'Tis the season to be jolly!

No no... not christmas... any season is a season to be Jolly...

1 Month and 13 days since my last posting...

A brief "let's catch up" update.

- "Mexico lindo y querido"
Part 4: meet the parents.

Did you watch the movie "Family Jewel" with Sarah Jessica Parker (I know Digs pukes to listen this name) I am pretty sure that was the vivid example of my "meet the parents" saga... well thankfully... it was nothing like that...

We had a pretty cool Christmas... a pretty relaxing / hectic / tiring christmas... traveling with children that can't sleep past 8 am is not good. I needed vacations from my vacations.

Thankfully the in law relations were great... so things seem to be moving on pretty smoothly.


- "Happy Anniversary"

January 9th... celebrated the first year together with my boyfriend... 1 year and counting.


- "We want you to be our slave..."

No more money, but a great deal of responsibility...
I have been semi-promoted at TACA... my boss word's when communicating changes to the relevant parts of the organization:
"Due to the great job she has realized in the last 2 years, we are making her our official slave" (or something like this) the thing is I was taken away from everything that involved day to day basic functions (monitoring fares and all) to a more strategic position (a.k.a the power point factory) that will enable me to grow inside this organization and gain better skills for future managerial positions ... (this is how they sold me out)
Yeaaayyy!!


- "However I will give you extra holidays"

After this... he asked me to send him the number of days I would be going for holidays this year. I started writing down all the weddings, concerts, events and all I had to attend... with the result that... from the 17 days I have a year... hehehe I summed up to 21 days of vacations... (and that was only until august)... oops.
My boss grinned as in "you smart ass" and said nothing... which meant: "just because you are my only slave... but don' t tell the others"

Which means this year looks pretty nice in terms of traveling:

1. February 10-13th: U2 concert in Monterrey Mexico... I have down at the field tickets.
2. March 24-26th: Wedding in Mexico of some of Manuel's friends
3. April 11-17th: easter week in Argentina
4. April 28-30th: Another wedding in Mexico
5. May 19-25th: Egypt 2006 - MCPs & AI 01/02 reunion
6. August 14-21st: My cousin's wedding in Germany + small tour through the french wine countryside.

Cool huh??


- "We want to invite you to an international conference"

After almost 6 months of my posting "Can someone send me to an international conference" and given the great nomadlife community members... I received an email from AI 2 weeks ago, inviting me to chair Americas Expro and LDS in Colombia...

YUUUUUPIIII..... I am going to an international conference... wooww woooww wooww... and I am chairing... which its much better... (won't tell you yet why... in case any delegate reads this before the conference and realizes my readon to say it).

Talking to Suzanne... I said... "finally I have what I need to close the AIESEC chapter in my life..." and she said... "or... you will realize you will never be able to close it" - damn.

But I am going to an international conference... I will miss my eternal roommate , some back massages offered long long time ago , WACK... , and of course... "Mientras sigo viendo tu cara..." but I will certainly have stories to tell all that bunch or weird AIESEC delegates :)

So... adjusting my travel plans:

2. (March 24-26th: Wedding in Mexico of some of Manuel's friends) NOT
2. March 22nd - April 1st: AXLDS in Colombia.


- "Once a year we celebrate..."

Tomorrowwwwww tomorroooowwwww.... tomorroowww is one day aheadddddd....
Tomorrow... is my birthday...
2 dozens worth birthday...
The 24th... wow...

When I was 13... I thought by the time I was 24 I would already have children... (oops... I already do)
Ok... when I was 13... I thought by the time I was 24 I would be a housewife... (not happening... not even by the time I turn 30)

So wish me luck... another year of life to come... am excited...

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So as you see... in 1 month 13 days... a lot can happen... hope to keep you more updated and put out some pictures of my birthday (even if its just family and a cake).

While this happens... "Carpe Diem" it's way much easier!