Salud, Dinero, Amor!

In English when someone sneezes, you are supposed to say, "Bless you!" In Spanish when someone sneezes it is a little different. The first time someone sneezes, you are supposed to say, "Salud," which means health. If they sneeze a second time, you are supposed to say, "Dinero," which means money. If they sneeze a third time, you say, "Amor!" When I sneeze only twice, David (Daveed) gets a little disappointed, but he loves when I sneeze three times so that he can shout "Amor!" This is a neat tradition in the Spanish culture. Why health comes before money and money comes before love - who knows - but this is one expression I love. This is a new year and as such I have a few new year's resolutions. I have just graduated from BYU-Idaho with a degree in Social Work and now I am expecting to have more free time. Here are some of my goals I have set for the new year with my free time:

One of my goals is to start a blog and to write in it regularly. Another is to start cooking real food for my husband and fatten him up a little bit, but not so much that we can't still play racquetball. Third is to not only work out three to four times a week, but to develop a love for exercising so that I'm not dragging my feet to the gym. Fourth is to play more piano. That is a vague, unmeasurable goal, but it makes sense to me. I want to practice not only for my new calling which is the primary pianist, but as an outlet for myself. Fifth, is to read lots and lots of books that I've been waiting to read once I graduated. I can't wait to go to the library to roam each aisle in search for a new novel. Sixth, I want to read the Book of Mormon in Spanish within 6 months. I plan to study Spanish this way and also by going back to my Spanish textbook which I miraculously found in the dumpster!

I hope that all these goals will enhance the health, wealth, and love in the life of David and me. I'm not wishing to be wealthy in the sense of having loads of money, but wealthy in the sense of having loads of laughter and memorable experiences. David and I have hit the one year mark of our marriage and I can't wait for more years to go throughout eternity. I hope that this blog will be an expression of the many experiences that lie ahead. I hope this new year will find everyone sneezing three times so that we can all be blessed with "Salud, Dinero, y Amor!"