I'm not sure how this is going to actually sound outloud (so to speak) but I was visiting with some dear new friends last night. They asked me about Brazil and it brought up a lot of tender feelings that I've been thinking about recently. Although it's a world away from us now, it really wasn't all that long ago when I was thinking about things like this and experiences like this.
And I had really strong feelings about things like this. And I said I'd never forget. Then I came "home". To a house. With a lot more space. With a lot more yard. In a comfortable neighborhood. With a lot of things to do. And less time to think about so much of what I learned in another place and time. So I start to forget. And it makes me angry. Angry when I get wrapped up in my new little world. Angry when I complain. Angry when I get lazy. Angry when I get complacent. Angry when I find myself comparing my house and my "things" to the beautiful homes around me. Despite the current state of the economy, Americans had a lot. Even Americans who don't have a lot, have...well, a lot. I never want to forget. I never want my kids to forget.Sunday, February 01, 2009
Thursday, September 25, 2008
letting go
I borrowed this picture from Dixie's blog. I remember seeing this very sandcastle down the beach from us in Barra da Tijuca. We loved driving along Copacabana and Ipanema and admiring the amazing sand creations. At Easter time, someone created a sand rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. It was amazing!
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
you gave up on me, didn't you?
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Last Day
Ipanema market
Barra Beach
It was a perfect day.
Tchau, Rio. We will miss you.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
extra curricular activities
Ethan's passion is music. Passion is probably an understatement. His whole life pretty much revolves around his music. He seldom goes anywhere without his MP3 player in his pocket. He's been going to a weekly music class that he loves. He now wants to play the violin and the guitar when we get to Texas.
Ethan and his music teacher, Claudia
Ethan "hooked up" to his music
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
always remember
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Petropolis
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday Market
I'm going to miss walking down the beach every week to the market and buying papayas, mangos, bananas, savory fried pastries and cheap jewelry.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
on a walk to school
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
It just wouldn't have been complete without it...
Remember this? Could there really be more to add?
YOU BETCHA. The refrigerator stopped working this weekend. No, I'm not kidding. I'm throwing out food right and left. We'll see if we get it fixed before we move next weekend. I guess now we have all kinds of justification to order out at all our favorite Brazilian restaurants one more time before we go...Posted by Mary Beth 1 comments
Monday, June 16, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
a praia
With plans scheduled for next Saturday, today might very well have been our last Brazilian Saturday Family Beach Day. We're really going to miss it...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
lunch date
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