[Magdalen] Update from Rick

[Judy Fleener]

So happy for you Rick, Alex is a lucky guy.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm so very happy for you and Alex.  May you have a lifetime of joy
> together!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim    ... today my sail I lift ....
>
>
> On 6/28/2015 2:17 AM, Rick Mashburn wrote:
>
>> In light of all the recent events, I thought it was high time that I
>> finally sent an update to the list on what's been up with me lately.
>>
>> I AM MARRIED! Yes, Cupid's arrow finally found even me. (This isn't news
>> to
>> those of you on Facebook but I haven't mentioned anything here yet. No one
>> has heard the details.)
>>
>> His name is Alejandro and goes by Alex. We met in July of 2013. He's from
>> Mexico and he was here in San Antonio for summer vacation with his family.
>> They have a house here and have been spending holidays here for more than
>> 20 years. It was a long distance romance for quite a while but he moved
>> here in September of 2014 to get certified to teach in Texas. (He was a
>> high school teacher previously.) He met my family at Thanksgiving and
>> despite some anxiety for all us it went really well. Even my 74 year old,
>> lifelong Baptist, Republican sister thought he was awesome!
>>
>> In April, he got a job offer from a large Episcopal school here in SA and
>> will start his American teaching career there in August. He will be
>> teaching Spanish. The leadership team at the school knows about our
>> marriage and were happy for us.
>>
>> We got engaged in February. We were married in a small ceremony at the B&B
>> where we were staying in Santa Fe, NM in May. It was a lovely, "spiritual"
>> service that was just what we wanted. It was just the two of us and we had
>> other guests of the Inn as our witnesses. We both LOVED Santa Fe and look
>> forward to returning.
>>
>> Our church service is scheduled to take place at St. Paul's in November.
>> So
>> far, it's a "Celebration of a Lifelong Commitment" which is all that is
>> currently approved by our Bishop. I'm hoping it will be a marriage
>> ceremony
>> by the time the dust settles this fall. We'll see.
>>
>> I feel incredibly blessed to have finally found a best friend, soul mate
>> and husband. He makes me very happy. We've had all the standard struggles
>> of learning how to live together, argue fairly, blend households, etc. So
>> far, I think we're pretty normal. Above all, I've never met someone who
>> was
>> so compatible with me and with whom I have such fun. In spite of our age
>> difference, he's 29 and I'm 55, our relationship just works!
>>
>> We're going to have our next test on Sunday. His parents are here from
>> Guadalajara and we're having lunch together for the first time. I'm
>> meeting
>> the in-laws!!! I think it's all going to go well. They are lovely people
>> and are working hard to understand this new part of their son's life. (He
>> only came out to them in March.) We are looking forward to it...but we're
>> also both a little nervous. I'm sure they are as well!
>>
>> I was beginning to think that this particular blessing was never going to
>> happen to me. But, now that it has, I'm so grateful. I'm finally going to
>> have the large family I've always wanted. He has three siblings and lots
>> and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. Now I've got to work harder on my
>> Spanish! ;-)
>>
>> Peace and love to all,
>>
>> Rick
>> San Antonio
>>
>> P.S. Yes, Malcolm approves and they are bonding more and more every day!
>>
>>
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan