Today is my Dad’s birthday. He is 64 years of age.
He is a tough guy. He has endured the hardest situations on his life. He never lost his faith. As my mom always says: He had to hang on something after all he is been trough.
I admire him, he was/is always my hero! I wish I was there to celebrate!!
Happy Birthday!!!
I became a fan of Nicholas Sparks since I saw the movie The notebook. I haven’t read much of his books: Dear John, The Choice, Safe Haven and I already bought A bend in the road.
All of his books have the same history line, a Spark’s boy meets a girl and they fell in love. All of the books, I read, have some kind of tragedy involved.
This book is a little bit different. There are two storylines that merge in the book final pages. One history is about an abused woman on the run (if you read the Three Sisters Island Trilogy by Nora Roberts, you will find a lot of common things between the two books). The second history is about a widower who raises his kids alone after the death of his wife.
But what really caught my attention was Jo’s character. She was the one who made the book all worth reading. She is this mysterious woman who becomes really good friend with Katie (the woman on the run). The end is breathtaking.
Anyways, what are your thoughts on Spark’s books?
This sentence has been my Mantra for the last past few weeks.
Late November, Hubby still didn’t know what he would do after the launch of the last car. If we lived by rumors, we would have packed our house at least three times during the year.
By mid December, the final decision was made and they decided he will stay working in the São Paulo unit for the next 18 months.
Truth be told, I didn’t want to move again. I know it would be a huge adventure to move for 20/24 months in another city or country, but I’m tired of moving. I just want to stay put for at least 5 years. We haven’t move in the last three and a half years, which is GREAT. We will have our 10th anniversary in February. And in 10 years, we moved 5 times. So, as for now, we will be leaving in the HUGE city.
But, in the auto-industry, with these decisions come trips or better yet long trips. This means, Hubby will be going to France for three weeks on Saturday. And I can’t go, because I have to work.
Needless to say, I’m not happy.
I really don’t mind stay alone during the week, but on weekends it is tough. When we lived in Bahia, he traveled A LOT overseas, I mean at least twice a year, he would stay 3 to 6 weeks every time. But in Bahia, I had a support system. I had really close working friends, I had my “foster” family and I had Hubby’s Boss and his wife, who called me at least three times a week to check up on me.
This time around, I don’t have support system. I have only one friend I can count on it (If you are reading this, you know who you are). So, it will be a hard month for me.
When I tell people, we live this type of life. People look at me and say how can you handle it? I really don’t know what to answer. The only thing I can say is: He never hid from me his life was crazy like that and when I got married with him, I decided to embrace it with him ; )
To help me pass the time faster, I am already planning my weekend carefully. I will be doing a lot of cleaning and organizing, and reading the books I already bought.
Right now, I am waiting for him to get ready and I will drive him to the airport.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
The New Revised Standard Version of Matthew 2:1-12 describes the visit of the Magi:
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together the entire chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.'" Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage." When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another path.
They are mentioned twice shortly thereafter, in reference to their avoidance of Herod after seeing Jesus, and what Herod had learned from their earlier meeting.
We, Brazilians, inherited this day celebration from our colonizers. We keep the Christmas decorations until today, or better yet, until tomorrow. And we celebrate with a good meal where you HAVE TO HAVE lentils to bring luck and fortune. We eat pomegranate and we save three seeds for the entire year. And last but not least, we share a piece of Kings’ Cake.
So, Happy Wise Men Day!!!
