Auntie Jewel was scheduled for a C-section yesterday afternoon. I didn't actually know that it was for the afternoon until I called Grandma at 5:30 wondering if she had heard anything. She had actually just heard from Auntie Jewel with the big (literally) news.
Josephine Joanna was born on January 16th, 2007... somewhere around 2pm, I'm not really sure... weighing a whopping 11 POUNDS 3 OUNCES!!!!!! And she was 23 1/4 inches long!!! For you metric folks that's 5.07 kg and 59.06 cm!!!! She is one big baby! As far as I've heard mommy and baby are doing fine. I believe that they will be calling her Josie for short. I'm looking forward to meeting my new not-so-little cousin! You can be sure that when I do there will be plenty of pics to see! :)
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Christmas Pics
OK, another installation of Holiday pictures. This post is dedicated to Christmas pics. There are more pictures of Victor's visit coming soon so don't worry! ;)
This picture was taken at the very first Christmas eve service held at the St. Stephen's Anglican Church. This is the church that my grandmother (dad's mom) attended while she was still alive. It was built in 1907 and has no heat or electricity. The service was done by candle light and there was a propane heater to keep us warm.
This was Christmas Eve and Vitinho was helping to make the stuffing for the turkey...He does a great impression of a turkey!!!! Gobble, Gobble! I could listen to it all day and I would still laugh! HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!
The Sister and the little Brazilian Brother!
The Brother and the Mommy :)
The Father
Me :)
He really wishes that he was Canadian ;)
Vitinho flying his RC helicopter that he received as a gift.
My little cousin, Sarah, and Vitinho playing blocks. She really liked Vitinho... either that or he was just extremely funny looking in her eyes. :)
This girl is soooo cute!!! and SOOOO tall! Can you believe that she's only 2???
Sarah and her new unicorn. This is the second one we have given her. She got a bigger one on her birthday.
He totally thought the crowns were ridiculous... and he's right! This is an awful pic of me but I love his little expression here!
This is a picture of my Auntie Jewel, her husband Lou, my cousin Sarah and Baby #2 trying on his/her almost finished Afghan. I have a picture like this of Auntie Jewel when she was pregnant with Sarah with the Afghan that I made for her.
This was left over turkey for supper... I had been up way too late on Christmas eve so by this time I was a little loopy! :)
This picture was taken at the very first Christmas eve service held at the St. Stephen's Anglican Church. This is the church that my grandmother (dad's mom) attended while she was still alive. It was built in 1907 and has no heat or electricity. The service was done by candle light and there was a propane heater to keep us warm.
This was Christmas Eve and Vitinho was helping to make the stuffing for the turkey...He does a great impression of a turkey!!!! Gobble, Gobble! I could listen to it all day and I would still laugh! HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!
The Sister and the little Brazilian Brother!
The Brother and the Mommy :)
The Father
Me :)
He really wishes that he was Canadian ;)
Vitinho flying his RC helicopter that he received as a gift.
My little cousin, Sarah, and Vitinho playing blocks. She really liked Vitinho... either that or he was just extremely funny looking in her eyes. :)
This girl is soooo cute!!! and SOOOO tall! Can you believe that she's only 2???
Sarah and her new unicorn. This is the second one we have given her. She got a bigger one on her birthday.
He totally thought the crowns were ridiculous... and he's right! This is an awful pic of me but I love his little expression here!
This is a picture of my Auntie Jewel, her husband Lou, my cousin Sarah and Baby #2 trying on his/her almost finished Afghan. I have a picture like this of Auntie Jewel when she was pregnant with Sarah with the Afghan that I made for her.
This was left over turkey for supper... I had been up way too late on Christmas eve so by this time I was a little loopy! :)More Pictures of Holiday Adventures
OK, here are pictures from after Salena left up until Christmas. I'll save the Christmas ones and following for the next blog. This way there's at least some more pictures to see.
I really enjoyed watching him experiencing new things and enjoying those things no matter how little they seemed. Here he is plugging a parking metre...something they don't have in Itu. I wish I had taken pictures of him shoveling the snow, or pumping the gas into the car, things that he doesn't get to do in Brazil and maybe things that I appeared to get frustrated with him for wanting to do here. If I had it to do over I would make sure he knew how amused I was at being able to watch him experience those kinds of things instead of maybe appearing frustrated that it took longer for him to scrape the ice of my windshield than if I had done it myself. Thanks Victor for scraping the ice off my car, even if you were slow:)
I did get a picture of him vacuuming up pine needles from the Christmas tree though! I think he really liked to vacuum.
Victor and I decorated the tree together. So much fun!!! Wish I could go back in time right now!
This was a very common sight, Victor taking pictures! He took some really cool ones. Maybe that will be another post by itself. Cool Pictures Vitinho took in Canada:)
Vitinho looking cold during a walk/photo shoot down by the river.
A little hard to see but he wrote his name in the snow.
My little "Victorcicle"
He made me nervous when he was going down the bank of the river, I had visions of him falling through the ice or something. He totally thought I was overreacting!
Here he is taking another picture.
And here I am taking a picture of him taking a picture. HAHAHA!
Cool Lamppost Pic
This one shows less lamppost and more bridge.
After walking and taking MANY pictures, we went ice skating. He did really well and never fell once!!!!
I really enjoyed watching him experiencing new things and enjoying those things no matter how little they seemed. Here he is plugging a parking metre...something they don't have in Itu. I wish I had taken pictures of him shoveling the snow, or pumping the gas into the car, things that he doesn't get to do in Brazil and maybe things that I appeared to get frustrated with him for wanting to do here. If I had it to do over I would make sure he knew how amused I was at being able to watch him experience those kinds of things instead of maybe appearing frustrated that it took longer for him to scrape the ice of my windshield than if I had done it myself. Thanks Victor for scraping the ice off my car, even if you were slow:)
I did get a picture of him vacuuming up pine needles from the Christmas tree though! I think he really liked to vacuum.
Victor and I decorated the tree together. So much fun!!! Wish I could go back in time right now!OK, funny story, the night we set up the Christmas tree Victor, my dad and I went outside to get the tree and bring it in. When Victor closed the screen door the latch broke and we were all 3 of us locked outside! My dad had to take the door off of the hinges in order for us to get back in the house. Vitinho felt slightly embarrassed I think and could possibly be annoyed that I'm telling the story on my blog. Sorry Vitinho, but it's too good not to tell! I had almost forgotten about this!
This was a very common sight, Victor taking pictures! He took some really cool ones. Maybe that will be another post by itself. Cool Pictures Vitinho took in Canada:)
Vitinho looking cold during a walk/photo shoot down by the river.
A little hard to see but he wrote his name in the snow.
My little "Victorcicle"
He made me nervous when he was going down the bank of the river, I had visions of him falling through the ice or something. He totally thought I was overreacting!
Here he is taking another picture.
And here I am taking a picture of him taking a picture. HAHAHA!
Cool Lamppost Pic
This one shows less lamppost and more bridge.
After walking and taking MANY pictures, we went ice skating. He did really well and never fell once!!!!Feeling Convicted
I was just reading a friend's blog and she was talking about how Satan can use people to get to us. I felt very convicted by her words which I would like to share with you.
"I'm not accusing anybody of being hell's angels, but I think Satan can and does use good, Christian people to affect us negatively. This may be a more powerful tool than most, because while we may not care what the stranger on the street thinks, a cut from a friend wounds very deeply.
They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Lord knows I'm guilty of this. So as I'm processing all of this tonight, I decided to stop thinking of my friends and start thinking of myself, and all of the beloved people in my life I am hurting through my good intentions and thoughts that are never acted upon. Who isn't feeling loved because I haven't made that call or sent that email? Am I going to continue to let Satan use me like this?"
As I read her blog, my first thought was of a specific person who I know I have hurt by venting my anger upon him. He knows who he is because I have talked to him about it. I have realised recently that I have a real problem with my temper and anger. I have realized that my anger is sinful. God and I are working on it. God has been revealing to me a lot of things about myself that are sinful and that need to change. I am thankful that God is working in my life, it is a painful process however and unfortunately it seems that I am a slow learner.
My second thought as I read her blog was just how guilty I am of not making that call or sending that email. I had already been convicted of this a few months ago when I spoke to Salena on the phone and realized it was only the second or third time that she and I had talked since we left Brazil. I mean how stupid is that!?! Even now after her visit I have only talked to her once on the phone and I don't think I've emailed at all. The worst was that i knew as I read the blog that I was also guilty of not having been in touch with the friend who wrote it. What an awful feeling to know that you've let someone down! She has assured me that it wasn't written about me but I know that I haven't done my part as her friend, knowing that she is in a difficult time right now and knowing that she needs the support of friends who understand at least partially what she is going through.
I know that I've felt hurt hurt when friends have fallen out of touch. I don't want to be the one responsible for hurting my friends in this way.
"I'm not accusing anybody of being hell's angels, but I think Satan can and does use good, Christian people to affect us negatively. This may be a more powerful tool than most, because while we may not care what the stranger on the street thinks, a cut from a friend wounds very deeply.
They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Lord knows I'm guilty of this. So as I'm processing all of this tonight, I decided to stop thinking of my friends and start thinking of myself, and all of the beloved people in my life I am hurting through my good intentions and thoughts that are never acted upon. Who isn't feeling loved because I haven't made that call or sent that email? Am I going to continue to let Satan use me like this?"
As I read her blog, my first thought was of a specific person who I know I have hurt by venting my anger upon him. He knows who he is because I have talked to him about it. I have realised recently that I have a real problem with my temper and anger. I have realized that my anger is sinful. God and I are working on it. God has been revealing to me a lot of things about myself that are sinful and that need to change. I am thankful that God is working in my life, it is a painful process however and unfortunately it seems that I am a slow learner.
My second thought as I read her blog was just how guilty I am of not making that call or sending that email. I had already been convicted of this a few months ago when I spoke to Salena on the phone and realized it was only the second or third time that she and I had talked since we left Brazil. I mean how stupid is that!?! Even now after her visit I have only talked to her once on the phone and I don't think I've emailed at all. The worst was that i knew as I read the blog that I was also guilty of not having been in touch with the friend who wrote it. What an awful feeling to know that you've let someone down! She has assured me that it wasn't written about me but I know that I haven't done my part as her friend, knowing that she is in a difficult time right now and knowing that she needs the support of friends who understand at least partially what she is going through.
I know that I've felt hurt hurt when friends have fallen out of touch. I don't want to be the one responsible for hurting my friends in this way.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Pics from when Salena was here
Ok, So If I'm going to get pictures up here I just need to do it. Here's some favorites from when Salena was here!
Some things never change. Still a lover of coffee!
Salena and Oleg are reunited in Canada...long story!
SURPRISE!!!!! His reaction was priceless!
Here is Salena with Vitinho as he touches snow for the first time. He was surprised at how cold it was. He had assumed that it would be the same temperature as the air. Something we Canadians might laugh at but how should a Brazilian know any different?
Now that I had my American and my Brazilian here with me we went for a little tour of the farm. This is them checking out where the cattle eat. Note how tan he is and how pale she is. :) He lost a lot of his colour by the time he left. hehe, that's what Canada will do to you! I told him that it's our way of blending in with our wintery surroundings. :P
Watching the tail end of a beautiful prairie sunset...beautiful and COLD!!!!!
Such a blessing to spend time together.
Just like old times!
Salena and Cadence. They're both so cute!
It was so cool for Salena to finally meet Lisa, Paul and Cadence. at the same time it was a little strange for my two worlds to be colliding.
A little "dancing" fun in Lisa and Paul's basement.
Brown Victor and White Cadence.
Can't pass up the opportunity to show of a picture with my beautiful niece!
She's just so darn cute!!!!!!!!
Checking out Dad's train layout in the basement.
Posing before heading to the airport.
I miss them both so much right now!
My smile is forced. I hate saying good-bye!
I really like this picture!!!! I took it and it turned out on the first try!
Some things never change. Still a lover of coffee!
Salena and Oleg are reunited in Canada...long story!
SURPRISE!!!!! His reaction was priceless!
Here is Salena with Vitinho as he touches snow for the first time. He was surprised at how cold it was. He had assumed that it would be the same temperature as the air. Something we Canadians might laugh at but how should a Brazilian know any different?
Now that I had my American and my Brazilian here with me we went for a little tour of the farm. This is them checking out where the cattle eat. Note how tan he is and how pale she is. :) He lost a lot of his colour by the time he left. hehe, that's what Canada will do to you! I told him that it's our way of blending in with our wintery surroundings. :P
Watching the tail end of a beautiful prairie sunset...beautiful and COLD!!!!!
Here is a little fun with icicles. Eventually he broke it over his knee but really wasn't expecting it to be so fragile!
Such a blessing to spend time together.
Just like old times!
Salena and Cadence. They're both so cute!
It was so cool for Salena to finally meet Lisa, Paul and Cadence. at the same time it was a little strange for my two worlds to be colliding.
A little "dancing" fun in Lisa and Paul's basement.
Brown Victor and White Cadence.
Can't pass up the opportunity to show of a picture with my beautiful niece!
She's just so darn cute!!!!!!!!
Checking out Dad's train layout in the basement.
Posing before heading to the airport.
I miss them both so much right now!
My smile is forced. I hate saying good-bye!
I really like this picture!!!! I took it and it turned out on the first try!My little piece of Brazil has gone home :'(
I'm skipping an entire month here but since this is fresh on my heart I'm going to write about it. Vitinho went home this weekend.
My life feels so empty right now. For the last month I have had my little Brazilian brother here to annoy me, make me laugh, make me cry, make me think, to play with, to fight with, to have an amazing amount of fun with! Now he is gone and it is incredibly sad!
We drove to Saskatoon on Friday evening. I think that drive is my favorite memory of his entire stay. We had a great conversation about life, both his and mine. Victor has taught me a lot of different things since I met him three and a half years ago. A few things stick out in my mind, the first being Portuguese. He has helped me so much with my struggle with that crazy language. He has also taught me a lot about myself. Sometimes I don't like to hear the advice that he tries to give me, but sometimes it is really powerful advice and very meaningful to me. I admire Vitinho's love for God and his desire to see His church healthy and strong. I realized that I am blessed to be studying in the environment that I am. Western is a wonderful Christian community that I am blessed with. Victor doesn't have that kind of community where he studies. It is quite the opposite actually and I am very proud of his strength in not succumbing to the peer pressure that he experiences there. Victor is a light for the Lord in his college and I am so proud of my little brother!!!!!
When we got to Saskatoon we stopped by my mom's work so that Victor could say good-bye. There's a picture of the two of them but I need to wait for Vitinho to e-mail it to me. It made me want to cry to see them saying good-bye. I am so thankful that Victor was able to meet my family and see my world here in Canada. I really hope that one day I will be able to take my mom with me to Brazil so that she can meet my Brazilian family and see my Brazilian world!
Once we got to the farm we spent some time visiting with my dad and brother. I think it was around 11:30, 12:00 when Victor started to get organized to pack. He seemed to think that he would just pack in the morning but I put my foot down, not wanting to deal with that kind of last minute stress. I think that in the end he was thankful that he packed Friday night because it took him waaaay longer than he had thought it would. I must admit I wasn't much help when it came to packing as I pretty much laid down on the bed and slept as he packed and repacked everything trying to get it all to fit. Oh how I hate packing, especially for international trips! There's always too much stuff and not enough room or weight allowance!
Morning came way too soon for my liking! I hadn't been getting enough sleep during the entire time he was here and it has been showing recently. I easily could have slept in on Saturday morning but it wasn't to be. There were a few last minute things to be done like visiting my dad's train store which Vitinho still had not seen and one last tromp through the snow. Last Wednesday's Blizzard that hit Saskatoon was helpful for this as there was plenty of large snowbanks for Vitinho to choose from. He waded his way through the one behind the house and unfortunately I am also waiting for those pictures to be emailed as well. He also left a lovely snow angel in front of the house. I admit I am impressed at how well my little Brazilian brother withstood the deep freeze that we call Canada. My face was frozen by the time I went back in and he had a look of complete delight as he fell back into the snow drift and explained in Portuguese "How Delicious!"
After loading the carefully packed luggage into the car we were off! A quick stop at Tony Roma's for lunch has made it the official "traditional feeding hole before taking people to the airport" as it was the same thing Victor, Salena and I ate before taking Salena to the airport.
I have realized that it is an extremely BAD idea to take someone to the airport by yourself because it is completely too depressing to leave by yourself afterwards. Victor and I shared some tearful good-byes before he finally went through the security check-point and off into no-man's land. I am undecided about my opinion of the Saskatoon airport's glass wall. In one way it's nice to be able to see your loved one while they wait to board their flight but in another way it simply drags out your good-bye in an even more painful way as you can look at them but can't speak to them or hug them one last time which I had such an awful desire to do. At the same time I couldn't just get up and leave either. It felt completely wrong, I mean he was the one leaving Canada so I couldn't be the one to leave first...or at least that's how it felt. So there I sat watching him for a good half an hour before he actually boarded his plane. How frustrating!!! I also know what it's like to be on the other side of the glass saying good-bye, also not so much fun!
As I walked back to the car I felt sick. No more Victor in the seat next to me...instead just an empty winter coat and a pair of mittens. The worst was probably getting back to the farm and seeing his little footprints in the snow but knowing that he wasn't there to make and more. His snow angel, a harsh reminder of his absence. Victor was here for a month but now that he's gone home he has left a huge void in my life and heart. It sounds as if I am talking about a death. Victor is definitely not dead but my heart feels like it is in mourning.
It seemed easier coming home to my apartment yesterday. Maybe because we spent less time here in Regina than in Saskatoon. Then when I talked to him on the phone it got worse. Maybe more so last night when I talked to him on MSN. I am thankful for the Christian community that I am a part of here at the school. The one problem, which really isn't a problem when I think about it, is that people can see when you are sad. I ended up crying 4 different times this morning at school. I held it together during class but 2 different people stopped me before chapel and had me shedding tears. Then after chapel 2 more times. I don't like to show emotion in public but since coming back from Brazil a year and a half ago I really seem to wear my heart on my sleeve. I haven't decided if that is a good thing or not yet.
Ok, this has been a long post with no pictures. Hopefully Vitinho will send me the pictures from his last few days soon so i can add them here. And eventually I am going to write about the adventures that I shared with my little Brazilian brother over the holidays and I'll post pictures along the way. If you think of it, say a prayer for me as I get back into the grind of school and get used to not having Vitinho here with me. And pray for him as he adjusts to being back home in the land of heat and humidity.
My life feels so empty right now. For the last month I have had my little Brazilian brother here to annoy me, make me laugh, make me cry, make me think, to play with, to fight with, to have an amazing amount of fun with! Now he is gone and it is incredibly sad!
We drove to Saskatoon on Friday evening. I think that drive is my favorite memory of his entire stay. We had a great conversation about life, both his and mine. Victor has taught me a lot of different things since I met him three and a half years ago. A few things stick out in my mind, the first being Portuguese. He has helped me so much with my struggle with that crazy language. He has also taught me a lot about myself. Sometimes I don't like to hear the advice that he tries to give me, but sometimes it is really powerful advice and very meaningful to me. I admire Vitinho's love for God and his desire to see His church healthy and strong. I realized that I am blessed to be studying in the environment that I am. Western is a wonderful Christian community that I am blessed with. Victor doesn't have that kind of community where he studies. It is quite the opposite actually and I am very proud of his strength in not succumbing to the peer pressure that he experiences there. Victor is a light for the Lord in his college and I am so proud of my little brother!!!!!
When we got to Saskatoon we stopped by my mom's work so that Victor could say good-bye. There's a picture of the two of them but I need to wait for Vitinho to e-mail it to me. It made me want to cry to see them saying good-bye. I am so thankful that Victor was able to meet my family and see my world here in Canada. I really hope that one day I will be able to take my mom with me to Brazil so that she can meet my Brazilian family and see my Brazilian world!
Once we got to the farm we spent some time visiting with my dad and brother. I think it was around 11:30, 12:00 when Victor started to get organized to pack. He seemed to think that he would just pack in the morning but I put my foot down, not wanting to deal with that kind of last minute stress. I think that in the end he was thankful that he packed Friday night because it took him waaaay longer than he had thought it would. I must admit I wasn't much help when it came to packing as I pretty much laid down on the bed and slept as he packed and repacked everything trying to get it all to fit. Oh how I hate packing, especially for international trips! There's always too much stuff and not enough room or weight allowance!
Morning came way too soon for my liking! I hadn't been getting enough sleep during the entire time he was here and it has been showing recently. I easily could have slept in on Saturday morning but it wasn't to be. There were a few last minute things to be done like visiting my dad's train store which Vitinho still had not seen and one last tromp through the snow. Last Wednesday's Blizzard that hit Saskatoon was helpful for this as there was plenty of large snowbanks for Vitinho to choose from. He waded his way through the one behind the house and unfortunately I am also waiting for those pictures to be emailed as well. He also left a lovely snow angel in front of the house. I admit I am impressed at how well my little Brazilian brother withstood the deep freeze that we call Canada. My face was frozen by the time I went back in and he had a look of complete delight as he fell back into the snow drift and explained in Portuguese "How Delicious!"
After loading the carefully packed luggage into the car we were off! A quick stop at Tony Roma's for lunch has made it the official "traditional feeding hole before taking people to the airport" as it was the same thing Victor, Salena and I ate before taking Salena to the airport.
I have realized that it is an extremely BAD idea to take someone to the airport by yourself because it is completely too depressing to leave by yourself afterwards. Victor and I shared some tearful good-byes before he finally went through the security check-point and off into no-man's land. I am undecided about my opinion of the Saskatoon airport's glass wall. In one way it's nice to be able to see your loved one while they wait to board their flight but in another way it simply drags out your good-bye in an even more painful way as you can look at them but can't speak to them or hug them one last time which I had such an awful desire to do. At the same time I couldn't just get up and leave either. It felt completely wrong, I mean he was the one leaving Canada so I couldn't be the one to leave first...or at least that's how it felt. So there I sat watching him for a good half an hour before he actually boarded his plane. How frustrating!!! I also know what it's like to be on the other side of the glass saying good-bye, also not so much fun!
As I walked back to the car I felt sick. No more Victor in the seat next to me...instead just an empty winter coat and a pair of mittens. The worst was probably getting back to the farm and seeing his little footprints in the snow but knowing that he wasn't there to make and more. His snow angel, a harsh reminder of his absence. Victor was here for a month but now that he's gone home he has left a huge void in my life and heart. It sounds as if I am talking about a death. Victor is definitely not dead but my heart feels like it is in mourning.
It seemed easier coming home to my apartment yesterday. Maybe because we spent less time here in Regina than in Saskatoon. Then when I talked to him on the phone it got worse. Maybe more so last night when I talked to him on MSN. I am thankful for the Christian community that I am a part of here at the school. The one problem, which really isn't a problem when I think about it, is that people can see when you are sad. I ended up crying 4 different times this morning at school. I held it together during class but 2 different people stopped me before chapel and had me shedding tears. Then after chapel 2 more times. I don't like to show emotion in public but since coming back from Brazil a year and a half ago I really seem to wear my heart on my sleeve. I haven't decided if that is a good thing or not yet.
Ok, this has been a long post with no pictures. Hopefully Vitinho will send me the pictures from his last few days soon so i can add them here. And eventually I am going to write about the adventures that I shared with my little Brazilian brother over the holidays and I'll post pictures along the way. If you think of it, say a prayer for me as I get back into the grind of school and get used to not having Vitinho here with me. And pray for him as he adjusts to being back home in the land of heat and humidity.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
In desperate need of some Catch-up blogging!
So my last post was about musical....that seems like forever ago!!!! I mentioned that I would be getting some photos of the performance of musical to post for all you wonderful bloggers to see but I have yet to accomplish that and am wondering if I ever will...perhaps, they just may never end up posted on this blog. haha! So I feel the need to summarize what's been going on in life since that last post, but oh where to start??? And what if I forget something??? And the fact that it is impossible to do it all Justice! Oh the stress and the pressure i am feeling over this silly blog. I don't have time to blog!!! Whatever!
Here it goes, a summary of my holidays:
I was very blessed to have my good friend Salena Hazel come up for a visit. Salena and I lived and worked together in Itu, Brazil for two years. The last time I had seen her was a year and half ago when we left Brazil and moved back to our respective countries. (She is American). Salena flew in on Friday December 15th and was able to stay until Tuesday December 19th. I can't even put into words how wonderful it was to see her again and catch up with each other. It has been WAY too long. I think that it's absolutely stupid that she and I do't talk on the phone more often then we do. I need to improve that since I have such a good long distance plan...YAY for YACK! Anyway, my adopted Brazilian brother Vitinho flew in on Sunday December 17th. Salena and I had been plotting how we were going to surprise him at the airport because we had kept it a secret from him that she was going to be here...:)
Mom was with us at the airport and the plan was that Vitinho and I would pose for a picture and mom would actually be taking a video when Salena came up from Behind him. Long story short, there is no video but we have this super fun picture of the three of us. :)
It was so good having Salena here!!!! It was the best Christmas present ever!!!! I'm glad that she and I got to spend some time together before Victor got here, it was a special time with just the two of us. It was super fun to surprise the socks off of Victor too! The look on his face was priceless when she tapped him on the shoulder and asked what time it was in Portuguese! Good times!!! I did not do a whole lot of sleeping while Salena was here. Instead we did a whole lot of visiting and laughing!!!!
The time she was here was short but the memories will last a lifetime! There is so much to say but I'll save that for another time. This post is already about three weeks late. hahaha
Here it goes, a summary of my holidays:
I was very blessed to have my good friend Salena Hazel come up for a visit. Salena and I lived and worked together in Itu, Brazil for two years. The last time I had seen her was a year and half ago when we left Brazil and moved back to our respective countries. (She is American). Salena flew in on Friday December 15th and was able to stay until Tuesday December 19th. I can't even put into words how wonderful it was to see her again and catch up with each other. It has been WAY too long. I think that it's absolutely stupid that she and I do't talk on the phone more often then we do. I need to improve that since I have such a good long distance plan...YAY for YACK! Anyway, my adopted Brazilian brother Vitinho flew in on Sunday December 17th. Salena and I had been plotting how we were going to surprise him at the airport because we had kept it a secret from him that she was going to be here...:)
Mom was with us at the airport and the plan was that Vitinho and I would pose for a picture and mom would actually be taking a video when Salena came up from Behind him. Long story short, there is no video but we have this super fun picture of the three of us. :)
It was so good having Salena here!!!! It was the best Christmas present ever!!!! I'm glad that she and I got to spend some time together before Victor got here, it was a special time with just the two of us. It was super fun to surprise the socks off of Victor too! The look on his face was priceless when she tapped him on the shoulder and asked what time it was in Portuguese! Good times!!! I did not do a whole lot of sleeping while Salena was here. Instead we did a whole lot of visiting and laughing!!!!
The time she was here was short but the memories will last a lifetime! There is so much to say but I'll save that for another time. This post is already about three weeks late. hahaha
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