So tomorrow my baby Cora turns 15 years old.. how this has happened?? well I blinked.. on day 171 of quarantine.. one of the longest in the world, August 31st brings me happiness anyway.. a day to celebrate Cora... she is funny, bright, sassy, stubborn, determined, caring and wicked smart...
Tomorrow is also 171 day of quaratine here in Argentina.. and sadly the numbers of cases continue to increase dispite the best of intentions by everyone trying to stay safe with social distancing, masks, many shops still closed.. It is so hard to see the country I love suffer so..
Two of the hardest parts of quarnatine for me have been not seeing friends, who I adore, off properly as they leave this country for their next journey and not see my mom this past school break.. I am anxiously waiting for borders to open and to fly to NYC and grab the biggest hug from my mom! of course after that happens I am lucky to say I have so many new countries to visit!! for proper hugs of those who left!!
Tomorrow is also just about 1 month of us living in our new apartment in the city... yes.. we traded our suburb life for city life! We moved down to the heart of the city.. just two blocks from one of my all time favorite spots in the city, the Recoleta Cemetary!! I can't wait to spend time wandering in their once it is again open to visitors!! I have enjoyed exploring the area.. getting to know where thing are and the 972 resturants on Rappi.
While we knew the change was coming, it is really so much harder than I anticipated.. I guess I didn't realized how deeply settled we were in our home.. 6 years.. it was a blink of any eye for me, but for the girls it was where they grew up.. where they expected to continue to live while we were here.. change.. it is not always easy..
so in typical fashion.. let me show you what we have been up to the past 80 days since I last blogged..
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| I am just going to start with this gem from YEARS ago... My mommy and my baby.... just cause.. Cora was almost 5 here.. right before Kindergarten.. |
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so I just want to admit.. my puzzle of quarantine.. it broke me.. I made it this far into this puzzle and then gave up.. the sky of all white did me in.. I offically hate puzzles.. not really.. but I passed this one on.
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| 6 years ago, July 5th, 2014... we were so blessed with this home... |
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July 31, 2020.. thank you for the memories...
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| so sometimes you have an amazing friend who makes you a shirt that pretty much makes you feel like the queen of quarantine.. even when you are not.. just as my family |
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| I made them take the traditional first day of school photo.. though they are starting with Distance Learning.. they are happily in 10th and 11th grades. Nola is taking full IB and Cora is happily on Student Council and continuing her time at Model United Nations!! happy and busy girls |
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| Again.. I have the most amazing friends.. friends who have gotten me through 171 days of quarantine.. with laughter, listening to my tears, celebrating the highs and the lows of it all.. I am blessed and if quarantine taught me anything is to value those people in my life! |
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| This one.. living her best qurantine life in the city! |
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| I love alllll of these people pictured.. and the one not pictured... these calls, these connections keep my soul filled up... and can we seriously talk about how damn cute that baby is!! |
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| Rocking her Pop Pop's sunnies on the first day of 11th grade.. |
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| Another hard part of quarantine is missing my time with my Texas family... goodness I love them.. and I miss them.. |
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Thankful that after 171 days we are all still standing.. all still smiling and only about 10% of the time we want to run away!!
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my new view from my kitchen sink.. where the dishes never stop coming..
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friends.. I can't even explain the hole in my heart I will experience when Sept. 6th when this friend flies to India to begin their next journey. Some friendships are so precious and I am so blessed to feel such sadness... it is hard because I have felt this before.. I just need to remember I am blessed.. through the tears I am blessed.
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| Well lets end with this one.. 15 tomorrow.. be still my heart.. |
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