A Memory I'll Cherish

This memory is from Chanico' sister Lola.  She is the first one on the right of this picture.

{ Notice the hat he is wearing}!  Go Sun Devils!

I have an entire lifetime of memories and I could go on for days.  One memory that stood out as I  thought about it was when I was in elementary school.  There was a girl in the grade ahead of me who bullied me a bit.  One day, she cut in front of me in the line for a drink of water after recess.  I pointed that out to her {the fact that she had cut in from of me}.  She proceeded to cut anyway and I did not push the issue.  

The only person I told about this was Chanico.  I knew he would help me.  Well, his way of helping me was to put boxing gloves on me and proceed to show me some boxing moves in case she kept bothering me!  He made me feel strong and confident in this act of brotherly love. 

She didn't bother me again for whatever reason.  If she had, I was ready to try out the moves Chanico taught me.

Over the years, he helped me feel safe.  he was protective of me and taught me how to stick up for myself.  I know that he is still looking out and protecting me.  

He continues to be my protector and hero.

Love,

Lola { Chanico's sister}.

Tribute to Chanico~When you were small

I often think of you when you were small. 

You left your fingerprints on almost every wall.

Back when you were growing up they were such happy years.

How you would smile and make up games I remember through my tears

Some day we will be together in heaven up above.

But for now I send you all my love.

SPIRIT IN THE SKY

This is a tribute to my cousin Frank Garcia. Many of us knew him by {Chanico}.
I'm going to share stories about him and all the wonderful things he did until the trial is over. If you didn't know, Frank was killed Feb. of 2006.

Chanico was the most loving and outgoing guy. He always loved to tease me about anything and everything. Even though there were many miles between us {he lived in Mt. View & San Jose and of course I lived in Arizona all my life} we always picked up right where we left off.

The most treasured memories I have of Chanico is that he loved to make everyone laugh. He did everything whole hearted and with so much joy. He was the thread that kept a lot of things together. Anywhere from families, friendships, furniture, hobbies, sports, cars, and much more. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, thoughtful son, caring brother,funniest cousin and the best friend you could ever want.

If you have a story to share please email me or leave a comment on this blog. We'd love to hear your memories!

Girlfriends Retreat!

Girlfriend Time, you don't have to ask me twice. I'm packed and ready to go.
Three hundred women gathered together at the Arizona Grand Resort for a Girlfriends retreat. The guest speaker was Lysa Terkuerst. If you ever get a chance to attend one of her conferences do so. She is AMAZING. Check out her web site at http://proverbs31.gospelcom.net/
She also has a blog at; http://lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/ She is a Women after God's own heart! What a wonderful weekend. God is Good!

Our Dogs

I know a lot of you are saying Liz loves her DOGS!  Who would have thunk!

Ediable gifts are the best!

What are the chances of getting two" Ediable" gift baskets in less than one month! My dear friend Diana sent me one on my birthday. YUM
Then this week I recieved one as a "thank you "gift from the Beckland family. Double Yum
So the next time you can't figure out what to send, this is an excellant idea!

Celebrating August Birthdays

My Mom {88} is celebrating her sisters 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Aunt Sarah.





John is celebrating his 29th birthday too! Sounds good right John?

D-backs game with my Cousin!

Happy Birthday Lisa

Last night a few of us surprised Lisa and stopped by for a birthday celebration with the gals of her family. Happy Birthday Lisa and Thank you Mark for inviting us! We had a blast.

Birthday Celebration!

My friend Lauri called me and wanted to celebrate birthday lunch. It was great to catch up with her and hear about what she's up too.

Thank you Lauri for thinking of me and for such a treat!  Of course we had dessert!

Ashley "LOVES" softball!

NO MOM NOT THE CAMERA!

Last night Ashley invited us to go watch her play softball.  The game started at 10:00 PM... Yes, you read that right!  We drove to "Field of Dreams" on Elloit just west of Power Rd.  Wow, what a neat place to play ball.  Here are some pictures I took of her and Halley {also her roomie and chearleader}. The lefty still has it! Way to play Ashley.