Forty Years of Bliss

When did it all Start

When you think of forty years, the first thing that comes to mind is how far we have traveled. So many changes we have experienced in our short lifetime. I will share with you the encounters Lisa and I have gone through. We have many memories spanning the years, but the most memorable ones are when monumental events happen throughout our journey.

Before I divulge our adventure, let me start by sharing who we were and are today.

First, I will start with Lisa; she was raised mainly by a single mom and lived in and around the Houston area, and she spent a short burst of time in the Rio Grande Valley – San Benito. When I first met her, she had just moved to San Benito to live with her stepfather Jesus Ornelas. She had recently turned 15, and at such a young age, she had a vibrant and elated aura. One afternoon I was working at my dad’s shop, and she happened to be walking home; coincidently, she lived right down the street. Some of my friends had stopped by to visit, and when we saw her coming in our direction, we started a dare of who would say hi to her first. We were destined because I had an overwhelming desire to meet this young girl.

The Big Move

Moreover, one event that happened five years after we married and changed our lives in a positive way was our firstborn, RJ. He taught us further the true meaning of family with a deeper appreciation for empathy and love. What a great first 10 years we experienced with gratitude for life.

   

Fast forward to the – 90s. At this time, we had grown with lots of bumps and bruises. Nonetheless, this decade had several momentous historical events that would change the world forever, and like most of us who transitioned through this period, you understand all too well. This decade was the start of great technological advancement, and this is when I realized that technology would be our future. Also, this time in our lives we had two additional members to our growing family Zackary and Nicholas our twin boys. What RJ did not teach us, Zack and Nick ensured to fill those gaps and propel us to understand further how to be even better parents. This period is when I latched on to technology, and it became my norm. It was also the period I expanded my technical skills and talent for selling high-end automotive diagnostic electronic equipment. Moreover, this decade is when I started with Snap-on and a career path I would advance personally and acquire higher levels of business acumen.

Onto the 2000s – from terrorist attacks (9-11), war abroad, historical hurricanes such as Katrina, and so on, the 2000s brought much change to the world and us. Lisa started a successful independent business that would thrive for years to come. I continued to grow with Snap-on and pursue further education. The boys continue to grow their abilities to strive and never give up. All was great, but the one constant thing was our growing love as a family and how much Lisa and I continued to devote time to each other. Lisa made a slide show of our thirty years of bliss that you can see. It’s about 13 minutes and 30 seconds but I think you will enjoy the storyline.