Coinciding with our anniversary, Tim was able to get his days off scheduled back to back so we had a long weekend. My brave sister and her husband accepted the challenge (once again!) of having our girls stay with them. We took off Friday afternoon and spent the evening hanging out with a group of Tim's academy friends in El Paso. It was fun to hear stories of the academy as well as the differences in the locations they all work now. Our gracious hosts were Roxanna and "Ponchi" who insisted we stay at their home. Saturday we spent sightseeing in El Paso and Las Cruces. We had dinner in a historic old town called La Mesilla. The restaurant was not only interesting (pretty cool info here -
http://www.laposta-de-mesilla.com/index.html) but the food was great!
After dinner we went to a hotel in Las Cruces where Ponchi was performing his comedy routine. I was surprised just how funny he was. One of the other guys that night was horrible and the headliner was hilarious so we enjoyed it.
Tim sang karaoke for the first time, with Ponchi, after the comedy was over. I don't think he enjoyed it as much as he thought he would.
Roxana, me and her friend Laura enjoyed the evening.
Back to their house that night to rest up for an emotional day on Sunday. Earlier that week (on our anniversary, actually) one of his classmate's daughter drowned in the family pool. The memorial service took place Sunday and as much as Tim was dreading the emotion we knew we had to be there to show our support since we were already in El Paso. The daughter was just a few months younger than Tessa so it was very difficult not to compare her cute photos in the slide show. It tore at our heart strings to speak to her parents, standing next to her in the casket. That day served as a reminder to value what is most important in life and to be so grateful for the family we have been blessed with.
After dinner we went to a hotel in Las Cruces where Ponchi was performing his comedy routine. I was surprised just how funny he was. One of the other guys that night was horrible and the headliner was hilarious so we enjoyed it. 
Tim sang karaoke for the first time, with Ponchi, after the comedy was over. I don't think he enjoyed it as much as he thought he would.
Roxana, me and her friend Laura enjoyed the evening. 
Back to their house that night to rest up for an emotional day on Sunday. Earlier that week (on our anniversary, actually) one of his classmate's daughter drowned in the family pool. The memorial service took place Sunday and as much as Tim was dreading the emotion we knew we had to be there to show our support since we were already in El Paso. The daughter was just a few months younger than Tessa so it was very difficult not to compare her cute photos in the slide show. It tore at our heart strings to speak to her parents, standing next to her in the casket. That day served as a reminder to value what is most important in life and to be so grateful for the family we have been blessed with.
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