When a friend comes to visit

I hadn't seen my friend Carin probably since 2003. I met her about 15 years ago while we worked together in Advertising and we built a very solid friendship those days back in Caracas, the city I was born and raised and where I lived until 11 years ago. When you leave your country, you leave behind lots of things, but especially people you love. You come to a new place, adapt to a new culture, make new friends, learn a new language and start to build a new life, but the dear ones you left behind somehow stay frozen in time and what you feel for them as well. Carin came for Thanksgiving this year, filled my home with love, played a lot with my kid, had great conversations with my husband and I and did what she does best: gave me her friendship all over again, the way just she knows, genuinely and with all her heart. Very special lady this one.

some pictures of great memories-Thanksgiving 2011-

Kindergarten

It seems we have finally found a school we really like for D. to start elementary school next fall. I know, it seems so early to start the process, but in order to pick the school we really wanted we needed to start this early. What a relief. What a big relief. We toured at least 10 schools in the last 2 months. In our district, out of our district, public schools and private schools, charter schools and whatever's left in the middle, and somehow there was always something that didn't click to me when touring all those schools. All of them -btw- with very high scores and super nice reviews, but still, there was something that didn't convince me. It happened the same to me when I was looking for preschools for D. two years ago. I visited many, until I went to one that felt right to me instantly, it felt right in my heart. And that was how I felt yesterday morning when we visited the very last school in our list to tour, it felt right. I liked the school, thank God, I liked

Copenhagen

I've had this city in my mind for a while. Never been there, but every time I research about trips to Europe I bump into a Copenhagen article, link, photo and I get more and more interested and excited about this city. In pictures it just looks like the kind of city I like. Here my inspiration for today Friday, a few photos of gorgeous Copenhagen. All photos by: littlescandinavian.com (one of my favorite blogs). Happy weekend. Healthy and peaceful.

Worth taking a look

some new findings I adore. 5 blogs I just discovered. (all the pictures belong to the blogs featured on this post) mynotebook-moa.blogspot.com http://littlescandinavian.com/ http://mylittleday.fr/blog/ http://abutterflyinyourhouse.blogspot.com/ http://kidshaus.typepad.com/kidshaus/

things I like

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