Posted by Lisa on November 2nd, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
On Saturday, we had a halloween party here on the top of the recinto for the kids. We had a handful of games, music and fun. It was the perfect day. It was sunny and warm in the upper 60’s to low 70’s with a nice breeze. Steve unfortunately was up on the mountain, so I went with friends and worked at it. One of my most favorite costumes was Dara, Knut and their daughter, who came dressed as some of the characters from the best kids book ever, Where The Wild Things Are. On a side note, if my sister was ever to get a tattoo, she would get one of Max, or so she used to say. Other favorites, were me of course, and my friend Joanna, dressed in a size 3-5 year old turtle costume. After the party we had trick or treating. It was my first Chilean Halloween, and it was a success!!! We also had a bake sale, and my fudge and blueberry muffins were a hit!
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Posted by Lisa on September 29th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Cumpleaños Feliz
Te deseamos a ti.
Que tengas Karin
Cumpleaños Feliz!!!!
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Posted by Lisa on September 19th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Today is one of my favorite aunt’s birthdays! And luckily for me, I’m now in West Hartford and will hopefully get to see her. Happy Birthday Aunt Pat, I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Posted by Lisa on September 13th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
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Posted by Lisa on September 5th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
What a bad big sis I am, I forgot it was Mick’s birthday todayl. So happy birthday Mick, hope you have fun celebrating with Izzy, and get lots of yummy treats!!
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Posted by Lisa on August 27th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
As my grandma always said, red skies at night sailors delight. Red skies in morning sailors take warning. Judging by this beautiful view right now, i’d say tomorrow is shaping up to be a beautiful day 🙂
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Posted by Lisa on August 23rd, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Today, is my gardeners first day. After meeting with him and a translator, I found out what I needed to get him, mainly a spade, sprinkler, broom, and various plants. So I went shopping. I went to the Sodimac, which is basically like a Lowes and found what I needed. I was able to speak a tiny bit of spanish and easily made my purchases. This was a big step for me, because I usually find a friend to go with, but I decided to brave La Serena by myself. I then went to a local little flower shop to find my flowers, and dirt. The man working at the flower shop spoke a little english, and was eager to practice. I happily obliged, since his english was a thousand times better than my spanish. I was looking for tierra de hojas, bouganviella, hortensias, and primula. I was able to find what I needed, but unfortunately the hortensias which are hydrangeas weren’t in stock yet. I also bought a couple other little plants, not sure what kinds, but pretty. I also bought a bunch of seeds for an herb garden that he’s going to plant out in the back. It’s a gorgeous day out, so i’m going to sit outside and read my book- Blonde Like Me. The view from our house is much smaller then our previous view, but I do get to look at the ocean every day, and can still watch the sunset over it. Can’t complain. Wish me luck tonight, it’s african dance!
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Posted by Lisa on August 20th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Steve and I are officially moved into casa 22. Our land shipment came yesterday, hooray. As you can see from the below pics, the important things are finished, mainly the home theater system, thanks to Steve. I on the other hand finished the other important thing, I unpacked the kitchen. I do have to say, I like this house better than our previous house. We do have for now the most god awful mustard curtains, yes for all of my pals in Indiana I will say it again, curtains, with matching heinous mustard couch and chairs. In one of the below pics, you can also see the beautiful plaid couch. I think it was once maybe green and white, but it’s now more of a greenish brown plaid, yuck. I shouldn’t complain though, it is free furniture after all. Once we get our furniture more situated, I’m thinking about having the mustard yellow cushions recovered, and the ugly plaid couch taken away. We did hire a gardener who is starting tuesday, once our garden starts growing i’ll post some pics. As for Consuela, no news yet, but one of the couples on the recinto, their maid has a daughter who is looking for work. We’ll see. I still feel weird about having a maid, especially since I’m not working. I’m hopefully going to have some adventures next week while Steve is on the mountain observing, so stay tuned…
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Posted by Lisa on August 18th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Happy Birthday Joel!!!!!! Can’t wait to see you!!!!
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Posted by Lisa on August 16th, 2005 — Posted in Uncategorized
Today is my super cool, best friends birthday- Janet. I’m so excited that I get to see her in a couple of weeks for our annual Nags Head trip. Happy birthday Janet. Love you !!!!!
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