So it's a fact after all. That email wasn't true. I received an email the other day from a good friend of mine in Chicago {we've known each other for 27 years now} and this email was about.. yes, you guessed. A potential presidential candidate by the name of Barack Obama whom alot of people think that because he has a weird name, he must be Muslim or whatever. Well, this is what politics is about: defaming one another & trying to be on top, of course. But, once I saw this article, http://www.newsweek.com/id/91424 I put all my doubts to the side. Truth be told, I will need to follow the primaries closely & put more thought into this crucial decision of whom to vote for. (whether I like politics or not). People @ work all have interesting differing opinions. I know which ones are Obama fans or Hillary fans. I won't know who to vote for till I pay attention to those boring, long debates where they all make funny faces & pretend to care about what the other is saying. Fact is, I just want a president who will be able to run the country the way it needs to be run! We want LOVE not WAR. We want PEACE & I want it this year not in 4 more years and 10,000 dead soldiers later.
Anyway, thank God it's Friday. This week marked the official end of Christmas for us. The tree was put back in the attic, the icicle lights & all our Xmas stuff from inside & outside the house has been put away as of today. Which, in just 10 short months, will be coming out again. (We always decorate on Thanksgiving, after dinner). Out here, Christmas season isnt over till the day after "Three Kings Day" which we just observed this past Sunday the 6th. And yes, before you ask or wonder, the kids DID receive more gifts that day (toys, of course). And not to mention, we had a "Three Kings Party" in my community as well. I mean, hey, when u live in a community full of Ricans & latinos, it's all about PARTAYZ! Live music (Merengue & Salsa), lechón, arroz-con-gandules, guineitos,chicken, etc. etc.. flan, pudín. (all of it was free, as usual). The best part was, the atmosphere. It was the best place to be on such a special day with your family. It felt like being back @ the island (Puerto Rico). For real, I'm not kidding. I was wishing some of my family could've been there w/us just enjoying it all & dancing & not worrying about a thing!............. But, with all the new toys, bicycles (or in my case, scooter), and high-tech gadgets that were found under the Xmas tree, now comes the hard part.... the assembly! Do you read the instruction manual? Or, are you like my husband who will try to get it all done w/o the help of the manuals. It usually goes like this: "OK, this goes here, that goes there. What's THIS for?" and then, my favorite "Aida, can u check the manual & see what this is for?" HA! Is that all I'm good for around here?" Just kidding. But there's one area in our life that we cant afford to wing. OUR FAMILY. We all do the best we can, but sometimes we need help from the experts. No matter how many kids you have or how much experience we have or if we've gone thru it already. And that's where my aunt comes in. She raised me well & so what that she lives all the way up North in Chicago. I call her "almost" on a daily basis. Just to talk or even for yummy recipes but especially for home remedies when one of us is sick & what-not. But, just to conclude my post for today (which I'm surprised is rather long): Patience is all it takes sometimes.
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That party sounds like so much fun. I'm so glad that you have a good community of people around you.
We miss you a lot.
As far as Obama or Hillary? I think they are two really good choices and I'd be happy to vote for either one, but I have to admit that I'm kind of favoring Hillary lately.
We miss u 2! We had plans 2 travel up North this past Thanxgiving but my sister in law's husband passed away (advanced cancer). It was sad, and we had alot of visit & sleepovers, of course. But, let's see for this year!
I agree with you about just wanting someone who will run the country the best way. I can get overboard with my politics sometimes, but all in all, I want my tax dollars to stop going towards bombing other countries.
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