THE 3 MUSKETEERS CONTINUE THEIR FIGHT LIKE INVINCIBLE WARRIORS
Special
15th Anniversary
If my doctor had not suggested WATER aerobics for my joint issues, Marco and I would never have met.
And I have finally, after fifteen years, figured out why Marco does not remember the very first time we spoke to each other at the pool. He had been swimming his daily laps and came over to where I was splashing around wearing wrist and ankle floats. He offered to teach me how to swim. I said no, that I was not interested. He turned a flip in the WATER like a playful otter and said but it's easy! I said, laughing, easy for you maybe, but not for me!
We chatted a bit and then he went on his way. And when I went home that day I told my Dad that a real swimmer had come to talk to me. You see, I had been watching Marco for quite some time. He swam so pretty! He was part of the WATER, he did not fight it, and he obviously loved what he was doing. I remember being all giggly when I was telling Dad about him. I was always sorry that Dad passed away a few months before Marco and I moved from shy smiles to conversations that we both remembered. I think they would have been great friends.
Meanwhile, what is the reason that Marco does not recall that first chat? Probably because I had refused to take swim lessons! I only caught his interest later, when we would see each other on the streets of town: him on his bike or running, and me walking around with my little Saturday Garage Sale Day backpack. I had a small one so I would not get carried away and bring home more things than I could carry. Sometimes that plan even worked.
The first big connection between us also occurred in the WATER, this time in the therapy pool. I had found that soaking in the warm bubbles helped me more than trying to exercise in the big pool, and one day Marco also came in to soak after finishing his laps. I remember it was very soon after I had celebrated my 50th birthday and I was still glowing over that day. Marco congratulated me for the milestone and we spent a long time talking about many different topics, the same way we have ever since that day. We can always find something to talk about, to wonder about, to puzzle over. Marco is the only person I have ever known who has as much curiosity for the world as I do. Being able to share such a feeling with someone is a priceless treasure. From the moment of that conversation to this very day, I wanted to tell Marco everything and listen to him tell me everything. Even though there are times when our communication wires get crossed and we end up laughing over what each of us thought the other said, these experiences simply add stories to our personal history book.
WATER introduced us, but EARTH sealed our bond. On our very first date we walked for seven miles. I have always loved to walk, but I had only gone around town and for some laps in the parks, I had never ventured into the desert here. I was nervous about being there alone. Years before I had ridden horseback alone for hours every day in the west Texas desert, but I was always braver on my stallion Patton than I ever was on my own two feet. So it was a thrill for me to walk past the edge of town, past the park near the airport, up the hill a short distance, and then finally sit to rest and look back over the valley. But I didn't look for long. That was where we shared our first kiss, sitting on a concrete ledge by the side of the road.
Our first walk together was definitely not the last. We kept going every Sunday, adding distance each week until the big day when we reached the nine-mile marker east of town. There are so many lovely memories of our desert walks! Finding the little stunned bunny the weekend we got married, carrying it along with us while we climbed to the top of D Hill and sat looking down at man-made borders on an EARTH that does not believe in such things. Taking the same bunny back down to put him where we had found him, now all recovered from his encounter with a truck and hopefully wiser, maybe even with his own story to tell someday.
The hidden lake, with the usually dry wash that led to it; the ducks that lived in the lake when it was full. That dry wash was a great picnic spot. We were eating cold chicken once when I was lucky enough to see three deer bounding across the wash not too far from us. If I had not turned my head just at the moment they were crossing I never would have seen them. Marco missed them and I still wonder if he really believed me when I said Deer, deer!
Once we saw a Gila monster. And then there was the big walk we took on the north side of the road. We wanted to be clever and explore nature in that area, it looked so inviting. But the mesquite and creosote bushes turned out to be so close together that we had a heck of a time getting anywhere. It was a good lesson in the beauty and variety that the EARTH offers anyone who takes the time to see and appreciate what is there. Just by crossing a road we had gone from fairly easy walking to having to go from point A to point Z in order to get to point B. It was hilarious.
Those desert walks showed me a man who appreciates our poor abused planet EARTH the same way I do. I think some of our happiest moments were spent walking in the desert and then later in some of the empty places near our little house in Mexico, just exploring our planet, listening to its heartbeat. But whether it is desert or farmland or along a river or even on a city sidewalk, Marco and I find adventure and joy in every step. Even if we do not walk together physically these days, we still maintain a matched pace and we are closer in spirit than we have ever been.
One more thing about the EARTH and how it connects us. I had never worked with plants: I was used to handling animals in veterinary clinics and horses on a dude ranch and also on a breeding farm but I never did more with plants than mow grass and trim firethorn until we got to the Blue House in Mexico. I loved working in the garden, talking to the roses and fruit trees and figs; clipping the grass, pulling weeds, feeling the power and magic of the EARTH and the spirit of Abuelita helping me to help what used to be her garden come back to life after years of disuse.
Marco is in charge of the garden now. It is changed, it is not quite the park it used to be, but my spirit is still there, along with Abuelita's and Don Bamboo's and even Rasham's. We are all a part of that patch of EARTH. I carry it with me every time I go out to play in the yard here. Thanks to Marco and to Mexico I no longer merely maintain the plants around this house, I commune with them and through them with the garden at the Blue House and the EARTH itself. It may be a tiny gesture of healing, but a small caress can make anything feel loved, even something as big as the EARTH.
I am a Nature Baby who prefers to keep both feet firmly on the ground, unless I am on a horse or at the top of the pyramids at Teotihuacan. Marco could spend 24 hours a day in a swimming pool, but he is also a creature of the AIR. I have to say that even though I have sworn I will never actually fly with Marco in a real plane, life with him has kept my imagination soaring. We both see the world in our own special style, and play with life in ways that other people don't seem to realize are even possible.
We have team projects that challenge us both: if he sends an appealing gif in an email, I try to find a song to match it, then he creates a video incorporating both elements. We tend to create personalities for the items around us: Delia and Holly, Georgette, Handy Dandy, Lorena, and my dear friend Igor who used to sit heavily in the garden with me while I was watering the plants and reading my books. We have Book Day three times a week during our daily phone calls. I read, Marco listens, we both fly.
These are just a few of the ways we keep our lives fresh and fascinating. We can still look at the world with childlike wonder and enthusiasm, even on dark days when the chaos threatens to make everyone on the planet crash and burn. We do feel the torment of current events, but we try never to let that man-made sorrow drown out our deep LOVE for life. That LOVE and the joy that comes with it are vital elements of the way we feel we should be living: we believe in a simple life guided by the Universe; a life that blends the souls of two people into a vibrant piece of sparkling CRYSTAL that will endure beyond the end of time.
Debbie Zapata October 20, 2023 Written for our 15th anniversary coming up on October 30, 2023
Debbie, THE GREATEST LOVE
When I met Debbie, for me she was a TENDER,SWEET AND UNATTAINABLE GIRL, in addition to being very elegant because she wore old-style gloves that shocked me, at that moment I felt that I DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO SUPPORT HER, nor was I prepared to have a relationship with her, In me "THE GREATEST LOVE" grew and grew.
As time went by she became essential, I NEEDED HER, without her it was like “VIVIR SIN AIRE”. From our first meeting our talks were really interesting, there was a fluidity in our conversation topics, as if we had prepared them in advance. The most surprising thing was that there were subject matter that were difficult to address, since they are for truly open minds, without borders (in my personal experience, people with “Master's Degrees” and/or “Doctorates” were taboo topics), but with her they became easy to "DIGERIR", and most of all there was MUTUAL RESPECT from the beginning, WE BOTH KNEW HOW TO LISTEN.
“TE QUIERO AMOR”, THE PRINCIPLES of Grandparents and Parents have never left me, so with Debbie from the beginning I protected her as “MI NIÑA” (My years of experience with my brothers and later with my children was more than enough), When walking through the desert I always I was alert for some special situation (only one occasion was a dog). Our LOVE has its contrasts, PACIFICO COMO MAR EN CALMA, ARDIENTE Y FOGOSO COMO UN VOLCÁN, EMBRIAGANTE COMO UN ELIXIR, FUERTE COMO UN TERREMOTO, that rainbow of hues chains our SPIRITS to the depths of INFINITY.
“YO TE QUIERO MI CORAZÓN”, Debbie made me feel the most powerful and great feeling, LOVE, that overcomes any obstacle. With her I have re-learned to live with SIMPLICITY, HUMILITY, CONNECT with MOTHER EARTH, RESPECT THE IMMENSE STRENGTH OF NATURE, we are the 3 musketeers (WERITA, PILONCILLO AND FIDEL) who fight together to keep our corner healthy. SHARE JOY with people, LIVE INTENSELY every moment and enjoy it to the fullest, keep our COMMUNITY HEALTHY (MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL). In addition to PRESERVING OUR IDENTITY (Customs, Clothing, Food, Toys, Traditions). and helps to understand this “MUNDO LOCO”.
“OH CHERIE CHERIE”, From the beginning Our relationship is based on the MAGICAL WORLD OF SYMBOLISM, which is born from the INNATE CURIOSITY that identifies us. Day by day we let “OUR IMAGINATION FLY” like a Couple of Kids, new challenges appear such as a reading club, pairing video with music (with independent ideas), radio station “RADIO TIBURÓN” (“with good music around the world with its slogan “Rhythm: King of the Movement, Motor of Life”, create natural and healthy dishes, development of TECNOLOGÍA DE PUNTA PRÁCTICA in all genres. We have PETS that identify with our experience, ARTESANÍAS, DEITIES, CRAFTS, elements of ARCHEOLOGY related to the STRENGTH OF THE UNIVERSE, Musical Instruments, relevant LOVE STORIES, CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, it is an INFINITE WORLD in which we are immersed.
Our Relationship “MAKES US FEEL MIGHTY REAL” and DANCE WITH THE RHYTHM OF LIFE, not just these 15 years, this will be “PARA SIEMPRE”.
Sincerely Marco Antonio Zapata October 22, 2023 Written for our 15th anniversary coming up on October 30, 2023
The Greatest Love
The Greatest Love
Song by Hugo Montenegro Released: 1971
You have a love that buys you pretty clothes And all the fine things heaven only knows that I wish I could You have a love that dances and sings, Swings, says all the pretty things that a playboy should Mmm he's got money he's got charms and when you're walking on and on It hurts me so, but I just want you to know It's not easy, heaven knows I try to wish the best to you and push myself aside Well it takes the greatest love that you'll ever find to let you walk away, leaving me behind And that's the greatest love, yes it is You have a love, he's got the power to do anything each and every hour of the day and night You have a love, he's got the ways and means to show you all the wild scenes when the lights are bright Mmm love should never possessed so don't you cry and be depressed You're free to go, but I just want you to know It's not easy, heaven knows I try to wish the best to you and push myself aside Well it takes the greatest love that you'll ever find to let you walk away leaving me behind And that's the greatest love, yes it is
Vivir Sin Aire
Song by Maná Released: 1992
Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Aire Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Agua Me Encantaría Quererte Un Poco Menos Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Ti Pero No Puedo Siento Que Muero Me Estoy Ahogando Sin Tu Amor Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Aire Como Quisiera Calmar Mi Aflicción Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Agua Me Encantaría Robar Tu Corazón Como Pudiera Un Pez Nadar Sin Agua (No, No, No) Como Pudiera Un Ave Volar Sin Alas Como Pudiera La Flor Crecer Sin Tierra (Oh, No) Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Ti (Oh, No) Pero No Puedo Siento Que Muero Me Estoy Ahogando Sin Tu Amor Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Aire Como Quisiera Calmar Mi Aflicción Como Quisiera Poder Vivir Sin Agua Me Encantaría Robar Tu Corazón Como Quisiera Lanzarte A Dormido Como Quisiera Guardarte En Un Cajón Como Quisiera Borrarte De Un Soplido Me Encantaría Matar Esta Canción
Te Quiero Amor
Song by César Costa Released: 1985
Que Si Me Miras Me Matas Que Si Me Hablas Igual Que Si Algun Dia Me Abrazas Me Convierto En Brasas Me Vuelvo Volcan
Que Si Me Besas Me Muero Te Quiero Enterate Ya Que Por Las Noche No Duermo Vivo Un Infierno Ya No Aguanto Mas
Cuando Te Encuentro En La Calle Me Olvido De Respirar No Se Que Pasa En El Aire Que Al Verte Mi Niña Me Pongo A Temblar
Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor La,La,La,La
No Se Que Tienen Tus Labios Que Son Peor Que Un Iman Me Besas Y Me Emborrachas Tendre Que Hacer Algo Ya No Puedo Mas
Cuando Te Encuentro En La Calle Me Olvido De Respirar No Se Que Pasa En El Aire Que Al Verte Mi Niña Me Pongo A Temblar
Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor La,La,La,La
Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor La,La,La,La
Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor Te Quiero Amor La,La,La,La
Corazón
Song by Carole King Released: 1973
Corazón Mi Corazón Corazón Mi Corazón Yo Te Quiero Mi Corazón Corazón Mi Corazón Yo Te Quiero Mi Corazón Corazón Mi Corazón Yo Te Quiero Mi Corazón Espero Que Tu Me Quieras También Corazón Corazón Mi Corazón Corazón Mi Corazón Ayúdame Mi Corazón Yo Te Quiero Mi Corazón Ayúdame Te Quiero, Te Quiero Corazón
Oh Cherie Cherie
Song by Ricchi E Poveri Released: 1981
Oh Cherie Cherie El Verano Es Así Soy Un Souvenir Un Recuerdo De Mí Sólo Porque Tú Te Acuerdas De Mí Oh Cherie Cherie Esta Noche Es Así Esta Noche Es Mía Sólo Para Mí Y Tú Cherie Sólo Dime Que Sí Oh Cherie Cherie Dam Dam Dame Tan Sólo Una Música Dam Dam Dame Un Amor Dam Dam Dame Una Noche De Fábula Dam Dam Dame Tu Amor Dim Dim Dime Que Cantas Este Es Souvenir Para Mí Oh Cherie Cherie Dam Dam Dame Tan Sólo Una Música El Amor Es Así Dam Dam Dame Un Amor Amor Así Dam Dam Dame Una Noche De Fábula Un Amor Para Mí Dam Dam Dame Tu Amor Amanece Ya Dim Dim Dime Que Cantas Y Estamos Aquí Este Es Souvenir Para Mí Oh Cherie Cherie Si Te Quiero Sin Dinero Si Te Quiero Sin Dinero… Este Mar Azul Dam Dam Dame Tan Sólo Una Música Y Este Cielo Gris Dam Dam Dame Un Amor Serán Para Ti Dam Dam Dame Una Noche De Fábula Souvenir Para Ti Dam Dam Dame Tu Amor Espero Aquí Dim Dim Dime Que Cantas Souvenir Para Mí Este Es Souvenir Para Mí Dam Dam Dame Tan Sólo Una Música Dam Dam Dame Un Amor Dam Dam Dame Una Noche De Fábula Dam Dam Dame Tu Amor Dim Dim Dime Que Cantas Este Es Souvenir Para Mí Oh Cherie Cheire Si Te Quiero Sin Dinero Si Te Quiero Sin Dinero Si Te Quiero Sin Dinero…
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Song by Sylvester Released: 1978
You mean I've been dancin' on the floor darlin' And I feel like I need some more and I Feel your body close to mine and I Move on love it's about that time Make me feel - mighty real Make me feel - mighty real You make me feel mighty real You make me feel mighty real When we get home darlin' and it's Nice and dark and the music's in Vienna Still your hot and you kiss me back and it Feels real good and I know you love me Like you should Oh you make me feel mighty real You make me feel mighty real Make me feel - mighty real Make me feel - mighty real Make me feel - mighty real Make me feel - mighty real I feel real - I feel real, I feel real - I feel real I feel real - I feel real, I feel real - I feel real Huh I feel real - I feel real, I feel real - I feel real Huh I feel real, huh I feel real I feel real - I feel real, I feel real - I feel real You make me feel mighty real You make me feel mighty real Oh you make me feel mighty real You make me feel mighty real I feel real when you touch me I feel real when you kiss me I feel real when you touch me I feel real when you want me
Sexy Lady
Song by Jumbo 77 Released: 1977
Las Mañanitas By Pedro Infante
Werita
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!, WITH YOU I AM VERY HAPPY!!!!
The Card That “MY SEXY LADY” Sent Me Inspired Me To Show “LA CASITA AZUL” Built With LOVE AND PATIENCE, It Represents Our SOLID UNION, No Matter The DISTANCE..
HI mi amor ~~
Happy Anniversary!
I am a little late getting here, and I have not yet seen the emails because I wanted to say Good Morning before I did in case you make me cry. ;-))
La Werita at 452 is wondering.......cake or no cake? Piloncillo: Here is the Cake
Anis Feliz Aniversario Hola!!! Muchísimas felicidades!!! Que se la esten pasando increíblemente feliz y que primero dios cumplan muchos aniversarios más.
Disfruten al máximo este y todos los días de su vida.
Los quiero muchisimo
Werita I came on to tell you we just cut the pie! Mother really like it, and .....wait......oh, yeah. My first bite is definitely a success. Good Pie!
And the cake is very pretty!
Piloncillo Werita Also for you, dinner was delicious, Congratulations.
Werita How nice of Anis to send such a sweet message. I got it as an email from her also, and when I finish my pie get a chance to think a bit, I will send her a gracias.
Well, I guess that is about it for now. Thanks again for today, it was fun! I love you, and I am looking forward to the second fifteen years of life with you!
Besos besos!!
La Werita at 607pm singing with Jose Cuervo
Piloncillo
Werita This SPECIAL DAY, GIVES US MORE STRENGTH TO CONTINUE, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BABY!!
HI mi amor ~~
I wanted to say good night.
I hope you have a peaceful night.
Thank you again for the beautiful day.
I will have to save the videos for more watching tomorrow morning. I don't want to contaminate them with a background of Ancient Aliens. jejeje
I am on my second time through the Drown The Tele music. I thought I would just play it all the way through at least the first time and it was so easy not to have to go and click replay that I will just play it straight through all the time. I have not played any of these songs for quite a while, since I was enjoying either my movies or my random videos or my peace and quiet all summer. So I have been singing along and floor dancing like crazy tonight. It's been fun!
I miss you tonight, Marco. I would love a little cuddle right now. I will send you big hugs and at least 15 besos. besos!!
La Werita feeling lonesome for her problema numero uno at 822pm Piloncillo Werita I feel the same, at least I send you MANY HUGS WITH A LOT OF LOVE!!!!!
BUENAS NOCHES BABY
THE 3 MUSKETEERS CONTINUE THEIR FIGHT LIKE INVINCIBLE WARRIORS....
Werita That looks delicious!!
I opened the card Mother gave us, it is really pretty. All White background with two white flowers on the front and the words Happy Anniversary in gold.
The message inside reads: As you celebrate your special day, may you enjoy the fond memories of moments past, the love and good times that surround you today, and the hopes and dreams of many happy tomorrows.
It is signed 'Much love, Mom'
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Hi mi amor ~~
I am waiting for Mother to finish her breakfast and the mail to come (she just went up the street) then I will do my second viewing of the videos without getting distracted for any reason.
Except for thinking about the postre. jejeje
We took the pie out of the freezer and it is sitting in the fridge saying "ven a verme"......but it has to wait until after Mother has finished her dinner tonight. That was the plan she and I agreed on last night, but the pie only needs two hours to thaw out, according to the box.....we just might end up attacking it sooner than we thought.
I feel a little weird knowing that you are going to copy some things I say for the chat page. la la la la la la la ;-))