OUR ANNIVERSARY

It's been ten years since Alejandro and I got married. 10 years! who would have thought. Now here we are, with a daughter and another one on the way. Nobody can say being married is easy, of course it's not, and all those who say so are lying. I remember before the wedding I said I thought the most difficult thing would be to get used to sleep with somebody else. My mistake. It was the easiest, so easy that now if Alejandro is not in bed with

me I can't sleep, and as far as I know it

happens the same to him. I wanted to celebrate this day having a party or something but you know, things are different now, I'm pregnant and I haven't feel well, hahaha but I think we will celebrate on our own way. I just want to say now thank you Jano for ten great and happy years. I love you.

August 23rd, 1998

our first home.

May 23rd, 1999

our first anniversary.

Zaragoza, March 2000

May 23rd, 2000

May 23rd, 2001

May 23rd, 2002

May 23rd, 2004

August 2005

expecting Valentina.

May, 2008

THE VOLCANO

Between the tragedy and the beauty of nature. I do not want to discuss that it's in fact a tragedy that a volcano makes erupt, most of all when there's a town next to it. But when you see tha power of nature and you get speechless because of the beauty it brings, then you feel less than an ant. We have all seen the news about the Chaitèn Volcano. It is sad to see what's happening there. Fortunatelly people are safe now. But, let's forget for a minute about that horrible part and let's be delighted with these images. They were sent to a friend of ours, by his girlfriend. I don't know if they were taken by her, or she just found them. What I know is they haven't been retouched. Let's enjoy watching the power of nature.

WILL IT BE A BOY OR A GIRL?

Oh God. Only a week from now. You know it's hard, you feel anxious. I think I feel more anxiety about the sex of the baby than Jano. He says although he has a feeling about it he is ready for a boy or a girl. Me too, but I want to know if it's a boy or a girl just to talk to her/him and say her/his name. Well, next week we'll know. What do you think?

P.S. Happy birthday mum.
Oh God! I look like my dad in this picture!

ON MOTHER'S DAY

Years ago, Alejandro and I decided to spend some holidays with both families. We do it on Christmas and Mother's day. So yesterday we invited our mums to spend the day with us, there were also, my brother and brother in law (Jano's brother). My sister couldn't come up, I believe she was with her in laws. Happy Mother's Day!

Erik, my brother in law, my mum in law and Alejandro.

My brother Jaime, my mum and me.

Valentina and me.

and of course MY family!

MADELEINE

It was almost a year that little Madeleine McCann simply vanished while sleeping in her bedroom on holiday. Since I became a mum every single news related to children touches me very deeply. Some people could say, ok, it hasn't even happen here, it's in another country, another continent and most of all... maybe that I even didn't know her. Well I just can say ...what is the difference between that girl and my little daughter? one is british and the other one is chilean. And thats' it. When you have children you cry for other kids. It sound dramatic but it is. It makes me feel sad, angry and so useless. Why do these things have to happen to OUR children? It made me sad when I knew about Yeremi Vargas from Spain, who's been missing for more than a year. Or Mariluz Cortès, also from Spain, whose body was found after being missing for almost 2 months. Can we forget about Camila Godoy and Sofìa Saravia who were found dead in Valdivia last february? What's going on? I once, not a long time ago, while I was watching the news, heard someone said that children are not your sister's or your neighbor's, children are OURS, and by OURS she meant that we all MUST take care of every single child we see. Now, everytime my daughter goes out and plays with her little friend I make sure that by the end of it, the friend gets into her house and then, only then I come in with Valentina. I think Madeleine McCann represents two very important things: 1st you can't "blink" when you are a parent, because there too many sick people in the world, and 2nd...HOPE, we haven't heard of a body, there's no evidence so...she could be alive. I'll hold to that one.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...VALENTINA PIAF!

IS IT TRUE WHAT I'M WATCHING?

It has always called my attention how low can people go. But this is something a little...hilarious, and terrible as well. We have all heard the story of that man known as "El Profeta de Peñalolèn" (Peñalolèn's Prophet) or the selfnamed prophet Jacob, eventhough his name is Hugo. He doesn't live in Peñalolèn anymore by the way, he now lives in Champa ( note that between Champa and "chanta" there's only one different letter) Chanta : fraude. Last night while watching the news-as always, something that I can't help- surprisingly there "HE" was. It happens that now the "prophet" is going to have his 7th wife...why? beacuse a more than naive woman prayed and asked to get pregant with a girs, and what is her way to say thank you???...of course! by giving HIM her maiden and virginal daughter who is going to be 18 soon. The law can't do anything, she's going to be 18. But besides this...it's the 21st century we are living in!!!! for God sake!!! after watching the news, I though, anything could happen. Maybe I will create my own church and I'm going to call it...The Last Drinkers of the 8th Day ( ?? just to name it some way). Let's face it, human race is sometimes stupid and maybe there are some who just want to be stuped, it's easier. But, if being like that is going to get me a big and beautiful house, a great salary and even sex...forgive but I'd rather be me, no money, my house, but I choose thinking. And another thing...the guy is...how can I say it...soooooo atractive, you can not say no to HIM.

P.S. Please note some sarcasm in my words, if you couldn't identify them, here they are: "HIM" and "sooooooooo atractive", unless you think neanderthal is hot!