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I did a lot this weekend.....it went by way too fast. Friday night I cooked Picadillo for Elaine. It turned out better than I thought, but not exactly what I wanted. Saturday we went to City Streets, and Sunday we went to the Stock Yards.
More pics on my MSN page...
Sunday was pretty sad. At 12:00pm she got on my computer to webcam with her family. When she started the cam there were about 15-20 of her family there waiting to talk to her...she just started crying. It made me feel really sad. They were able to talk to her and she could listen...they got to meet me and her cousin was joking around calling me names and stuff...it was funny. But, I felt really, really sad.
It's different with me because the only family I'm close with are my Parents and siblings...I don't have much. And I could see myself not seeing them for long periods of time without getting too emotional. So, seeing this emotion really struck me. In Brazil, like most other cultures, an entire extended family lives in the same city between the same houses for generations. Family is really, really close, and no one moves out until they get married...and even then it's still in the same place.
It has made me think, and her as well, about the future. We told ourselves not too, but I have my plans here, and she has her plans there...much more ambitious than mine, but my plans are still valid. Luckily my excuse to ignore these feelings is that it's only been 3 months...seems longer...but that stuff I'll worry about later.
Friday afternoon we leave for Austin...I already got my Hotel booked. I can't wait.
More pics on my MSN page...
Sunday was pretty sad. At 12:00pm she got on my computer to webcam with her family. When she started the cam there were about 15-20 of her family there waiting to talk to her...she just started crying. It made me feel really sad. They were able to talk to her and she could listen...they got to meet me and her cousin was joking around calling me names and stuff...it was funny. But, I felt really, really sad.
It's different with me because the only family I'm close with are my Parents and siblings...I don't have much. And I could see myself not seeing them for long periods of time without getting too emotional. So, seeing this emotion really struck me. In Brazil, like most other cultures, an entire extended family lives in the same city between the same houses for generations. Family is really, really close, and no one moves out until they get married...and even then it's still in the same place.
It has made me think, and her as well, about the future. We told ourselves not too, but I have my plans here, and she has her plans there...much more ambitious than mine, but my plans are still valid. Luckily my excuse to ignore these feelings is that it's only been 3 months...seems longer...but that stuff I'll worry about later.
Friday afternoon we leave for Austin...I already got my Hotel booked. I can't wait.