Sunday, January 17, 2010

Miami connection

I've finally found the time to sit and write down a little bit... And I am also posting some of the pictures I took while holidaying in Miami...maybe not the bests, but I like them...


It's a perfect place for shopping... in fact I came back with another suitcase (small one) full of shoes, dresses and presents for my family. My friends came back with 45 extra kilos!!!!!




What happened in this trip? I shall start with the worst part...so after that things can only get better.... :-)

As I advanced, the people who we were supposed to meet failed us, but not from the very beginning, that we could have had time to react and change plans. They had us half alive half dead, we'll make it in two days... so gave us hope and then stubborn us again... over and over...
I am very mad at this people, well not mad, the word is sad. If someone knows that is going to fail, please be clear and let people live. Not being clear can ruin a holiday...and more than that.


All that, plus a previous misunderstanding that happened the very first day, while this people picked us up in the airport; and the following day, that took us to a birthday celebration in a Limo... made my friend and her boyfriend break up theur 2 years relationship...






OK. I know I'm not being clear, but as is not my story but my friend's I don't feel free to explain all details, if she ever reads it she could get mad. I can only say that this guy that had invited us, seemed that had a crush on her... so he made strange moves -approaching- during the first days before he abandoned us, and those actions plus the further lack of accomplishment of the promises made lead to a hard situation between this couple.
We tried to take all what happened in the best possible mood, but was not easy. I mean if we had had the ability to react before, maybe we could have enjoyed the trip and forget abut everything. But to those situations we ad they left us alone, my friend's boyfriend thought it was due to that he was there, that if he had not travelled with us, all plans would have hapened... so with this clues...I guess you can see what kind of problems arised...
What I can say is that my friend, she's one of the sweetest persons I've ever met. She was madly in love with her boyfriend; that he has a gealousy problem because she did not know anything, neither I, and we all were so surprised that a person supposed to be a friend did that.

Here's a view of miami center, I took it from the metro!




Typical...South beach front line.... we were staying in a very nice hotel in Collins Avenue, we could go walking wherever we wanted to, and had the beach almost in front!




Miami has a lot of day and night life, in la Española way and Lincon Av. there's a lot of nice restaurants and places to go. My friend were crazy for tatoo's, so we had to pay a visit to Miami Ink.
Although we were that far from home...I did not miss any Barça game...watched them in the Barça supporters place in coral gables, a place call fritzz or something like this, was amazing...




Coral Gables, Coconut Grove..all is so nice... I love houses by the sea... find them just amazing!!






One of the hot night spots we went to was the Delano, very nice hotel with great restaurant. We had dinner there and after partied outside, by the pool, here's a view of the hotel from the gardens.




We were sitted by a well known NY socialite...Ms. Jocelyn Wildestein... my friends did not know who she was, they just told me ....have you seen that woman's face??? I looked and inmediately recognized her and told them who she was, and minutes after you could see all the waiters and people in other tables looking at her...she's easy to recognize...


The inside....






Last time I was in Florida did not travel to the Keys, so this time we did. A long and beautiful road surrounded by the ocean in both sides.






And we finally arrived to Key West, a very quiet and nice place...






We went also to the everglades, but no pictures available as I had no battery, so I've to exchange pictures with my friends...


I'm not very inspired those days, although have good material to write about...and is due to stress... I've not had a very good week, and I was already told I'm going to have a crazy january and february...I really really need another job...

That's why I did not write before.. strange because I love to talk and to write, to express myself.


Sunday, January 10, 2010

Pout-pourri

Well… I do not even know how to start…

Florida? Work? Desert Mister-y? Possible New Flame?


I’ll advance a little bit of everything, and later shall explain widely story by story; hopefully I’ll have a little more time next weeks…

Florida….Dream and Nightmare at the same time...






Dream? Yes finally my holidays arrived and we three departed from Madrid, very happy altogether thinking on how much fun we were going to have… it all promised that… until we got there…

At the beginning we stayed in Fort Lauderdale and after few days we moved to Miami, Fort is a very quiet place, not what we were looking for, although was the place were some of the people we were supposed t meet lived.

Miami is a very nice city with a lot of life and nightlife, I love it, and in fact we had a good time despite….

Nightmare? Yes…because all we were supposed to do with some friends…failed…but in a strange way…plans were postponed from Sunday to Wednesday, from Wednesday to Friday, to next Sunday and uuhh oohhh we were leaving on Tuesday… so you can imagine that 10 days in Miami is too much, I mean, 4/5 days living a full is a blast, but 10 days, making plans just for 2 days because the next one you were supposed to live to Bahamas, and then not and another 2 days…. Well, as we still believed we did not make decisions. Now we know we should have made, we should have forgotten about blablabla and should have made our own plans…

Nightmare….because things that happened those days caused the breaking of my friend’s relationship with her boyfriend of 2 years that was travelling with us.

Work...





Before I left had no private live or so I thought…now I know you can have even less…hahaah, en fin… I’ve been working since I came back, Christmas included, official holidays included and company holidays included. I’m very tired...


Desert Mister-y ...




has called me 6 times between the 30th December and January 2nd. The thing is that for the first day calls I had the cell off as runned out of battery, and the second row of calls I was deeply asleep when he made them so did not hear them. Just send him a text message, guess he will call back. But hey, after all that time I’m very low on that friendship.




Possible new flame?





Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A work partner…very nice…let’s see… right now...just checking...
:-)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Countdown...

The countdown has just started... finally my holidays are here!!!!!!!!

Starting next friday...



I'm really expecting to make it, I am so tired of working until late lately, and also on weekends... Yesterday from 9 to 18 hours was closed in a Notary, preparing toegether with the official all the drafts of the deeds we must sign on monday... and they are not all ready so took work home for today and tomorrow shall be there early to finish them... I missed my arab classes and my belly dance course to do it all... sniiiiiiiiif... But one has to do what has to do in order to leave everything done before HOLIDAYS :0)

So I really expect not to receive calls this time, and being able to enjoy my superb holidays, I'm waiting a lot of Miami, have already there people waiting for us so really hope will be funny and stressed (trips, dinners, shopping, sun, party, relax...) holidays !!!

My friends want to go to Miami Ink for a tattoo. I just want to go to Victoria's Secrets for obvious reasons. And I really want to buy a lot of things for my puppies, in US there's so many things for pets... I'll bring back a full 2nd suitcase !!


So I attach a picture of me on Friday getting in the airplane, sick and tired after this crazy days...




And the same picture applies to me when I get back, exhausted for the great time I'm sure I'm going to have there!!!

When my flight gets back to Spain, I've to go straight to the office... as I keep the rest of the days for X-mas holidays... so I really hope jet-lag does not bother me a lot...

Tuesday I shall start looking for all the clothes and bikinis I shall take with me, would have liked to do that before but has been impossible. I hope I find everything!!!

Shall explain when I get back all I've done, post pictures and if anything very interesting has happened...of course explain it asap!!!
:0)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Missing you...

As my holidays are almost here... I had to plan what to do with my puppies... so I found out a friend who was travelling south and took them to Grandma's house... and... I already...




Miss you both!!!!!!!!!!
But, I've been able to be "single" again this weekend, so my house looks like a woman's house and no a pet's house ...hahahhaha

Did not know I was going to cry when they left... now I know they are having so much fun as doggysiter is sending me videos so I can check what a nice time they are having!

So now I'm at 14 days fr my trip, need to plann what to wear, guess is like summer in Miami so I shall look for all the summer clothes.





I'm having lots of work these days, in fact I don't even know how I'm going to make it to leave ... they all know I am but unplanned things happen (MURPHY) when you have planns!!!!

So have to try to do my best in order to leave things done, or almost done but keeping control on them!!

Ahhhhh working on holidays??? Do I miss that? NOOO... But maybe will be The ony way to keep along with my trip...really want to go!
So Florida...wait for me!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

La Castanyada

The name Castanyada comes from the catalan word castanya, chestnut in English, so the Castanyada can be translated as the chestnut party. Is the Catalonian traditional All saint’s Eve. We did not know about Halloween until a couple of decades ago, so for us it’s always been like that, but globalisation is changing things… a pity in this case, hopefully we’re combining both.


Roasted Castanyes:




Until recent, you could find castanyeres (name for the woman that sell chestnuts) in the corners of the streets, with their burner, with or without a stand. They roasted them and also sold roast boniatos, sweet potatoes, and they served them in a newspaper roll that we call paperina.

Boniato:




People prepares at home little cookie balls made of almonds, nuts or hazelnut and sugar and we call them panellets. My mother makes them just with amazing taste!!!

Usually served with a traditional local sweet wine called moscatell.


Different kinds of panellets:



It’s traditional to celebrate this party with friends or family.

But here, where I live now…I can’t smell the roasted chestnuts…I’ll have to have enough with a Halloween party… not bad… but I know the best of both worlds… :o)

Picture of a traditional castanyera (well.. a beautiful one...)




Just sharing a tradition due...next 31st october!!!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Slimming!!!

Well...

good news... I'm slimming... sisisissi, it seems I'm doing a good job as I'm getting back to my normal shape easily...






Is because I need to wear a bikini in a month... so I've had to behave... and I'm very happy because I am not hungry at all, and I eat 5 times a day!!




The only thing is that is very boring... luckily will just last a few more weeks and then...DONE!! Just wanted to share, Im so happy for that!!!
:o)

Monday, October 12, 2009

Long weekend!!

Ohhh si...this has been a long and wonderful weekend!!

Today is the spanish national day so we've added one day to a normal weekend, so I've had time to do a little bit of everything such as...




REST!!!!

On friday working until 15 h and t after I went downtown to buy some things. Saturday I started my arab classes again, from 10 to 14 h, and also started my belly dance classes from 19h to 20,30. Sunday...like the cat in the picture...nothing else than resting, I needed it!
Today.......... cleaning the house.... because I do a lot of things....I don not spend money yet in a cleaning lady...... maybe I should as I'm exhausted...

NEWS:

- I started a diet 2 weeks ago, so I can wear with no problems a bikini when travelling to florida next month...and I'm already seeing results!! Soooooooooo HAPPY!
- we almost sold one of our apartments..but finally did not make it...hope we can sell one by X-mas...
-My company has finally bought a monster with more than 1500 employees ... 8 in-house lawyers ... uh uh... will see what happens next...
- I was told last week two nice things hahahah, I already laugh from what I'm going to write..
1.- You don't look 37, you look 32! (C'mon!!! I look over 35 and less than 40, so 37!!!)

2.- Your eyes, your look in the eyes resembles that of Angelina Jolie ( well that last one was just unbelievable.. did not know people was blind! My eyes are not even blue!! yes, he wanted to be nice...but got a way too far hahahahha).

That's all folks!!

:o)