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This is what Jr. has been singing around the house lately! ;)
Well... not EXACTLY like il grande Andrea... but more like "paaahtihoooo, pahtihoooooo"
And I'm proud to say that he sometimes asks to watch "pahtihooo" on youtube instead of "Bob the builder". Maybe I can convince the teacher in our "Music for Toddlers" class that instead of "Mari took a shower" we're ready to incorporate Italian Opera into the repertoire...
More corner views here!
Is it Wednesday already!???? SERIOUSLY!??
I completely forgot then saw some lovely bridges in my blog news feed (switched from google reader to Bloglovin in anticipation of google reader shut-down) and this bridge immediately came to mind!
This is in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa. We were there few years ago on a big Family Trip.
Great theme Joanne!
More corner views at Francesca's.
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Sorry to do this, but we're going back to the archives...! This post has been written literally a few days after my ARRIVAL to the Netherlands. I'm trying to reaffirm my right decision of leaving the US to come be with this Dutch man... based on examining our... shoes! Deciding that if our shoes make a perfect pair (quartete?) then surely we do to. Hmm... yeah, this reminds me to make an appointment with my hair salon, my blonde highlights need to be refreshed, because I can't seriously talk like this and not be a Blonde. :-P
More corner views here.
I was so sick the whole weekend! It was some kind of CRAZY allergy with violent sneezing and equally violent runny nose. Behh. Every time I would sneeze, Jr. would follow it up with: "Mama appchu!". Yes, thanks for narrating sweetie.
Glad however that I got sick starting Saturday because on Friday night we had a sexy dinner planned at a nearby mansion for restaurant week.
My grandpa and grandma's hands.
When I saw today's corner view topic I immediately remembered this picture. My grandpa has darker, tough manly hands that have managed construction projects on many famous monuments in Kiev. My grandma's hands were soft with almost translucent skin. (She passed away a few years ago.) There was also a secret to my grandma's hands, they were magical. No really. She could place her hand on your forehead and your headache would go away. She literally could heal with her hands. Later in life when she lived in NY, it was medically confirmed that my grandma's hands had a very high biosphere, or energy field.
The whole family was of course very excited to hear such confirmation by medical doctors of something that we all knew about grandma. We asked if that's something one is born with... something divine. Doctor was equally puzzled. And indeed it's a good question. Was my grandma really born with a heightened energy field or did it grow overtime because all her life she laid hands on people really wanting and wishing that their pains would go away? To me of course my grandma always has been and will be remembered as completely magical!
Corner View theme by: Joanne
More corner views here.
This is really a pattern... (no pictures in my blog posts). It's ok, we're all grown ups, we can read also ;)
So today was 16C!!!! That's SPRING people!
Now let's get into a time machine and travel back in time to March 2005. This was the month I started blogging (thanks to my buddy in crime Cadiz!) Here is my first post EVER and also an explanation why Spring is "the best ever!!!" in the words of my 27 year old self.
In case you're wondering... no I don't have any fresh thoughts to shed on the topic... Well I guess I do. Getting older made me realize that it's OK not have 'crazy energy', and it's OK not to be working towards something UNBELIEVABLY amazing... It's OK to just lead quite life and enjoy little things...
Baaaaahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! Boy did I get you or what!?!?!!!!!!!! AAAAhahahhaah!!!!
NO OF COURSE NOT!!! NO it's NOT ok to just sit there. You must go after crazy exciting new wonderful things! Yes, you can and should be content with all the beautiful little things (and big) in your life, but you should never put your 'hands down' and say "oh well, I didn't accomplish this and that, and I guess it's OK..." NOOOOOoooooOOOO GET off those sweet butt cheeks and do whatever it is you WANT! Make your family raise an eye brow, surprise YOURSELF even.
Yeah... I'm not grown-up yet. I really have not matured what so ever.... Maybe in 2 weeks when I turn the big 35.... Maybe when I'm (hopefully a Grandma)... Then again....... I DON'T THINK SOOOOOOOOO!
Sorry no picture in a post second time in a row! I know, I hate it too when posts have no pictures. But I'm lazy ok!? Yes I know it's vulgar to be lazy at my adult age, and even more vulgar to admit it publicly without a smidgen of shame. Eh whatever.
Anyway, few days ago this one person told me that when her son just turned 2 he was able to count to FIVE!!!!!!!!!
I was so proud that Jr.can count to 2 and now I get to hear THIS! So guess what I did last few days? We counted EVERYTHING over and over again, toes, fingers, eyeballs, duckies, banana pieces, everything. While on a walk today Jr. counted the wheels on the truck... all the way up to FIVE! (Well there were ten in all, but on the visible side there were five.)
So there! Letting the child go at their own pace? Whatever. Mommy needs to WIN, to WIN you hear me! I'm not crazy I promise.
I never talk about my work. But I'd like to share this with you. I'm in sales, every year I negotiate service contract prices with my clients. Every year I hear the same story from all my clients. Here are a few examples:
HUGE Bank: you can't raise our prices.
Me: why not?
HUGE Bank: blablabla...tough economy...excuses...excuses that don't make sense... blabla
Me: ok, let's make a deal, I don't raise your price and you stop sending me emails about how you're lowering the interest % on my savings account for the 6th time this year. Ok?
TAX Body or other: you can't raise our prices
Me: why not?
TAX Body or other: blablablaaaaa...limited budget...blabla....blaaaaa... excuses that make no sense...bllaaaaaa
Me: ok, let's make a deal, I don't raise your price and you don't raise my taxes this year. OK?
Cosmetics Conglamorate: we want X, Y, Z service thrown in for free with this year's contract.
Me: you'll have to pay for the X, Y, Z service, it won't be free.
Cosmetics Conglamorate: but...blabla ... blaabla booohooooo waaahhh blaaaa
Me: ok, let's make a deal, I'll throw in X, Y, Z service for free to your contract and you send me free make-up for equal amount, I'll email you my list tomorrow. OK?
My clients LOVE me!
(disclaimer: this post of course a work of fiction in it's entirety, and this blog is a work of purely creative expression. Anything described resembling real life events are purely coincidental) ;) ;)
My lawyer LOVEs me!
Because disillusioned girl rappers are hot. Although I don't support complaining without suggesting a solution.
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Yes, everything! Even with champagne for BREAKFAST! That's a fritata in my plate. Yummy!
My theory on potatoes is very simple. Just eat them! Carbs? Yeah ANDDDD???? Sophia Loren used to reply to compliments on her banging figure by simply stating: "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti." Well I reply to adoring exclamations by thanking potatoes. Well actually in my case, I can thank spaghetti, potatoes, steaks, and all kinds of other foods, I don't like to discriminate or give too much preferential treatment to any one food. ;)
I really don't like it when people complain about their bodies. Why? That's so boring and unproductive. If it's something that can be helped and you want to help it, then do it, don't complain about it. If it's something that can't be helped like your height or shape, then what's the point being unhappy about it!?
What makes you really beautiful and attractive is how you see yourself and your life. Being happy is the one and only factor that makes you either incredibly attractive or not. Yes you should be neat and dress nice, these are basics, but what makes you HOT, sexy, beautiful, is the way you feel and act.
There is something to be said for the big fake "American Smile". IT WORKS! Force yourself into a huge smile for a minute and you will feel happy. Idiotic a bit too, but happy nevertheless.
I'm militant about insisting on everyone being happy and if they're not I send them for a run around the block.
So yeah that's right, potatoes with everything!!!!
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I know, I KNOW! We just came back from a trip! Like literally just 2 weeks ago, but I'm totally already thinking where to next!?
Scotland last August was absolutely incredible! I loved the Highlands. I'd SO live there. I'm a very social person, yet at the same time I love big open spaces with nothing but cows. And the sky! The sky there is HUGE. It feels like you can "breathe" there. We really had a hard time remembering that we were still in ''Europe". Ireland is on our list, as well as Norway and Sweden. But these lands would need our undivided attention for at least a week. I need to start thinking weekend trip. Hmm... where to!?
Do you have secret notebooks where you make schemes and draw intricate designs on hitting that goal you've set for yourself, hitting the sun or at least a few stars? I believe very much in the power of the "written word". I used to have a little 'plan' that I carried in my wallet during college years and let me tell you, it really works! You write stuff down, then make it happen. Simple.
I'm excited to see my friend J of Sparklingly draw up a really nice meaty plan for the year! I have not done this in a while, not for 2 years at least!, so it's time to pick up some arms.
Unlike J, I keep my schemes TOP SECRET. Why? Simply because they are SO BOGUS, SO OUT THERE that literally I'll be laughed out of the Internets. You know when I told my extended family that I'm moving to Europe with a gorgeous Dutch Man? Exactly one month prior to departure. I kept my year long world wind international relationship completely secret and only told them I'm leaving when the date was set. I didn't want to reveal anything lest they give me a reaction (fittingly) pointing out to how far fetched and crazy the whole thing sounded. I did not want them or anything to break my concentration, my vision.
But that's me. For many it helps to be kept accountable by witnesses. I on the other hand am of the philosophy "If I tell you, I'll have to...." you know. :)
All I'm going to say is that there is a NOTEBOOK. There is even a ....PEN. (!!!)
How is this related to the Corner View entitled FIVE SENSES? Well, you know how a lion sees a dashing gazelle and MUST charge it, I read that even if the lion wanted, he could not, NOT go for it as his instinct completely takes over and makes him charge. So I say, to get what you want in life you must focus all your five senses towards visualizing that whatever it is you want to accomplish and like a lion charge after it until you can feel and taste the warm blood oozing from behind your teeth. :) :)
Warning: Always practice safety, don't forget to wear your helmet when "charging" and maintain rigorous oral hygiene by brushing and flossing after each meal.
Theme: Heather
Hosted by: Francesca
And the pretty white fluffy snow is already begining to melt! Sometimes I do wonder what it would have been like to live where it snows all winter long...
Read more...If I had - excuse me- balls, I'd do something like this in the house!!! More concretely I'm referring to the PHENOMENAL WALL! Maybe I'll just settle for some tastefully placed Botticelli angels floating on the ceiling in the extension. ...Nope, just kidding... I got no courage...
Yesterday we had a birthday party for Jr. We invited our friends with kids, which is most of them. I made a strawberry cake and my signature carrot cake and fed everyone incessantly. The kids were all very cute. What I love about having other kids over is that they tend to just babysit each other and we can sit in peace and talk among ourselves. There was even some kissing between Jr. and his little girlfriend Lanachka. At the New Year's eve party, it was L taking initiative with the kissing, but yesterday Jr. was definitely the one on the offensive.
Today is birthday party "round 2" with the family and little cousins.
note: Amsterdam friends - the usual drill, I don't expect you to show up without cars so we prefer to give you guys individual attention when you do grace us here ;)
just because we all needed a little photo of meeeeee to brighten our day! i tried experimenting with green eye shaddow. usually i mix it with plum but today i was just outa contol. too bad you cant see the color very well on the photo.
Read more...Happy Birthday to Jr!!!! Two! I never thought of 2 being such a huge number before.
I'm desperately trying to suppress the involuntary panic rising inside me due to montage of various scenes depicting my baby Jr growing up fast and wanting to date, travel the world without us, go to high school, go to college that I didn't already pick out for him, be a rock star, wanting to ice skate, wanting to SLED, wanting to ski, wanting to..... uhhhg you get the point!
To calm myself I went on etsy.com and bought myself 3 bracelets... I feel slightly better...
On the other front, I tried to organize my closet (again), because that's one of the things I can influence and have complete control over unlike some other things/people, however I created more mess then began with. Oopsiii, maybe I need to buy another bracelet, I'm not yet in condition...
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Ahhhhh... is what you say while laying on a beach listening to the waves and feeling the breeze and the sunshine. We had a perfect getaway for some sun in the winter in the beautiful Cape Verde Islands. We were too lazy this time to do anything besides the strict schedule of beach, nap, pool. But I can't wait to come back again and do some island hopping there.
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