seth said yes because my dad started praying. seth also hung up on him during the prayer, but my dad's a pastor-he should be used to people tuning out when he prays! just kidding, daddy! i know seth didn't mean to hang up on him.

i had no idea my heart could be so full. every time i see seth, i'm reminded of the miracle that God performed on his behalf. seth is truly a gift from God.

excuse me, i'm going to go cry happy tears now.

seth-boy; isn't he cute?????

the happy hernandez family - my uncle benjy, seth, aunt anabel, micah, and hannah

ha

my cousin told me that she recently heard this statistic:

the average american eats about 200 sandwiches a year.

ha!

guess i'm not average.

(if you have no clue what i'm talking about, read this post)

tips from bethany

-do not ever, EVER buy the heb brand of trash bags. they are the cheapest things and they always break, usually while i'm carrying the bag out to the trash can.

-while burning yourself always hurts, it hurts even more so when you burn yourself on a previous scar. P-A-I-N

-when getting on the freeway, GO THE STINKIN' SPEED LIMIT! why on earth would you drive 35 in a 65 mph zone? seriously, people...

-a list for wal-mart is such a waste. don't bother making one. you're gonna end up buying half the store anyway.

-nothing beats a home-cooked meal. and you somehow appreciate it a whole lot more when you cook it yourself.

this deserves a post all its own

my meal at zentner's daughter. kelli and i shared it.

does it get any better than this? i think not.

(actually, it would have been better if i had been drinking dr. pepper, but whatever)

happy 25th anniversary!

last month, my uncle lionel and tia yaya celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. because they live in the dallas area (coppell, to be exact. well, the coppell/lewisville area. it's confusing), we couldn't celebrate with everyone until last weekend. even then, the whole family wasn't there. i guess that's what happens when you're mexican.

but it was fun. we surprised them with dinner at zentner's daughter. the plan was to get a private room so that everyone could say how my aunt and uncle had blessed them. but we didn't get a private room, so we just settled for the dinner. oh, and we got them a suite at staybridge suites. but back to the dinner:

since joey couldn't be there (he had to work), we all headed to chick-fil-a to have dessert. since there was no one sitting at the tables outside, we decided to do the speeches there. it was great. and of course, with me being the big baby that i am, i cried all through my speech and everyone else's. i keep thinking that i'll outgrow all this emotionalism (is that even a word?!), but let's be realistic here.

the thing is this: my aunt and uncle are awesome. they don't have any children of their own, so they take care of us like we're their children. they take us shopping, buy us meals, give us money, i could go on and on...

but what means the most to me is that they, along with the rest of my aunts and uncles, are real spiritual leaders. no matter what i'm going through, i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are lifting me and the rest of my cousins up in prayer every day.

uncle lionel and tia yaya,

thank you for being great examples of Christ to us. as cheli said that night, your influence goes beyond our lives. the lives that you have touched will continue to trickle down to our friends. those we influence are because of you. you have been an incredible blessing to this family. i love you.

p.s. oh, and tia y, thanks for the money!

the family at zentner's daughter

uncle lionel and tia yaya listening to someone (i think it was ryan) give their speech

micah giving his speech while ryan gives his ice cream a thumbs up

my aunt and uncle with most of the hernandez cousins. i think we were missing three. and yes, i know i look hideous. stupid emotions...

last night

last night was supposed to be the night of updating my blog with pictures of my fabulous weekend.

but things change.

maybe tomorrow.

i wouldn't hold your breath though.