Aurora

As I sip a cool glass of mineral water and look out at the ripples in the river, I see the blue and red parasols reflected in the water. Reflections.

When I reflect on my life, I must confess that I am a lucky man. I've been fortunate in so many ways. I found my greatest treasure in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. 

This was in 1992. That's 22 years if anyone's counting. It was a chance meeting. I was walking by the Red Cross station near the corner of Gaudiana and Ancha de San Antonio. I'd had a long day teaching primary school. Second grade at the Jose Vasconcelos. Lots of fun. Try it someday. I was on my way to teach evening classes at the local high school, the Pipila.

Aurora

That's when I saw her. I knew she was special. She knew I was a teacher and asked if I could give English lessons. I said, "Let's make a deal. I'll teach you english if you teach me spanish."

I had found my soul-mate. Together we traveled the length and breadth of Mexico.

The love of my life: Aurora

And through it all she's been there for me. From Mexico to the United States, to Thailand and back,  Aurora has been at my side through thick and thin in sickness and in health.

Nothing spells lovin' like something from Aurora's kitchen

Whether it's a hot pancake breakfast...

Ixtapa, Mexico

Relaxing under a palapa on a sunny day in May,

Or a boat ride down the Darien river in Georgia, there's no better person to have at my side than my sweet, loving Aurora.

So I dedicate this song to you. "You're ten thousand miles away, but I miss you more each day, we'll see you soon in sunny Mexico...

Where the church bells ring and the guacamayas sing, but before then I have a long way to go..."

See you soon in sunny Mexico.