
A close up of her face. Too cute!

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Dios Bendiga...Sam
A Latina's View of el Mundo



I joined Twitter just now. Because everyone is always talking about it. Already, I am having fun. Mi hombrecito keeps telling me that I am going to get addicted to it. Pero, I don't think so. Not yet anyway. You can look at my twitter page. I don't know if you will learn anything important about me. Pero, I think this is going to be a place to have a little more fun. Maybe hablan con mis amigos more regularly. Who knows. But I am glad I signed up.

1. I remember, I remember where I put mis llaves.
3. Is that my trabajo!!??? (I really need to leave Sin City!)
5. I'm saving a dia just for you!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to quiet time, tomorrow my plans include some shopping and Sunday, I want to go eat brunch!

If you are in Cuidad Juarez, drugs are now legal. Drugas were legalized hoy! Not in large quantities. Pero, they are legal. I think it is under a gram. Everything from marijuana to heroin. If you are caught con drugas, you get a warning the first 2 times. On the 3rd, you have to go to a drug program. Como? Legal drugas. Does anyone else see the problema aqui? If there is a drug problem, like the one in Cuidad Juarez, you don't legalize las drugas!
Dios Bendiga...Sam
Ultimamente, I miss home. I feel like una ninita. Pero, I miss home. This work project seems to not be moving forward. They are blaming it on the economy. Pero, I don't know. We just keep running around in circles. I am not usually someone who let's things get to me. Pero, I am tired. I am tired of these hombres, this heat, esta cuidad.
I want to go home. I don't mean the poca cuidad I was living in to work. Mis amigos live there. Pero, it is still cuatro horas from mi familia. Tres y media from mi casita. I like being there. La vida is mas simple. Pero, hay mucho calor alli. I like being there. Mis amigos are wonderful. Pero, I miss home. Miss mi cama. Miss mi casita!
It's not that I don't like mi trabajo. Pero, it just gets old being away for so long. Sin City is not all that it is cracked up to be. Y being here for tres meses is too long! Especialmente in the summer! I just need a break. A break to go home and relax. Take some tiempo away from this project. Charge my batteries.
Dios Bendiga...Sam

1. When will learn to trust others?
3. Everything has its beauty but we forget to look for it.
5. I'd like your thoughts por favor.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxation, tomorrow my plans include nada and Sunday, I want to paint in peace!

I am not usually someone who buys nail polish. I am not the best at applying it. Y more times than not, my nails get covered in paint from mi trabajo. Pero este color, it grabbed mis ojitos. Lola wears it when she performs. Around the 4th of July, she had it on. I couldn't stop looking at her nails. Or talking about the color. Not long ago, I got a little cajita in the mail. Funny that I actually got it. Pero, I am in Sin City, y Lola is still gone working. Inside the cajita, was Ruby Pumps by China Glaze. Last night I painted my nails. Y, they actually look nice. The polish is not like the kind I used to paint my nails in high school. It is a nice formula and texture. I like the dark red color, and the sparkle that the polish has. It is also tough. This I know, porque I helped Jels clean today. Y, I didn't mess up my nails with all that scrubbing!

Not long ago, Lola gave me this librito to read. It is hilarious! Entertaining. And full of vida! The mujeres in the story remind me of your typical familia. Not necessarily their specific actions. But the way they live life. Always in each others lives. It reminds me of a funny Latino family. I couldn't put this librito down when I started reading it. Pero, this is one of my new favorites!

Hoy, I was surprised. I went to Jack in the Box for the primera vez. They are just not around the area I grew up in. Or where mi casita is. Pero, I ordered the Big Meal Deal. It has a taco, cheeseburger or chicken sandwich, fries, and a drink. It was a little over $3 with tax. I got the cheeseburger. It was good. Really good. I was surprised! I don't know what I was expecting. Pero, the taco left something to be desired. The fries were the best part. They reminded me of the fries mi abuelita makes from scratch back home. Overall, it was a good meal for $3. Something you could eat in a pinch.

1. Margaritas is my favorite summertime drink.
3. Paint is something I love to touch.
5. I'm hot right now.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to resting, tomorrow my plans include meeting with mi Jefe and Sunday, I want to watch a good movie!

Mi hombrecito surprised me last night at dinner. With a viaje for mis cumpleanos. We are going to California! Disneyland to be more exact. I am so excited. I have never been there. Ever. Nunca! I am already counting the dias until we leave. September 16th is the big dia! I feel like una nina. I want to see the Castle and all the characters.
We will be gone for mis cumpleanos. And I am excited about that. This is our primer viaje together. Big trip I should say. Porque mi hombrecito comes to visit me at work. Y we take small trips around las cuidades we are in. We are both excited. Like dos ninitos waiting for Christmas morning.

1. It's time for un vacaciones.
3. I must be crazy to work like this.
5. My familia is simply fabuloso.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching TV, tomorrow my plans include going to the fabric store and Sunday, I want to sew un delantal!

1. Paint on my clothes is not the end of the world.
3. Frijoles y tortillas tastes so good!
5. Salidas de sol is breathtaking, really.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading mi librito, tomorrow my plans include painting and Sunday, I want to go on a hike!
Hoy was a surprise. Jels and I had the dia off. And we decided to have un dia de las muchachas (a girls' day.)
We bought makeup, clothes, and shoes. What else do mujeres shop for? We found NYX makeup on sale. Jels couldn't resist! Eventually nosotros ended up at Target. Where we decided to make cena. Jels is almost as bad as I am. We had to buy a bunch of caceroles. Despues, we went grocery shopping. Armed with un librito de cocina, we were looking for our comida. Dos horas más adelante, we were ready to cook.
Dios Bendiga...Sam

1. Frijoles and tortillas make a quick and easy dinner.
3. July brings back memories of swimming at Jemez.
5. They say if you tell your dreams they don't come true.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a hot bath, tomorrow my plans include dinner at Gardunos and Sunday, I want to cook a good dinner!

I have gotten a few messages from gente on here. They were interested in knowing if I have a MySpace page or Facebook page. I have MySpace. I got it to stay in touch with mis amigos. Since then, we have found another place to stay connected. I don't check my page too regularly any more. Or update it very often. But you can look at it. I do have a blog there. From time to time, I write something on there. Pero, if you are interested, you can look.

1. The last thing I ate was una manzana and agua.
3. When it rains, it cools down outside.
5. Hugs are muy importante.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dinner with mi hombrecito, tomorrow my plans include shopping for a new desk and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

1. When I heard my alarm clock, I turned it off and went back to sleep.
3. It's late, but I am probably painting.
5. My eyes have seen God's beauty.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going home, tomorrow my plans include celebrating the 4th of July with familia y amigos, and Sunday, I want to enjoy some home town comida!