ALVEAL FAMILY

Gift of Tongue

2011-11-16T10:38:00.000-08:00

This last week was so great of teachings, hopes and thankfulness. Spiritual experiences and the response from God that he really does hear our prayers!
When God gives us gifts, talents and skills aren´t only for us, but also for the benefit of his great work. I learned it at the mission and I can say I relearned it last week. Families or friends once in a while asked to me translate something you know as songs, some homework or something they read over there. I am well pleased to help them, but last week God wanted from me more than that.
Wednesday in the afternoon, my stake president gave me a call to asked me if I was going to attend to the meeting with the general authorities, who were visiting Chile around those day. We didn´t really know which one of them were going to visit our stake. Elder Cook from the 12´s, Elder Richards from the 70´s and Elder McMullin from the presiding bishopric and their wives. The Belloto Stake needed a sister to translate what the wives wanted to share with the congregation and they thought inmediatly in me. Without giving it a thought about it, I said: YES!!! after some minutes later i realized in what trouble i was in... I had less than 24 hours to be prepared, I never did that before with so many people around, on live, with general authorities... I prayed Heavenly Father for inspiration, for the gift of tongue, for the spirit and for help because I know that I don´t know every single word in english...I was afraid to have a blackout. I talked to God about this important opportunity in my life, I know I ´ve been blessed in these couple of week ago, How could I say No!!! I am so in debt to him, but I really needed his help. I listened old conferences, I read old conferences (all in english) to be familiar with the language they used, because is not the same the way to talk of them to other people...

Ten minutes before the meeting started, I felt this feeling across my body and it was so weird that I didn´t feel my body since then... Elder Richards and Elder Mcmullin and their wives visited us and also the mission president of Viña del Mar mission and his wife. Along with them there was a translator who was only to translate the elders. We sat together close to the general authorities but behind a movible whiteboard. The poor translator had the worst part of it...Elder Mcmullin spoke so fast that the poor guy was sweating so bad... The sister by the other hand were so sweet and with a simple way of speach. In only 3 moment I needed the translator help and he was really nice in helping me, without knowing me at all.

I couldn't shake hands with them (the protocolo is very strict about it) but at least I was less than a metre from them, It was nice. After the meeting I appreciate the translator´s help... he replaid: no problem, where did you learn english? I say: Only in the mission and this is the first time I do this...I was so afraid... No kidding he said!! your first time? you did a really good job... that the way it must do it Sister!! My family were in between the assitants, my mom hugged me and kissed me so proud of me, some sisters from her ward asked her if I was the translator and she said: Yes and she is my daugher. (Mom´s stuff) My brothers told me: you sounded so sweet, almost the same tone as the sisters, but when you are grumpy appears the real Pauli..... jajajajaja... Julio replied: That is so truth!!!!

I feel so good... I only asked God to be an instrument on his hands, People needed to hear and understand what the general authorities wanted us to listen and learn. I was on tune with the spirit, I felt it so strong... in one moment, the people on the congregation disappeared from my sight. It was only the sister and me, nobody else... I felt confortable... in peace... I remembered my time in the mission when everybody talked and talked so fast that I couldn´t understand a word in that moment I felt the same sensation and my english ears were opened!!! Lol .... I felt so humble to recognized that without God´s help I am anybody, to recognized when God gave us a gift we have to use it and no waste it, recognized that God answered our prayers and when He asked us something to do he won´t leave us alone. My testimony grew even more, not just the experience I had with them, but I had an intimate experience with God. I can only say that I appreciate what God taught me and thank him for not leaving me alone and as always he shown me how to be a good parent.

Bad and Good News

2011-11-16T10:27:00.000-08:00

Bad news: Julio had an accident on board.

Good news: He wont sail anymore...eh eh eh eh....

Bad news: my great boss quited

Good news: my great former boss hired Julio... eh eh eh eh.....

Bad news: Not to be prepared to share my gift and talents

Good news: God helped me anyways and I had the spirit with me... eh eh eh eh....

Bad news: I gained weight

Good news: I wont give up!!!.... eh eh eh eh.....

2011-09-06T13:43:00.000-07:00

After a month of tests and lots of worries, I finally have

the results. The second opinion was a good idea!!!... We

met with Dr. Rajcevic a couple of weeks ago and he made me a

new ultrasound and some other tests and he gave me some medicine to see if it would be necesary a biopsia, everything worked perfect and he completely rule out endometrial cancer... we are so happy and relieved... even though, he told us I have a very severe insulin resistance and for now We can´t even think in get pregnant. It is a bummer but Dr. Rajcevic is right. I have to work hard in stuff that aren´t good in my daily life.

I want to thank to all of you who prayed for me, I know a lot of people was worried as well and those many prays went so high in heaven that God heard them all. Thanks friends for all your support and love.

Sometimes, God just tests us and depending on how well we accept the trial is how we can also can be blessed by him.

What life brings

2011-08-10T20:20:00.000-07:00

I appreciatte for all the knowledge I have about the gospel, I know that God loves me so much and I have to accept all kind of trials in life with strenght, patience, love, humility and courange. Most of the talks in the Last General Conference has helped me so much as a woman, daughter and wife. I´m grateful for the priesthood and for a wonderful man by my side.

It amaze me how much God prepare the way to introduce in our life situations that help us to grow and develop even more our faith...

Recent medical exam showed up why I can´t get pregnant, I probably have endometrium cancer but we have to be sure that is not cancer, my doctor wants to make so more medical exams and a biopsia. I took a week off in my job to make more other exams. I talked to Julio about the results of the medical exam because I am not afraid of cancer I don´t care to remove my uterus but I will never be able to be a mom, that is the thing. Julio is a wonderful man, he just hangs me all the time, repeat over and over again how much he loves me and always says that God will protect me. I have no doubt of it...

Let see what happen in the next days.....

Cumpleaños

2011-06-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

my 31 years old...!!! mis 31 años!!!

This year I had one of the best birthdays ever...

June 3th, (my b-day) I had a meeting at the base in Santiago City I had to be at the main square in town at 08.45am. My boss was going to pick me up there to go to the base (the meeting wasnt a big news for me because Santiago city does not like me at all). That morning I woke up at 07.15am and as a zombi I went to take a shower and in the midle of it the hot water stopped and instead I had only cold water. I was soapy and only the idea to be late for my appointment gave me the courage to finish my shower with that icy water. (remember we are in autumn). After the shower I couldn´t find my clothes....when finally did it... it was already 08.15am...What??? where did the time go??...

I took a "Colectivo" (kind of be a taxi, we share the Colectivos with more people) and one of the person who rode the colectivo with me went to another direction of all of us and of course the taxi driver took her first to her destiny. I took the subway to Viña del Mar city... at 08.35am... (with only 10 minutes left) .... the subway wasn´t so fast as usually, my boss called me to ask me where I was? i told her and she said to me: I can´t wait for you... and she just left me there. When finally I continue my way to the office I realized that I was going to be ALONE!!!! I think it was the best gift ever from my boss and co-workers to me. Late that day, my whole family went to celebrate my b-day...I want it to do something different no cakes or stuff like that I wanted to eat completos or pizza... Completos won. My youngest brother became the clown of the family and he made us all laugh so bad.... Next day (saturday) my friend Alejandro asked Julio and Israel to help him to bless his house and also we could celebrate my b-day as well. One of my closest friend surprised me that day also, she traveled 12 hours with no kiddos or husband only to be with me on my bday. Awesome!! so, we gather together at Alejandro´s. In Chile we have this tradition call "Tijerales or Asado" when we buy a new house... so that is what we did... a chilean BBQ!!! Macarena and Israel gave a bday cake as a present (my favorite) and believe me I had to fight with my life for to not share my bday cake!!! lol.... Of course I gave them one little piece but then they wanted another piece and I had to play paper, siccer and stone against them...and If I won, I didn´t give them another piece of cake... I lost only 2 times!!! yeah good for me!!!! jajajaja.....

we had a blast... on sunday, finally my brother Edgardo arrived from Puerto Montt (He couldn´t make it for my bday) but we had lunch with the family again... and again I laughed and laughed...I think this was the "laugh weekend" and how all you know me, you bet know that it is the best gift for me.

my presents are: tons of Chocolate, scarfs, gloves, perfumes, clothes, facial cream and hand cream and a Aloe Vera plant (a singular gift) So I truly can say...it was one the best bday ever!!!....

Old Teachings

2011-03-23T11:18:00.000-07:00

Since I returned home from USA, I was searching in every single bookstore for a great book that Our lovely Mission President told us to read "how to make friends and influence people".... IIII... have to say that once I had that book on my hands but between all the things as a foreign sister I have to learn (in english) I didnt really care about that "new" book.... even though, I took a look of it and I thought it was a very interesting book that "one day" i would read.... jijiji....
Seven years after that I am able to read it!!! thanks to internet I found it in both languages!!! (spanich/english). Now that I am reading it, I can see why Pres. Plumb wanted us so bad to read that book BUT in our missions not "after" of it.... mmm.... I didn`t understand it in that moment, but, I think "everything is for something", right?

For those who were able to service under the wings of Pres. Plumb, you may remember about this book, here is the link: http://erudition.mohit.tripod.com/_influence_people.pdf

I invite everybody to read it (for those who read it on time....re-read it again)

May in this point of our lives this book can be a good tools to "make friends and influence people".... with our kids, our husband/wife, at work, at church...who knows!!!!

that all I wanted to shared with you this week....

have a great weeken!!!

NEW CHALLENGE

2011-02-02T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well, Well.... after been far away from any responsability at church, this last sunday I was called as the second counselor of Primary. I am very surprised with the news, because I was hoping to be called as a teacher in primary or secretary at R.S. ... (I love to teach kids or keep records).
A couple of weeks ago I saw Macarena very frustrated at Nursing, alone with 6 kids to take care, where were her assistants,...no idea, but I really wanted to help her out, besides, Macarena is my best friend at church so it was a nice time together. For the next 2 months I supported her at her calling but I have to say that NOW I UNDERSTAND what every single sister say about nursing. Definitly, sisters at nursing are lost in space...Lol!!! this last saturday the Primary´s Pres. asked me to teach the HLS class to kids from 8 to 11 years old (CTR)... I had so much fun...I don´t know the kids but I did...hahahaha... after the class, I asked them to clean and organized the room, then everybody in a circle, then everybody kneeling down and we offered a pray to God. I explained the kids why on our knees to offer a pray (I challenged them to ask every day for a week to God if Jesus is the Mesiah and Savior of the world), they agreed with me and some of them said to me: Aunt (no idea why they did not called me "sister") you have a really different way to teach us!! I asked what did they mean? they said: the other "sister" was so boring!!!... I did not know if to laugh or teach them a new leason about what they just told me.

I really hoped to be called as the CTR´s class teacher, because I know I have so much to teach to them and share and play and everything but as a teacher. After the class Bro. Caneo called me as the second counselor, I told him i was a little dissapointment but I´ll do my best. I´ve been praying to know what can I do to help Sister Alvarez (President) and Roxana (1st Counselor) and of course the kids but I am very confused!!! I haven´t had any answer yet and I am on a blackout right now, not to know what to do or say. Even though, I am excited to have this call...I never been a counselor!!...
So, mamas, I need your help. What does the presidency of Primary do for your kids? Every single idea is very welcome now...

activities
parties
classes
etc
etc...

We had a Blast!!

2011-01-11T10:00:00.001-08:00

Julio and I traveled for New Year to Concepción. We spent only 4 days in Concepción but we went to places that I never thought that in Chile existed. beaches in the midle of the forest far away from everything turistics places...only nature and you. (Like a dream).
Julio wanted me to know all those places because they have an important place on his adolescence time.

I also went through Talcahuano and Concepción Cities to see all the damages from the earthquake. I have to say that I really thought that I was going to find a ghost town or something like that because some tv programs shows how "bad" are those cities but they are not so bad...I mean banks, stores, restaurants are gone from the places they used to be but 2 blocks down they are set again and working like always ...so, for me that is not so bad, right? Also people makes their lives as usual and I saw a lot high demand for post Christmas shopping and New Year's Eve, a growing economic market without any variety. It seemed that those cities had not experienced any earthquake rather than by looking at some building that still are split into two or demolition. On the one hand it is gratifying to see how people have the ability to cope with difficult situations in our lives and we know how to stand up and be reborn like a phoenix, for Chile, a country that suffered an earthquake every 25 years by region should not be an issue negligible or slight issue. However, there are people who still do not understand the meaning of personal and family preparedness.

Another issue is that in the near future will begin the work on the building of the Second Temple in Chile and that is just in the city of Concepción. We all know that when the bigger the city is more crime and danger has, well, Concepción is the second largest city in Chile after Santiago, the capital, so in Concepción concentrates a significant percentage of bad habits and all type of crimes God did not put his new Temple in Chile in an area without first preparing it and clean it, right? I think God just cleared the ground before building the Temple. This thinking is not only in my head but I've heard other members say the same thing I thought, something that makes me cling to the Temple in Concepcion will have it only through obedience and loyalty of good members who are in those area. I wanted to visit the spot for the Temple but the time wasn´t my friend on this trip...I hope to go next time.

7th Anniversary

2010-12-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

Julio and Me

¡¡Happy Anniversary Honey!!

We had a Chilean BBQ for lunch... Our Mexican friend ate Chiles Jalapeños...Oh!!! I just watched him how he ate those chiles like cockies... dang!!...

The guys jumping in the pool trying to make a huge wave!!... (watch the video)

Just me enjoying the pool...

The chosens....

Our 7th anniversary was a blast!!... we met with a couple of friends that also were on their anniversary N° 4!!! Israel is from Mexico and Macarena is Chilean. We get along so perfectly that we thought that we were friends in heavens...lol!!! We are the chosen ones and the light over our heads is a witness of it...hahahaha....

Time flies so fast!!... still remember our first kiss and when he asked me if there is a way to be together for ever (he wasn´t an LDS yet), the moment he proposed me marriage...our first conversations about "our goals and dreams" without knowing that those dreams we were going to accomplishing together (crazy).

JUST DO IT!

2010-11-12T11:35:00.000-08:00

this month my visiting teaching companion and me, we want to share something different with the sisters we have to visit every month. We read the speech of Sister Beck from the last General Conference, and we want to shared the importance of pray and read the scriptures always. Sometimes, we waste so much time on other things that we forget or miss the basics. Sister Beck is totally right, How many women around the world missed to pray in the morning, during the day and nights?, or probably they don´t pray at all in the entire day?...When was the last time you took the scriptures and you were touched by the spirit? when was the last time you learn something new from reading the scriptures or praying to God?
I know that happens a lot!!! (at least where I live) Through my conversations with the sisters I know some of them just forget to do the basics things every day. I can´t say all of them, for a few... so, the only way to help those sisters is to encouraged them to DO IT!! Once, a long time ago (1996) the first time that Pres. Hinckley visited Chile he told us (looking an sport sign on the stadium that morning, Nike) JUST DO IT!! he said.... and now is when we need to remember those words. In a world that probably it is almost impossible to concentrate 100% in spiritual things we need to concentrate at least to do the basics.
We made this monthly program as a reminder to the sisters on our visiting pool. Every day has a "thing" to remember, these words were taken out from the speech of Sister Beck as "faith" "study" "Good women" "Cheerful" etc... to remember them what they really are. Also there are drawings on the program represents the skills that are develop in the Relief society Program such as "gardering" "sewing" "welfare" etc.
I hope this visual help will help them...not also them but also us.. i made my own one... to remind me what are my responsabilities with the Lord, with myself, with my husband, my house and the church and its members.

SENSE OF HUMOR

2010-11-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Since I realized we are going to turn 7 years of marriage I asked Julio why he layed his huge eyes on me. And the first thing he said was: Because of your sense of humor, is one of the thing of you that I love the most.
I´ve been thinking about that and let me tell you that I am very proud, but more than other things I know I have a good sense of humor because of him. Since we are together i always feel free to make some jokes around him and he responds very good at it. And of course he answered me back!!!. He makes me laugh so bad, everyday came up with something new that I decided to write it down on my journal and when I´ll be alone I´ll read them and I´ll laugh again.
Here you have some of our conversations:
(I´ll try my best to translate the phrases to english, although, the chilean dialect is unique in the world I hope you will understand our sense of humor).

1.- Sunday morning out side of the house, ready to go to church.
Paulina: Honey, How do I look?
Julio: with a nasty hair... (I thought he would tell me, beautiful, because just that morning I made my hair).
After Church.
Paulina: Everybody told some nice things about my newlook, but not you!!
Julio: But I did it!!! I told you that you had a nasty hair.... (with a funny face and then he kissed me, but still did not say anything good about my hair, probably, didn´t like it... hahahahaha)

Pd.: Nasty hair means in chilean "Chascona" but it sounds much funnier in spanish than in english.

2.- Bedtime, I was late that night because I was cleaning the kitchen and he asked me to go to bed every 5 minutes.
Paulina: Ok, I´m done.
Julio: Be thankfull that I will let you sleep on my bed, maid!!
Paulina: Oh yeah??... if I am your maid, I haven´t received my payment yet!!
Julio: Ya ya ya... here you have your payment (he threw his dirty socks on me!!! He waited all that time to do that!!!!)
GROSSSS!!!

Pd.: He laughed so bad.... in Chile we say: Muerto de la Risa means Died of laugher or laugh until past away.

3.- Winter time, I was doing the dishes and cooking. He returned from his job.
Paulina: Hi Honey! How was work?
Julio: So so... What are you cooking?
Paulina: Spagetti....
Julio: MMmmm...ñami.... Honey do you love me?
Paulina: Of course, I do love you!...(then I thought) why???? what did you do???
I don´t even notice when Julio took some ice cubes from the freezer and when he hugged me put those ice cubes under my cloth!!! Everything was just a trap!!!

4.- We use to call us twice a day and that day I didn´t call him back.
Julio: If I die during the day you don´t even notice!!!

5.- We saw a sport car on the street
Julio: (Watching the car) with a car like this, you wont even have the right to look at it!!!

Probably, some of this things sound mean for you but there are not...in a good chilean dialect sounds very funny.... and of course the way how Julio does it is even funnier for me.
This cute guy turns my life in a box of sorprises everyday!
I JUST LOVE HIM!!!

I need Help!

2010-10-28T06:38:00.000-07:00

I´ve been thinking about our coming anniversary (December 5th.) and I need some great ideas to enjoy that day. We met a younger couple that their anniversary is the same day as ours and they want to celebrate it with us. .... any good idea for the big event????

ARE YOU READING MY BLOG IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH???

2010-09-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

I have some problems with my blog... I don´t know why... Everytime a write something in english on it google translate it in spanish.... mmmm..... Let me know pls...........

I knew that THAT could happen!!!

2010-09-10T15:13:00.000-07:00

Okkkaaayyyy...

I knew it! I knew that someday this could happen again. It has been to long for Julio on safety and dry earth. I thought he would be able to find a regular and normal job and he will quit to sail for ever. But i was so wrong....

I am not happy with his decition but i can deny it his life (beside me of course!).

A friend of my mom told him that he can return to sail but as he does (international shipping) because of Julio´s experience he just need to passed some easy tests of safety and social responsabilities (I have no ideas why he needs that) and he can apply to any shipping company in Chile and he easily will find job. Julio´s eyes shining like stars in the dark night... that was the finally point that I knew that Julio will do it.

Only he has one problem...he needs to learn english but not the regular english but the maritime technical english. So, Julio has 7 months to learn another language.

That would be fun for me to, because I´ll learn that technical english as well. I asked the american sister missionary in our ward about some words and she didn´t even know it!!! she also learned!!! hahahaha....

This month Julio will take some courses he is missing and the medical tests to.

I´m sad but at the same time I know we need that job... if everything works fine, Julio will be sailing again next year...

RETURNING TO MY NORMAL LIFE

2010-08-27T14:19:00.000-07:00

It has been three years since I was called as the Relief Society President in my ward. And, I cant believe that that period of time in my life already is gone. I had some issues to understand certain things in my marriage and in my life. I had a meeting with the new Relief Society President this sunday morning and she told me that she saw on me changes that she hopes to have on her own life as well.
But I am very grateful that I did want the Lord wanted me to do at the right moment in my life, and....something very important... Even though, we had some hard moments with Julio about my call at church, he always supported me and was very patience. I learned a lot!! Something I shared with Julio (and now with you) is that I felt like an incomplete housekeeper at the beginning of my marriage, because, i felt that i wasnt ready to take care of a house or family with my limited knowledge about welfare and first aid. I never attended to an enrichment night or any other class of welfare at R.S (not because I wasnt interested, but because of my job). I was missing to learn so much thing!! and when my mom wanted me to teach me i was very silly to want to learn... I was very worried about that and the Lord called me as the RS President as a way to teach how to improved that goal in my life...Lol... Now, after 3 years, i am doing a welfare and first aid binder as a personal project. this binder I will share it with the sisters in my ward and also i am writting a RS journal.

I´ve been thinking about these last 3 years... i realized that i really grown to much! i´ve faced situations along these last three years that I didnt thing about it before. as:
-Deaths of Sis. Clarissa, Sis. Prado, Sis. Myriam (Who became a very good friend)
-Our Bishop lost his house and He and His family lived with us for a while (I really felt was charity is about)
-Suicide of Brother Yáñez and he tried to kill his family as well, while his older son was serving his mission in Concepción.
-divorces.... (a family was divorcing and they didnt realized their kids were suffering the consecuences)
-New Chapel!!! we attented for 7 months to the stake center...mmm... not really a good thing...
-Tons and tons of baby showers!!!! (come on girl, stop for a moment. plssss!!!) Lol....
-Earthquake
-people is having a hard time with the new bishop

Wuou!!! how did i face all this things???? and most of the time alone...snif..... because even though I had counselors they didnt help me so much, they had their own problems and I didnt want them to push them a lot.

I turned back and see how many things I did...and others that I dont remember right now...but the biggest are on this list. Still Dont know why the Lord called me to serve a this point of my life (so young). Probably I will know soon or even further in the time..Nevertheless, I had a great time as R.S. Pres....and my vacation on church sound like a really good plan...hahahahaha...
I fell that I will take my life back to me...family history is stand by for at least a couple of years... Now, I will continue working for my family....

HEY FAMILY I´M ON MY WAY!!!

MI CHILE LINDO!!!

2010-06-21T11:42:00.000-07:00

CHILE WON AGAIN!!!

CHILE 1 - SWITZERLAND 0

I CAN´T BELIEVE THESE GUYS DID IT AGAIN!!! THEY ARE AWESOME PLAYERS.

CHILEAN BARRA WENT NUTS!!!

AS A FAMILY, WE HOPE THAT FABIAN SINGING OUR NATIONAL HYMN AS THESE GUYS IN A WORLDCUP SOCCER ONE DAY...

CHICHICHI LELELELE...VIVA CHILE!!!!!

2010-06-16T15:21:00.000-07:00

SOCCER WORLDCUP....SUDAFRICA 2010!!!

AND CHILE WON THE FIRST SOCCER GAME AGAINST HONDURAS..... CHILE 1 HONDURAS 0
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

GO, GO , GO CHILE.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHILE FIGHT!!!!

Next game, this coming monday against Switzerland... Huge team, but Chilean Team is very very good... Go for it guys!!!

Weird day

2010-06-04T14:04:00.001-07:00

Every June 3th I wake up grumpy, I think its because my body and mind feel a year older (it´s my birthday). On that day, I am not on a good mood for parties, cakes and greetings. (although, I am very greatful for those birthday´s greetings). This year it has been so different and I really liked it, is even a sunny day! (very weird around this time in the year). In fact, I´m very grateful for a lot of things in my life. Today I found some photos on a Cd that made me realized how blessed I am. I found some pics of the mission (i thought they were lost), I found a pic of my first pet, pics of my time in college, pics of my old friends, pics of my new friends, pics in my job, pics of the things I´m able to do (skills and talents), pics of my brothers, but the two more important things I am the most greatful are:

Julio, my husband

Today I feel so greatful to have him in my life. When i met him, i didnt have a clue where our relationship was going. Two people totally different from each other and with to much things against any conclusion of our love (I was LDS and he wasn´t). But I can tell he changed a lot..not only himself, also he changed me. I cant explain the feeling I have for him. I have been able to see him grow these last 6 years as a member of the church, as a man, as a husband, as a person. I can say he is one of my favorite and most important convert I had ever!!! the path it hasn´t been easy, but it´s has been so worth it!
Who could ever think this guy will become my best friend and partner?

and Sandra, My Mom.

this smily lady is so brave that she returned to the church after been 15 years inactive. Not only she gave me my life, also she came back to church because of me!!!
THANKS MAMI!!!
She was baptized with all her family when the church just started to set up in Chile (The López family is one of the pioneers in Chile). My mom was very worried about my spiritual heritage, what could she give me? something precious and valuable, and she felt it: "The gospel". She prayed to God so hard to help her to come back to church but she was afraid (of course!), one day a couple of diacons knocked her door and they invited her to come back to church, next day the missionaries visited her and from that day and forth she stayed at church and never left. She not only gave me the best gift ever!! Also, she has been a great example of strenght, faithfullness and trust on God.

Chilean recipes

2010-04-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

I want to share with you some of my food. This is call "POROTOS CON RIENDAS" and is the number ONE in every home in Chile. I can´t say that I am a real fan of it, but I can´t deny that is very tasty.
Of course Julio eats POROTOS CON RIENDAS every monday and its a very nutritive food and not expensive as well, so, if you want to change the diet in your family or give it a chance...please be my guest

The recipe is:

1.- Let soak for one night a cup of white beans in plenty of water. The next day, cook the beans until tender, keeping the soup that came out of the beans with the beans.
2.- In a separate bowl make a mixture of onions, carrots, cilantro and red pepper. All these vegetables should be chopped very finely and put them to fry in a little oil (in a large pot) until the onion is transparent.
3.- Chop potatoes and pumpkin into small cubes (same size) and add them to the stir-frying vegetables.
4.- Add hot water to completely cover the potatoes, pumpkin and vegetables,
5.- add cumin to spice.
6.- Once the potatoes are somewhat transparent, join the beans and the rest of the vegetables in the same pot (Keeping the flavors)
7.- Add some spagettis and put salt as you like
8.- Continue cooking the whole thing in semi slow fire with the lid on tightly.
9.- When the noodles, beans and potatoes are tender it´s ready!!!!
10.- . Chop cilantro part for Spraying before serving.

Understand every step? I hope you can understand me... anyways if you have any concern just ask me, okay!

Buon appetito!!

INTERESTING SUMMER

2010-03-30T14:13:00.000-07:00

I think this last summer it has been a very interesting summer...let me see...

1.- Julio was at home all summer (it was a miracle!)
2.- I was diagnosed with a lot of diseases ...
3.- birth of the puppies
4.- Full house!!!
5.- camping, camping and more camping!
6.- Eartquake
7.- Tsunami false alarm in Viña (I work one block away from the ocean)... evacuation, evacuation... less us....cueck!
8.- Activities of services....sewing blankets for the homeless in southern Chile
9.- Julio lost his job...(for something very stupid... the earthquake can´t be a redundancy factor, 50% of chilean people has lost their jobs....bad bad)
10.- Evacuation in the building where I work for a gas leak

and this summer haven´t ends yet.... let see what more will happen.

PUPPIES

2010-03-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

These puppies happy and revolutionized my life while they lived with us. They were born on 8th February and already have each taken different paths with their new masters.
I miss them a ton! I feel almost empty my house but having 8 dogs at home is impossible! the good thing of all, they have very good masters. and the best... my mom adopted a puppy!!! so, I´ll see Teo (This is his name) every weekend when I´ll visit my mom.... !!!

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

2010-03-05T06:27:00.001-08:00

Here you have every single aftershock after the earthquake in Chile, also the big red box is where the earthquake took place.

Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, Checking the provisions.

This is a police truck (carabineros)

Here is a pictures of a fishing creek in the Maule Region

First of all , I want to let you know that we are ok so far. Fortunately the earthquake only took 45 seconds long where I live and it was 7.8 ritcher scale. But, where my in laws are it took 3 minutes long and it was 8.8 ritcher scale.
I have so many feelings and thoughs on my mind and heart right now. Pain, sorrow, fear, guilty, happiness, etc... Pain and sorrow because all the people that is suffering right now, for those who have died and those who are sick and don´t have any help yet. Fear, because every day we have aftershocks and the seisms are moving to northern Chile, today we had a very strong seism. Everyday we have had aftershocks and the worst most of them are during the night. guilty, because We knew it, we knew that something was coming and I didn´t tell my mother in law about it. One month ago, my bishop called me to inform me about an important meeting he had with our stake president, in the meeting he informed all the bishops about a memo from the Area Chile, which was reported that in every ward and units in Chile must to change the activities for this year (because we were working on the welfare program) but the area´s presidency want us to work onto the emergency program because a catastrophy was coming to Chile, they did not give us details about what kind of catastrophy but we must to focus on the kit 72 hours and all the necessary for any kind of emergency situation. My bishop told me with a couple of weeks early before inform the entire ward about it, I told my mom and family ( my own family) closests friends and also I talked with my counselors (this was about 3 weeks ago) but i didn´t tell this as an official info. Nevertheless, they took my advice and stored water and food. I never realized that my in laws will need the same information, I feel guilty in that point because I thought how they are not members of the church they won´t take my advice seriously and now they are the most damaged. Last sunday (after the earthquake) our bishop told us to prepared with the kit of 72 hours plus be fixed a new plan of emergency us a ward unit and established the way to act on these cases. with no doubts I sent to my friends, family and other members of the church that i know some other information of the procedures to follow and what contain the kit of 72 hours.
On sunday in the afternoon one neighbor of my mother in law who was passing her vacations in Viña called Julio to offer him a way to go to Concepción next day, he didn´t even think about the dangerous situation over there and just accepted it. I was so angry with him, because I understand his family is having problems and everything but also, we all were in the same situation, i mean, we are in a red alarm in all the damages regions and it wasn´t a right moment to travel, specially if the roads aren´t good and with aftershocks every day. My mom went with us to the supermarket on monday in the afternoon because we bought some groceries and milk and pampers for our niece who is 9 months old. She was talking to him about the risks he will take and his responsabilities back at our home, and she committed him to come back no further one week. ¡Nice work Mom!!!
The phone conection aren´t working so well in Concepcion, if i am really lucky I can call him through a satelital phone from my job, but is very expensive so, I just can talk a couple of minutes and most of the time with my mother in law (who is sick by the way) because Julio always is on the streets searching for water and food for them. they have only 6 hours to make all that because they are in a curfew.

With all this situation I´m so glad to have a prophet who is guided by our God, I know he is always watching us over, and even though, we must pass through hard and difficult situations everything is for our good. How I use to say at the mission: Opposition for all things!

Mom Missy...

2010-02-10T05:21:00.000-08:00

Missy hours before the birth

We thought that Missy was ready fo the childbirth and how we are attending church sunday in the afternoon I called my mom and asked her if she can stay at home watching Missy. But when we arrived home not only my mom was at home...also, my dad, my youngest brother his girlfriend and his best friend as well...everybody expecting the puppies birth. We waiting until 10.00pm but nothing happened...

today in the morning
I tied a ribbon of different colors to know who is who...and also to control their weight

so tiny and cute

this puppy reminds me someone that I know.... hahahaha

Been a great mom...

first puppy born

"cabezón" (big head)

during childbirth or puppiesbirth...hahahahaha

Missy went to our room and woke me up to tell me that she was ready, I woke up Julio and we went down the stairs to the corner of the house that she decided to give birth. From 03.45am until 04.25am Missy was having contractions , I never thought that It hurt me so much to see my dog suffer like that, I told Julio that she never would go through this situation again, it was desperate to see her blow against the wall and we were unable to help her in anything!.Missy was giving birth to puppies until 9 am, of course, on Monday I did not go to work and stayed with her all day and I haven´t slept since then ... I appreciate the help of my brother who watches her and the puppies when we are in our jobs. Missy is not jealous of the puppies but when Julio and I took the puppies she immediately takes the puppies away from our hands. She rathers we take care of her and spoil her (silly Missy).

FRIENDS

2010-01-25T09:46:00.001-08:00

This last weekend we went into a camp area in Mantagua- Con Con City. We had a great day. The best of all it was we had a reunion with my old friends... I would like to have everybody attending the reunion but some of them are inactive at church and others couldn´t go because of their jobs (as my brother Edgardo). But it was so great to see them again, of course, we all laughed because how we had changed in this last years...we all gained weight, others with some white hair, others with no hair at all... hahahaha...so funny!

Nelly and her 3 kids traveled 12 hours to be with us from Copiapó City and I just had to travel 2 hours...but it was so worthy. It´s incredible how old we are... some with kiddos, others (like me) working on that and others working in got married soon.

Tomorrow I´ll add some other pics...only "Machos" and only "Chicas". and pics of the place where we had the reunion.

Next weekend I´ll go into a camp area "again" but only with Alejandro and Daniela... hopefully Germán and "El guatón"... and I´ll upload some other new pics...

I´m having fun!!!

2009-12-15T08:49:00.001-08:00

Mi ricuraaaaa.......

Here it is the Coat of Arms of Family Alveal (Alvear) . I made a little search and found out that the original lastname is Alvear, but, when the first Alvear family arrived to Chile they changed their lastname in a fight between two brothers for a women.... The story of the last name is very nice. there was a lonely man who lived in the mountain in Castilla Region, Valley of Soba and occasionally, he came down from the mountain to the town for food, nobody know him or even know his name, so, people started to call him "El Bear" (english word) because he looks like a real bear, with the time he started his own family and people changed the pronunciation of his name to Alvear (V for B)

it is a spanish tradition have the Coat of Arms, well... also depends of the family though (not all families have their coat of arms) but I would like to keep this tradition in our family.

with Julio after lunch and having fun around the lake....

The whole family in here....

We celebrated our national day in a lake close to Mom´s home... It was the first time we went

there and we loved it!!!

Thanks Technology!!!!

2009-12-14T12:35:00.001-08:00

I was able to enshular my grandparent´s wedding pic.... How cute was my grandma and handsome my grandpa!!!

Re post

2009-12-14T11:15:00.000-08:00

I deleted my last post because my youngest brother showed me a way to "enshular" (get better through an on line photoshop) all my pictures.... I´m having a good time playing with some of my last pics... so I decided to enshular some pictures and post them again.

Last friday, my mom and I went to share some time with our old unit ward, they had the enrichment night and also,welcomed to relief society to Gillian and Karen

When someone says that one day the youth will be the future leaders...they are not kidding! I never thought that before until I became the YW pres. and I had to call my counselors... It was amazing seeing my friends from YW time been working with me and been my counselours!!!

The sister in green (Sister Castillo) was our YW pres, while Claudia and I were in young women program...by the way, Claudia, is the girl next to Sister Castillo in baby blue t-shirt with lines across. We worked together also with Andrea and Nelly (they are not in the picture). We were Gillian and Karen´s leaders while they were YW, and now they became Relief Society!!!! How can the time flies so fast??????

Well in this pictures the things became worst!... hahahahaha...... the girl with her son is Marilyn, she was YW while I was serving in YW presidency but she is a couple of years older than Karen and Gillian and she is a mother already! I was so proud to be around those girls... I saw them grow and even though we had a hard time teaching them some principles and norms of the church they finally understood, I think it was a period of time in their lives, I think that Sister Castillo must have thought the same of Claudia and I (and all the girls she taught), but here we are...

Letters for Santa

2009-12-11T07:00:00.000-08:00

Every year, tons of kids write their letters to Santa asking him for toys or special wishes in Christmas season. This year I wanted to know more about a social program by the national post office. This kids have social risks and problems at their homes (most of their parents don´t have a job or their parents are divorced). I always be curious about this social program but never took a look of it until today....
I´ve heard stories of kids asking very kindly wishes for their parents and brothers and sisters, some wishes were just for other people and not for themself. Some other kids ask for a Christmas diner or a job for their dad or a new brother! This year, I wanted to read some letters and see if we can help in this cause... great was my surprise when any of the letters I read ask to Santa those noble Christmas wishes!!!! I think this year kids want to take christmas on their hands!! revolution!!! What the most the kids asked it was a play station 3... mini cars and motorcicle with battery so, they can drive them as a real car... control remoto airplane and helicopters, barbie doll toys (with specific description on it) and other kind of toys I have never heard before!!! Ah! the other second popular X-mas wish is a notebook, computer or ultimate cel phone. It was funny though, some of the kids said:" my behavior wasn´t good at home or school but I think if you help me with my toy this christmas I´ll be better this year."
I imagine those kids writing Santa´s letter and the way how their parent support them in their way of think. Also, those parents sent those letters with a hope that someone else payed for their kids´s wishes and they relief from that responsability. I understand It is a good idea, but not all the kids have the social risks and problems how the people of the post office says they have. I was a little dissapointment... just one letter touched my heart until I called... it says: My dad left us last year and I haven´t know about him, my mom works hard for me, my little sister and grandma... and I just ask you a doll for my sister and one christmas diner for mom, also, sneakers for my two older brothers, they don´t have sneakers, sometimes they have to ask my uncles to borrow from them but they said no (until that part of the letter I was thinking to help them) I continue reading... "I don´t care if I don´t get any present I didn´t last year, but I really want those gifts for my family" Merry Christmas Santa. I saw in the letter´s data a telephone number and I called to talk with his mom and ask her about their adress and the sizes of the sneakers of those two brothers of him... First of all, his mom didn´t sound as a "poor" or "humble" lady... second, they live in Santiago (far wasy)...third, his two brothers were 25 and 30 years old... with a job each of them, married, etc. and fourth, she asked me a lot of pushing questions to assure herself that for real I was going to send her all the gifts and the money for the diner... I was in shock! i told her that I made a mistake and call her and I apologized her.
This experience made me think a few things:
1.- How people can be so FRESCA!!!
2.- X-mas is not for steal
3.- Kids can not be use for this kinds of things
4.- many people have good wishes for christmas but we have to be aware that not all people have those good wishes in their hearts.
5.- If I want to help other, I´ll start from my own home
6.- I´ll teach my kids to ask for humble gifts and teach them the real sense of christmas and Santa.

not everything that glitters is gold, another great lesson

last Pictures

2009-12-10T13:11:00.001-08:00

Here we are...

This is funny...Can you see my face? I was surely so tired!!! Look my eyes!!!! hahahahahaha

My hubby and me...coming back home

My horrible face... I´m glad that the picture doesn´t look so good....

With Mom and Dad
I can´t believe how people doesn´t care about the beauty of the nature... why did write on the stone? bad.... so bad....

I´ll upload more pictures in the next days...

6th Anniversary!!!!

2009-12-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

I am sore from my hips and tired.
first of all, I can not upload photos, because I can´t find the USB cable of my digital camera, I hope to find in the coming days.
We celebrated our 6th anniversary with my family in a place called Valley of Colliguay (a huge mountain far away from everything). I have to say that the first day I thought it won´t work all the idea to have a great time together, because, my dad and youngest brother had a couple of things to do back in the city and they only went to drove us over and then come back. We forgot the battery of our video camera and digital camera, my cel phone run away of power, my mom´s cel was at her home, Julio´s cel had a low battery and my aunt´s cel was the only good one, but my aunt doesn´t have a cel with camera...cueck! That´s means we won´t have any good memory (pictures i mean) of those days. Obviously the technology wasn´t with us during the first day...
the weather was very very dry (but normal for them). After been all set in our camping area, we went to explore a little bit around to find out a natural pool (as in the picture above, but our it wasn´t so beautiful though)... when I was walking over some stones in a little creek... one of the stone was unstable and... guess what?... yeap...I fell on the stones, my foot slipped in between a rock at the bottom of the creek, all that water for all over my body and my mom yelling to my dad "to save my life" (hahaha), everybody laughing and lamenting don´t having a camera by that moment to recorded that epic moment in the day of my anniversary. I have not to say that I was laughing as well and I couldn´t stand up ... I think in that moment everything changed... we surely will have a great weekend!!
How my dad went to Valparaíso for his job... I asked him to drive over my house and pick the batteries up ...but my dad didn´t showed up until the next day (we knew it) because to drive all the mountain uphill in the middle of the night with no lights on the road it was very dangerous, so, my dad preferred to come back the next day...the good thing that my youngest brother and his best friend went also. We had a Chilean BBQ, we took some pictures, we played, we had fun on the natural pool (even thoug, were more people around, we have to shared, right?)... and at the end...we finished eating delicious empanadas at the restaurant of the camping and we returned home, around 7.00pm. How by then we had the digital camera, Julio took some pictures to the valley, its areas and of us...
I am so greatful for this anniversary, because we spent time as a family, we relaxed from our responsabilities, our jobs, the world back in the city, everything!!! We missed Edgardo (my bro) and his wife, they couldn´t make it this time, but we hope next one. One of the things that I am more greatful for is that Julio was with me and I hope he´ll be for X-mas and new year as well.
Pd: I got the picture from the web site of Colliguay Valley

Chinese Lesson

2009-11-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

I got an email from a friend with a great story that I´d love to share with all of you and at the same time you can share it with your sweetheart.

"A chinese legend teaches us about our lives and the important people in it. Our lives are shown in our hands. We have 4 fingers and one thumb. Every finger and thumb represents our family and the importance in it.

Exercise:

As in the picture shows put your fingers together, but the middle fingers you must to put your knuckles together. Every time I´ll talk about one finger you must to separate them (But just that finger, keep the others together), after read the mean of that finger put them back together.

Thumb: means our parents (separated them). We must to leave our parent to make our own life but always they will be there to supporting us and help us in everything (return to pool your thumbs)

Index Finger: Means our brothers and sisters (separated them) They also are one important part in pur lives but we´ll take different paths in our lives, even though, they are there always to help us. (put them back together)

Middle finger: means ourselves! that´s why those fingers are in a different position than the others, we can´t separate from ourselves!! that is imposible... so, just let those fingers like that.

Little finger: Means our kids (separated them). Our kids must to depart one day from our side, because they also need to live their own lives, we will be always close to them, but we have to leave them go. (put them back together)

Ring Finger: Means our spouses (separated them).... what happen??? can´t do it? It´s exactly what that means, our spouses are the most important person in our lives, and it´s impossible to been separated from them, so, we should always love them, take care of them, support them and respect them because is the only Finger (person) that always will stay with us (and how we believe, even the eternity).

I hope you have enjoyed this lesson, we did our family home evening this week and with Julio made this exercise and he was surprised at the result. I hope their husbands will cause the same effect!!

When it´s time to go

2009-11-10T09:39:00.000-08:00

I´ve been attending to Belloto second ward for 2 1/2 years so far. just a month later we arrived this area we had our national day activity at church and my mom came over to visited us. We were hanging around trying to meet the members and make some friends when in between the members my mom recognized one old friend from her very first ward, Myriam. Last time they saw each other it was when Myriam returned from her mission (Antofagasta Chile Mission). Can you imagine that meeting?!!! my goodness they talked the whole activity and Myriam remembered me but as a little child running around the sacramental and gardens...:)
Since that day we became very good friends, in fact, we were home visiting teachers for a long time, we were a good team, we worked hard and those sister who were inactive went to church meetings again even though they had problems with the bishop (not good) Our RS President was happy with our work and she asigned us more sisters to visit...

Myriam has cancer, diabetes and other illness, even though, we went out and we made our job, we talked about our mission, the experiences with the people, our memories about it... we had so much fun! I invited her over to celebrate my birthday and we were so close each other that she started to explain me the reasons why her husband and kids are inactive at church. Why she wasn´t able to attend the Temple for so long and her dreams.

When I was call as the RS Pres. I tried to help Myriam to attend the Temple once again. I scheduled the interviews and even I asked Julio if we could pay all the costs of her trip to the Temple (food, transportation and temple´s clothes). Julio agreed with me and supported me in my cause... (Nice!) we had a wonderful day at the Temple and the only thing I was worried about that day she could have enough energies and forces to go through all the meetings (Myriam didn´t look good around those days)after that visit Myriam fell ill bedridden.

Since march until today Myriam has been bedridden, I visited her once a week and this last weekend fell into a state of unconsciousness. I went to see her on sunday and I took her hand in between mine and told her close to her ear: Myriam I am Paulina... and she opened her eyes and say hello... she recognized me!!! our new bishop and other brother blessed her, so she can depart from this earth in peace.

Since I am RS Pres. I have faced 3 deaths in the unit, but any of them made me feel so sad... I really love my sisters but with Myriam the relationship was different... I understand she needs to depart and stop suffering all those Cancer´s pain. I know the Plan of Salvation and our part of it , I also understand she needs to continue walking her path in this plan... and the only thing I ask God she could die quietly.

New rules at home...I am not a maid!!!

2009-10-06T13:38:00.000-07:00

Julio is at home, he had a problems with his papers to sail right now. So, he will stay at home for a while.
Our chapel is being remodeling and he asked our bishop to work in it, and he said yes !Good for him!...and also is an extra money...
Julio doesn´t know exactly what he is doing (that is funny) but its has a lot of disponibility in learning every new thing in every day.
He realized that it was needed more hands to help and asked his boss (another bishop) if his brother (non Lds) can work in the construction of the chapel, he knows more in this because has worked before in it. That good man said yes ,so, my brother-in-law arrived this last sunday in the morning
This last couple of days has been nuts! and not only because we have another person living with us, its because I have two guys living with me. I had everything under control with Julio at home, I been training him for a while (5 years) and he become a very good helper at home...but I can not say the same about his brother. He had been only for two days and I am seeing some stuff that i don´t really like about him (neither about Julio). You´ll see, how I say Julio is a good helper, on sunday we cooked dinner and I asked Antonio (my brother in law) to help us with the potatoes, Julio cooked the meat and I made the salad... everything Ok so far...when I saw the potatoes without skin and in a bowl just like that... i tought what happened with the mashed potatoes? Antonio was watching Tv in the second floor...NICE!!!(sarcasm)I just looked at Julio with not a very good mood... we finished dinner... after dinner I asked: Who´ll make the dishes? I just heard my own echo. I made the dishes, watched over the dog, and I cleaned the kitchen for the next day... say good bye to check the speeches that were given in the conference on that day! I was so tired and the only thing I wanted to do was rest. Next day my body ached so bad and Julio asked me to cook lunch for them... ¡what?! Waht about my exercice plan every morning?? Julio was helping me on that... he cooked his own lunch... Ok...I thought, one day won´t be a big deal... on that night..they asked me to cook completos for them... Are you nuts? completos for me means 2 meals in calories!! but I was so hungry that I asked them to help me though...EVERYONE will make something and NO TV at all until the end. Again I asked for the dished and just in that moments they got in bed!!! relax, relax Paulina... I got down the stairs
I went into the kitchen (and it was horrible how these guys let the kitchen so dirty) I cleaned again and I went to bed around midnight...I asked Julio why it was so dirty the kitchen? and he said: I don´t know last in leaving the kitchen was Antonio.

When I was sleepy I remembered that it was monday...what about our home family evening?!
Julio told me not to worry today we are going to make it. I was so sleepy that I don´t even remember that TODAY at night I have the meeting with my counselors and secretary...
Today in the morning Julio asked me again to cook lunch for them. I was so tired that don´t even asked him about my exercises plan this morning... I just went into the kitchen and Started to cook... around 08.15am lunch was done... 08.15am is my time to leave the house for work... I took a shower (just 5 minutes) I tried...I really, really tried to be done by 08.30am but everyone knows that´s impossible for a girl! so, I finished to be ready around 08.55am... I got late at work. (not proud about it)and I can feel on my body that I haven´t make exercises these couple of days...I am very tired, sleepy all day... and my body aches.
Probably its sound not so hard and I am been a little pussy with the issue...but you have to know that I work far away from home, I have to take a bus every day (1 hour) every morning and every night... so are 2 hours just on bus every holy day...I got home at 8.30 at nights every day and I leave home at 08.15am every morning...At work I don´t stop to traslating papers or make some other stuff ...almost all day on the streets making bank papers or so... I AM TIRED TO!! and then I got home and I have to cook and clean,etc... when they also can help at home ... Julio and Antonio work just 3 blocks down the house and they ride bicycles...so, they are at home in just 3 minutes... they have 2 hours of break lunch I have only 45minutes... they got out at 6.30pm at 6.33pm they are at home versus I am out of my job 6.30pm and I got home 8.30pm (sometimes depends of the traffic).
Julio always is complaining at me because I never have my own time or space...always I am on meetings or making some visiting, etc... and he wants me to do what the doctor told me to do, so we planned my times and we were doing it very well until Antonio arrived home. Now I feel that I don´t have my own time...and the worst part of it... Julio is one of the obstacles on my road! I am not a maid at home... we worked together at home...we were a team... a great team! but now I feel like the maid of the house and that is not fear!
Tonight I won´t have my meetings with the sisters, but I´ll have my own meeting with those two guys...We need rules...we need discipline and over all we need to work together at home just right before.

I am really upset with all this... I don´t like lazy people...don´t even can be my own husband!!! He is not lazy... but I have heard some stuff about Antonio... my mother in law always is complaining against him because of that... I don´t want Antonio be a bad influence for Julio. and if is that the situation he needs to leave our home as soon as he can...I´ll give him one more week after the meeting tonight and if won´t change...good bye Antonio... see ya´later!

MAMI´S B-DAY

2009-09-29T10:59:00.000-07:00

I must to say we did a great job.... The official birthday of my mom is Sept, 30th. But my brother was at home only until sept 24th, so, we planned to celebrate my mom´s b-day the 23th...yeap... so very early!!! that was a great sorprise for her...hahaha...

My mom only has one truly friend at church (they were visiting teachers at RS for ever! until my mom moved from Viña del Mar to Villa Alemana 7 years ago). Sister Iris Olivares and my mom haven´t see each other for about that period of time but they always talk by phone, every week. So, I realized that would be a great sorprise for my mom if we take Sis. Iris into her b-day party. Everyone has their responsability in this party. Between Edgardo and I contacted Sis. Iris and we scheduled everything.

That was the second sorprise for her...ñaka ñaka... mami had the greatest b-day ever!!!

Next day was my day...Julio came back home!!!! something happened with his passaport and he couldn´t sail until new news... yeah!!!!

Julio is gone for a while....:(

2009-09-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

My national day wasn´t what I expected to be, everything were just fine, nice, lovely, etc...etc... until Julio got "that" call phone from his job. he had to report at 15.30 next day at port of Valparaíso and take the bus until Pto. Montt city in which he will aboard the plain. Dang! we were having a great September 18th!!
Even though Julio didn´t let me be sad and we hang out with my brother and his wife and went to Valparaiso city to "Las Ramadas" (parties for all over celebrating our national and independence day). We got home very late. Next day while I cooked our lunch came to my mind a lot of thoughts and ideas, lots of feelings in my heart because in just a couple of hour Julio must to go again. I thought: Paulina, this is not the first time...what happen to you?!!!

I try to cook a delicious spagetties with meat balls and tomato sauce, but the tears didn´t let me see what I was doing...terrible! everytime I heard him get close i washed my face and started to smile at him and make some jokes around... we had lunch ( that I don´t even realized what I ate) the time just flew! and we say good bye to each other and I started to cry!!! (oh no) Julio began to laugh gently at me and told me not to worry about him, he didn´t want me crying, he didn´t want to depart sad seeing me like that. Something he told me touched my heart deeply, he said: "You are a stronger woman and everything I do, I do it for you and your welfare". He kissed my forehead and hugged me strongly he whispered: I love you ... I stopped crying because I didn´t want him to be sad or worried about me, he needs to go to work with energies and lots of good vibrations. I told him that he must to go in a very good mood because he is going to sail the same ship that his dad sailed before he die. So, he was very happy to be in the same ship as his dad did and his uncle as well. I wouldn´t be the person who distroyed that huge moment for him.
Next day at church I had a talk: "be blessed by the priesthood authority"... what a theme, right?!!! but I am grateful that truly I am blessed by the priesthood authority and for one good reason the bishop gave this talk and I am feel much better now... I know that Heavenly Father will guide him and protect him all the time and he will be at home soon.

WE ARE MOVING ....

2009-09-15T13:12:00.000-07:00

It's official, our new bishop has called us to an extraordinary meeting to inform us about the approval of the repair and modernization of our chapel. You see, our building is so old that don´t even have air conditioning, in winter we turn on gas heaters in each room, in summer we have to open all windows and let the noise from outside in and really be a great nuisance to the teachers. Unlike the chapels in the U.S., ours are in the middle of the houses where they load buses, cars and people talking ... i miss Fayette chapel in the middle of nowhere where the only sound you could hear was the wind and the view of the country outside was gorgeous. when we first moved into our home and the first time we attended to the chapel, it brought me good memories of my childhood ... (for the old building). Without going any further, let me say that in the hall of the Relief Society in a corner right where the board is there is no floor ... there is concrete floor in very bad condition. I think God finally heard our heart's desires and gave us the opportunity to let us build something decent to attend every Sunday and during the week.
we are going to attend the stake center since Sunday 27th, September. The bishopric hired a bus to transport everyone to the stake, because most are elderly or mothers with newborns or very small kids, not everybody in Chile have their own cars but it not very important though we have a good system of public transport that takes us everywhere we want in the city or elsewhere in the country. The meetings will be at 15.30pm until 18.30pm, the only good thing we will not have problems with getting up and being late to meetings. The other good thing that we will have our new chapel and large changes to it, what I want most is air conditioned and to change the carpets, the scene of the cultural hall and once and for all settle the court to play basketball.

and plssss....I need good lockers that really works!!! I have broken 3 nails! (that sounded so girly) but it's true!.

So I must to keep the things from the closet of the Relief Society in my house and move with all the enthusiasm at the stake for about 6 months.
I must say that in Chile only had 3 draft approval for the reconstruction of chapels and we were blessed with the benefit .... sweet!

I LOVE JULIO.....

2009-09-14T12:08:00.000-07:00

Julio traveled to Concepción last week for a few days, because " his grandma was very sick" how I am working I couldn´t go with him, so, I was very worried all week. Everytime we talked by phone he told me that his Grandma was better.... uf! what a relief!!!
This last saturday he returned home very early, I big sorprise for me because I expected to have him at home next day. He asked me covered my eyes without take a look... I kind of be nervious....:) when I opened my eyes I saw over the table a sewing machine!!! I was so happy that I kissed him everywhere...eyes, ears, nose, mouth, cheeks!!! tons and tons of kisses... that afternoon he asked my dad for some help to design my workshop... I thought that he told me that my workshop will be done for around december or so, but now I´ll have my workshop this next weekend!!! I am so grateful...
I grew up watching my two grandmas sewing at their sewing machine (the picture above) I played hundreds of times around that machine and always finding new and great treasures inside of it (coins, pretty bottons, rings and other stuff). And now I have my own one (well mine is a modern machine though) I´ll have my workshop at the end of this week and even I have to take free classes to how to use the machine...
Julio talked with his mom last week about this issue and she told him that She wanted to give me a sewing machine and Julio agreed with the idea (because he also wanted to give me a machine) so, that´s why he traveled to Concepción because both want to buy a sewing machine with all the technology and details that I wanted. Kind of a gift from both of them. They know how crazy I am for this new skill that I am developing and I am good at.... (I am so humble!) It was a sorprise for me this gift... and of course his grandma never was sick.....mmm..... but I forgive them....:)

ONE COMANDO AFTERNOON

2009-09-04T13:06:00.000-07:00

This two are so funny!

This is my favorite pictures of her

Missy been a " Dog Comando"

When Julio is at home he has nothing to do, so, He plays a lot with our Dog "Missy", she of course follows everything single goofy thing he does.

That day, when I was on my way home they picked me up on the bus stop and when I saw Missy I thought that she had an accident, but when she got close to me I realized that Julio had painted as "Comando" her face...I knew in that moment that

I should prepare for any kind of sorprise! .... I wasn´t so mistaken... Julio showed me the photo shoot of that afternoon and he found in between his Military stuff his command suit (he hasn´t wear that suit for about 8 years and still fits!!). So... this was part of the result of that boring afternoon...

AFTER AWHILE....

2009-08-24T11:54:00.000-07:00

I Finally finished my first quilt, it took me a long time since january to a couple of days ago. For me it is a great achievement not only because its my first quilt but also because i did everything by hand.

Julio realized that this new hobby became really important for me. This weekend he told me that he will turned one room (the smallest one) in my own sewing workshop with furniture with levels, table with a ruler and my own sewing machine etc. I am HAPPY for that, but I have to wait until december when he returns again, but I don´t care, I´ll have my own place... my own little kingdom...hahahaha....

By the way, the quilt and the bed cover are for my nice Valentina who was born on january 2009.

PATCHWORK, SEWING AND QUILTS!!!

2009-08-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

I have to develop some talents that I have hidden, I have just one source of "grandmothers" with sewing skills and crafts. Lately it has gotten into my head the idea of developing the creative side part inside of me.... I like the idea of making blankets or quilts, I remember the first time I saw a big quilt, a group of Mananites women were sewing in a giant frame, they looked like a group of bees (hard workers), I was serving at that time in Waterloo Area, they were our neighbors and were very kind to us.

This is my new project for this second semester, I´ll make a genealogical Quilt that shows our lives...I know it will be a hard work but interesting and fun because I love sewing.

BABY SHOWER DRIVES ME NUTS!!!

2009-08-12T15:00:00.001-07:00

I think that I´ll be the women with more experience in the history of humanity when It will be my own time to organize my own Baby Shower I´ll be just fine!. Since I was called as president of the Relief Society, we had to organize more than 9 Baby Showers and obviously better than the previous one and with new games and new decorations for the sisters do not get bored. Our bishop had to moved from one day to another from his home and we ran out of Bishop by now, the second counselor of the Stakes and the first counselor of our ward are taking care of the unit, until a new bishop is call, so at any time we all are going to be relieved from our callings, so I should organize "The" baby shower of all times! (and I am like the monkey in the photo, I´ve been doing thinking and thinking the whole week), I brought new ideas of internet, decorations and invitations for the event, but still I am not very confortable with all that (my mission companions know me!) My first counselor is helping me because there is no doubt that it is MUCH WORK TO DO!

by the way, Here are some pictures of the baby shower of the last Saturday. The new acquisition of the unit is called Paula Bethlehem.

2009-07-31T12:26:00.000-07:00

Last night we celebrated the birthday of my aunt at my mom. I called Julio earlier and we agreed that he will buy the gift for her and we´ll meet at my mom. When I arrived there, they were praying to start eating, and I did not know that, I didn´t have with me my mom house ´s keys and I beat and beat the door, I started to get angry when I saw my younger brother in front of his computer and not moving, he did a sign to me with his hand as if to say "wait" and then I realized that they couldn´t open because they were busy ... oops!. I was the last to arrive and just started to eat without me! that lack of respect!
to celebrate the birthday of my aunt we made "Completos" and a sandwich is called "churrasco" very famous in Chile, even more than "Completos". I won´t lie ... we tried just fast food but I was so hungry that I left my diet and ate until no more lol... jijiji ... The birthday´s cake was delicious, but I will not eat sweets in a long time ... I promise! .
I asked to see some gifts and I had the sorprise that my gorgeous husband gave her the present unwrapped, in fact, he gave her the present and the gift paper and told her: I am not good at this, sorry!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!! My goodness!!! Shameful!!! I´m glad that my family knows Julio and have a very good sense of humor and take all this for good...uf!!!.
We ended around 10pm (early for us) and we got home just to see some television and have some relax from a long day of work ....

Puppies or not puppies...???

2009-07-28T14:51:00.000-07:00

We were thinking about Missy (our dog). She is old enough to become a mom BUT it all depends of what we want for her. I really love puppies, specially Labrador puppies... I would love to have tons of them, but I don´t think that Julio let me keep them all if one day Missy has her own ones!!
Julio wants to wait until he returns again (middle of december) and see what is the best candidate for her and as "Dad" he wants to know first who will be the "one" and if he passed the test it can be the father of Missy´s puppies....lol!!!! he is so funny; I can´t picture how Julio will be with our kiddos in the future, they will be so lucky if they start to date someone!!!
Today we have to make some groceries store after my work and I planning to buy her something nice (not only his food) but a toy or something else.

Changing theme... we´ll have two baby showers this month, well actually one is borned already (july 14th) but we are going to make them the baby shower anyways... next birthing is around the end of August (I hope this baby doesn´t come to the earth sooner as Paula did!!!)

I can wait to have my own baby and live the experience by myself!!! I lived for a while with a family with three little girls (they were homeless) and we invited them to live with us for a short time, until they could find a place to stay and a better job (3 months). I spent time with the girls, specially the youngest (1 year and 6 months old) and she made me laugh always and she did so funny things all the time. Sometimes she felt sleep on my arms and I felt so different with she did that, when I returned from my job she saw me and she run until the place where I was and wanted me to take her into my arms and play with her... Those things I am missing and I hope to have the same experiences with my kiddos one day.

My Honey and me

2009-07-11T08:57:00.000-07:00

Julio just came back home from been 3 months sealing...I am so happy he is at home now, specially por my brother´s wedding and Julio´s birthday... as well... we have so many things to do this month that I am so excited about it!!!

This pic was taking in my brother´s weddin this weekend.

My First Apple Kuchen.....

2009-06-15T11:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my friend Betsy taught me how to bake an apple kuchen... I always wanna to try to bake one, but no one helped me with this....(sad! jajajaja) but, how yesterday was the first day of rain of the year she taught how to make it. We had a great tea time and also taught to make Pan de Santa Cena (Sacrament´s bread) also was ñami,,, so finally, we finished our meeting watching Doctrine and Convenants DVD sunday school classes and eating some delicious good food.

Ayer, mi amiga Besty me enseñó hacer Kuchen de manzana...Siempre quise aprender a hacer eso, pero nadie me ayudaba...(triste jajajaj) pero, como ayer fue el primer día de lluvia del año ella me enseñó como hacerlo. Tuvimos una gran onces y también me enseñó a hacer el pan de la Santa Cena que también estuvo ñami... finalmente, terminamos la velada viendo el video en DVD de las clases de Doctrinas y Convenios y comiendo cosas muy deliciosas.

HAPPY B-DAY TO MEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-03T14:43:00.000-07:00

Just out of the shower....

2009-06-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

I couldn´t believe it!!!! she just got out of the shower!!!!!

Missy is not a baby dog anymore, she turned 1 year and 4 months old and sometimes I want her out of my life (specially when she got in trouble with my roses), I can say that she is a very sweet dog, by the way, I didn´t know that, since 3 weeks ago... (long story) But now I know she will be a great dog with my kiddos one day... I can trust on her.

No pude creerlo!!! recién la había bañado!!!!

Missy ya no es un cachorro, ya cumplió 1 año y 4 meses y aveces me gustaría darla (especialmente cuando se mete con mis rosas), puedo decir que es una perra dulce, por cierto, no lo sabía hasta unas tres semanas atrás ... (larga historia) pero ahora sé que será una gran mascota con mis niños algún día... puedo confiar en ella.

8 years together...

2009-04-14T08:20:00.000-07:00

April 14th, 2001 we kissed for the very first time, we never thought that will be the beginning of our life together. Sometimes I ask Julio about that day and if he thought for a moment that our lives will be as we are, he says: of course noooooo!!!! but something inside of his mind couldn´t stop to thinking about that kiss and me...(I´m so hot hahahaha...and humble as well). So, i decided to keep seeing Julio for a while... yeah right! "For a While"...hahahahaha....

Today we turned 8 years together and still I remember that stupid kiss!! because for real was so stupid!!! so dumb!!! hahahaha but the same time so sweet...always is the same... dumb but sweet... jijii

I picked some pictures of this last 8 years together, you´ll see us since we were 20 years old until now... is fun to see us how we have been getting older through the time.

2009-04-02T14:50:00.001-07:00

One of the things I like most about my husband is he does many of the things I say ... I'm not kidding! when I say leave the mustache or the beard grow he does ... and in the way that I like! The other thing that is always changing her hairstyle ... before leaving I asked him to cut their hair and leave some bits stops ... is my favorite hairstyle on him.

From our early beginnings as a couple and before my mission is that he has always sailed. Been Marine runs through his veins. What I like most about this... is when he returs from these trips always brings me rich thing and also it´s very gratifying to have him back at home and I cook for him the things he likes and take care of him so much.

There are so many reasons why I love and I am married to this guy, so I can not write them in here, but one of the most perfect things for me is to take his hand and been close to God in a simple prayer and ask for protection for both and that wen can be worthy to enter to his Holy Temple, is the best thing to hear from my husband´s lips everytime he leaves ... I think that's why I love him so much.

Temple Day in March...

2009-03-26T15:00:00.001-07:00

Saying good bye to Elder Vicencio...

2009-03-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

Julio, Frank and Me

Frank & Julio

Ale, Dany, Julio and Me

Dany, Frank and Me

My Julio and Me

Dany, Ale and Me

Last friday (March 12th, 2009) we went to our friend´s home to say good bye to Frank, He is an awesome kid...Julio had the chance to teach him while he served at the Young Men Presidency in our old ward (las torres) They became very good friends and is something great that He is serving right now to the Lord. Frank was call to serve in Neuquén Argentina Mission and he was so excited to be able to preach the gospel(I know exactly how he feels). The party was ok (we are not a couple that likes a lot partys or dances) must of the time we just hanging out with our good friends Ale and Dany (they are married) and all the other people, were YW and YM!!! Can you imagine how we felt??? just kiddos around...but anyways... we had fun...

My first good bread...

2009-03-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

Last! I made my own bread... you can see in the pic it was a total adventure for me!!! (my hair is all crazy!) hahahahaha.... I tried million of times before... but always the bread looked and tasted like a stone... I had Julio by my side all the time telling me how to make it (he knows from little) and it turned all well.... I made 12 pieces of bread and we just ate them in two days!! I can tell that it tastes just ÑAMI (delicious)!!!!! ....jijjijiijii

Valentine´s Day

2009-03-02T11:32:00.000-08:00

We had fun for valentine´s day and some other couples. We

had a great BBQ... or Parrillada (more chilean term jaja), we ate so much that night... but it was the best way to start my vacations...mmm....ñami....jijiiji...

Torta de Yogurt

2009-03-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

My first Yoghurt Cake!!!

Thanks to Jeancarla for the recipe... it was a total succesful at home...

BELLOTO SECOND WARD IS GROWING AND GROWING...

2009-01-30T10:11:00.001-08:00

These are JeanCarla and Milenko they are bro and sis...their mom got baptized around 3 weeks before them... It was so good this baptims, that we finished with lunch!!! Spagetti!!!! Thay are awesome..in fact, their mom rejected a new job because they won´t be able to go to church ... wuou!!! that is faith and been converted!!!

WARD X MAS PARTY

2008-12-16T09:23:00.000-08:00

Here we are just 4 leaders of the whole church!!! (not good...) but I have to say ... here we are the most obedients as well!!!!! hahahaha... we looked funny...thát´s true... nothing to say about it...I think that´s why some of the leaders didn´t want to participate. But well.... we had have a wonderful time doing this kind of crazyness... hope you enjoying it!!!

Aquí estamos sólo 4 líderes de toda la iglesia!!! (No es bueno) pero debo decir... aquí estamos los más obedientes también!!!! jajajaja.... nos vemos divertidos...eso es verdad.... nada que decir al respecto...Yo creo que por eso los líderes no quisieron participar. Pero bueno... tuvimos un gran momento haciendo esta clase de locuras... espero que lo disfruten!!!!

Family Picture

2008-12-12T12:30:00.000-08:00

Before Julio departed again, we took this picture. Julio passed a lot of time with Missy that she knows what "Picture" means...so, when he says "Missy, foto", she just modeling for a shot...

Today turned 15 days since Julio is sealing...and this time has been harder for me than before... maybe is the time... season...I don´t know... but, I hope will fly away soon... and still have 60 more days to wait...sad!!!!

Okay, tonight we have our Xmas activity at church and I will dance as an elf with all presidents of each organization... my goodness!!! guest who´s idea?!!!! hahahahaha......

So, tomorrow I will upload some pics and a video as well...so, you can have fun for a while....

Isn´t the cutiest dog ever??

2008-11-24T10:44:00.000-08:00

Missy is wearing daddy´s two favorites soccer team t-shirt.... "CHile" (red one) and "Colo Colo" soccer teams....

Can you figure out who took the pics, ah?!!!

SUPERACION PERSONAL!! ENRICHMENT NIGHT!!!

2008-11-10T05:57:00.000-08:00

enrichment night activity at the Stake... our stand was the most ñami....jiji... sisters focus on welfare and to cook. "Tortillas" everywhere!! a total succesfull!!!! Sister Polanco and Sister Cea (they are both in one of the pictures) Were the liders in this activity... they have been working hard with the other sisters to make this possible.

Then, Sister Lambert said her poem...about the enrichment night, so nice....

In the video you can see how much people enjoyed the ñami food .... jijiji

2008-11-10T05:08:00.000-08:00

Se puede ver que asistió bastante gente a la Tarde de Superación Personal de estaca. Me gustó el horno solar, a pesar que no fue un trabajo de Soc. Soc. si no más bien de los Boys Scout...pero...es lo que hay nomás po...

Las manualidades de siempre... muy lindas y delicadas.

Al final de las fotos, lo que quedó de la degustación de nuestro barrio... jijiji

AH! y el video ... wenas para la pachanga las muchachas!!!! jijijiji

More Memories...

2008-11-07T06:12:00.000-08:00

These two looked so cute! WERE CUTE! now, one of them is a teenager and the other became a man .... zero grace...hahahahaha

Estos dos lucen tan ricos! ERAN LINDOS! ahora, uno de ellos es adolescente y el otro se convirtió en hombre... cero gracia...jajajaj

2008-11-07T05:49:00.000-08:00

Here I am with my grandpa "Ramiro López", great man... I was around 13 or 14 years old. My grandpa was a wonderful example of service. One of the things I will always remember when He told us stories and we didn´t know if was for real or joke...

My grandfather was a great example of service and charity. While he was president of the Branch "Las Torres", the Branch became a Ward, attendance grew and many brothers who were inactive for years returned to the church, there was prosperity and brotherhood. They were good times ...

2008-11-07T05:41:00.000-08:00

This is not Halloween... is just a party for fun in the Stake...

This pic was taking in 1997 or 1998, longggg time ago!!!

Julio and Missy

2008-11-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

Missy is already 8 months old. She is a very carzy but nice dog... We hope she can be a good taking care of our children one day. I have good memories of my dad´s dog "Mono" and thanks to him I didn´t fall down through the hill close to my house when I was little.

How sweet!!!

2008-11-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

Julio looks so nice kissing me.. No coments about myself...hahahahaha....

It´s nice to have this moments in our lives... sometimes, we don´t take those little precious moments in life and appreciate them as much as we should... but this kind of moments make life beautiful

Mamas B-day, Part II

2008-11-03T12:17:00.000-08:00

After having a not really good experience with the last restaurant...Edgardo took us over to another restaurant... and let me tell you this was so much better than the other... we ate until say: NO MORE, PLEASE!!! hahahahahaha

I am really sorry

2008-10-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

Today I was talking with a women at the street and, she opened her heart to me and told me of her frustrations in her live, and her disappointments that she has had with her children. She was widowed at only 35 years old with 4 kids, the youngest one with just 3 years old and the oldest on his 17. For many years has been fighting against winds and tides, against the bad influences of this world... she had all her hopes on her four children, but nothing is how we expected to be.
Her old son, met a older woman with a daugher and she got pregnant of him just in a month...later, they broke up and she took care of her granddaugher, while her son was playing with other girls... she helped her son to grew up that little girl, in fact, the child still lives with her and she is 9 years old. Years pass by, and again the same son met another women and she got pregnant... but the end of this story is little bit diferente, they got married... but is not a strong marriage.
Her second son, met a women far away from home and he moved, once in a while calls her and visits her. And this son was the more special for her...and this woman took him away from her. They got married though... and have a good job and a good live.
her third son, took home a women to live with him, don´t even asked her permission of something...they lived their for around a year...until a cousin came to live with them... almost everything works good until everybody notice that cousin and her son´s girlfriend spend to much time together while her son was working...mmm... at the end...they broke up for a week then came back and got married less than a week...a month later she got pregnant, the baby is born already and nobody knows if the baby is of her son or of her nephew, because the baby looks very similar to both of them...actually they (her son and her nephew) are like one raindrop... and the baby looks like them!!!
and her last child, a girl, just is 17 years old...got pregnant ...but this the interesting situation...from the same "Cousin" that had this affaire with her son´s wife... they are not in love, just were playing "adult games" and they got pregnant...
She told me old her life in just 25 minutes... I almost couldn´t breath...and to much thoughts crossed my mind and I really worried for this women. and i felt very sorry for her as well.

Something very interesting for me...when she cried...she said that any of her children had say, I´m sorry mom...any of them has asked her...if she has dreams or goals to accomplish...
They just live their lives, dont even think in their mama´s feelings or pains...

That make me think in how many times my mom has done something for me and I never say thank you or I love you...I mean I do...but maybe not with the deepest feeling I should. I think this chance I had today helped me to realize and learn a new lesson in my life.

MORE THAN FRIENDS...

2008-10-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

My old group of friends at church....

ULTIMO BAILE DE ORO Y VERDE 1999 (Last Green and Gold Party)

2008-10-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

This was my second and last Green and Gold Party... my first one was actually when I was 12 years old...and my last one at 18... I wasn´t so close to church´s parties or any other party... nevertheless, I love to dance...and sing... this picture is for real a treasure...that mean that I really was in that party that night, my friends said!!! hahahaha

OUT OF CHURCH

2008-10-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

It´s funny look trough old pictures, specially when we were younger or in our childhood. I do remember be "in" fashion at my 13 or 12 years old. Now I realized I would never can wear that kind of clothes again!!!!, probably in 10 more years when I´ll go through the pics I am taking around this time I will think the same way as today...jajajaja...funny...

I WONDER....

2008-10-02T12:19:00.000-07:00

I wonder...if all my life I believed in myself been a missionary....????? jajajajaja....
These are my times like a ward missionary...I was 19 years old and We helped to the missionaries to baptized this man...Eduardo Rojas... After a while his whole family were baptize as well...NICE!!!

Biking season.

2008-10-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

I spend so much time biking... can you see the red color on my face??? that afternoon was incredible... Is one of my favorites memories of my old days as teeneger...hahahaha...

We biked everyday the whole summer in 1999... with Alejandro, Daniela and Edgardo (my bro.)

The teeneger cutie!!!

2008-10-02T12:08:00.001-07:00

My prom....
The difference between USA and Chile, in the prom we don´t have to date someone that night...we just have fun with our classmates and after the big party we spend the rest of the night at someone´s place... that night it was my first night out of home... in a party...sweet!!!

CUTIE!!!

2008-10-02T12:04:00.000-07:00

Wouu!!!! what a cutie babe!!! jajajaja This is me around 2 years old... we were camping in our favorite area in Limache. Now is closed "Poza Larga" (Large Pound). I think my best memories of my childhood are in that place... last time open it was in 1996... I love this picture... jajajajaja

Old pictures

2008-10-02T12:01:00.001-07:00

I went through mama´s memories at home...and I found tons of pics...hope you´ll have fun with ´em....

In this pic I was with "El Viejito Pascuera" (Santa Claus) at Primary school party.

Linares´s Restaurant

2008-10-02T11:59:00.000-07:00

We went this last tuesday to celebrate mama´s b-day... the only good thing about that night...I think it was this picture.

18 DE SEPTIEMBRE. Part III

2008-09-19T13:52:00.002-07:00

18 DE SEPTIEMBRE. Part II

2008-09-19T13:52:00.001-07:00

Juegos Tradicionales

18 de SEPTIEMBRE 2008

2008-09-19T13:52:00.000-07:00

Ordenando el Salòn Cultural para la actividad del 18 de Septiembre en el barrio. La Sociedad de Socorro estuvo a cargo de la decoración.

FOTO FAMILIAR

2008-09-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

Recuerdo cuando nos sacamos esta foto... fue en el verano del 2000... me acuerdo muy bien...jijijiji....es la única foto que salimos todos...

I remember when we took this pic...it was in summer 2000...oh yeah! I remember very well that oppotunity...can you see the guy in the left low corner?...hahahha... I was dating with him... in fact, he was of the idea to take the pic... I found it yesterday in my memories boxes back at my mom´s home... funny...good memories...

Temple Day II

2008-09-09T10:27:00.001-07:00

Aquí estamos dentro del bus esperando a que los demás hermanos se suban para poder partir a Santiago.

We are on the bus waiting for some other brothers and sisters to ride the bus with us to Santiago.

También tuvimos la bendición de tener un hermoso día soleado para compartir.
Also, we had a wonderful sunny day to share.

Próxima fotografía...sólo yo....jajajaja
Next pic...just me...hahahahah

Y mi mamá y tía...
And my Mom and Aunt

Temple Day

2008-09-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

Nuestro viaje al Templo en semana de Conferencia del Barrio Belloto 2. Lamentablemente no todos los hermanos pudieron asistir. Pero tenemos la esperanza que podremos ir todos juntos algún día.

Our trip to the Temple in our Ward Conference week, El Belloto Second Ward.
Saddly, not everyone could attent to the Templo, but we have hopes one day we can go all of us.

2008-08-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

Bueno el resultado fue este.... las hermanas tomaron una silla y se sentaron alrededor de la mesa... jajajajaja... a tomar onces... Tenedor libre???

Ok, the result it was this.... every sister took a chear and get close to the table to tea time....hahahahaha.... buffet????

Devocional Sociedad de Socorro, 20 Agosto 2008

2008-08-21T13:05:00.000-07:00

Well, the idea of this it was kind of buffet...something that never really happened!!!

Bueno, la idea de esto era que fuese una especie de tenedor libre....cosa que nunca sucedió!!!

2008-07-31T12:12:00.000-07:00

Memory Game

2008-07-25T10:40:00.000-07:00

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I and Julio had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. Can't wait to see what memories you have of me!

2008-07-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

This is so understandible!!! Me?? RS President??? Oh goodness!!!!....

I am exited thou, its much different to other callings I´ve had in the past... But I never really realized the ton of things that RS does for membership at the ward. In just my second day as RS Pres. a brother died, it was a rainy day and I was completly lost!! thanks that the former RS Pres. helped me so much. She took care of some details of the funeral and the family as well... I didn´t know to much the Martínez Family or even Bro. Boris (actually I never saw him at church) but he was on bed for a long time... Now, is my time to take care of Sister Martínez, she is an oldy lady, white hair, glasses, thin and short as me!! so, you can imagine how cute she is!!!.

Well, "El Castigo Chileno" is going to have fun at RS.... A lot of things will change thou... specially with charity services... I´ve been in some families homes and let me tell you, they have much more things that me or even the bishop and they want Church help every month with money or groseries... no way! Thanks I´m studying social work... and I saw really poor families that they for real need that help.... but they don´t want to "bother" us in those things.... mmm...Can you imagine How I felt??? Now I am understanding what is charity, patience and selfcontrol (I hope that is the word...hahaha). I´m glad for my missionary´s experience as well, because I can talk to them with sweetness and lovely tune... the only way don´t got mad at me with some changes....(jijiji) But they need to understand what really is Charity services and Relief Society Program.

I would love that one day you can visit my country and see the differences between us and you... for sure, you will attached even more as families and friends, cuz, this is what the church is about...services, love... and friendship... eternal friendship!!!

She loves to watch Animal Planet Channel

2008-07-08T09:51:00.000-07:00

Me dió tanta risa ver como observaba el animal...seguramente estaba aprendiendo como poder hacerlo en la casa... osea, otra maldad... jiji

Saturday in the morning

2008-07-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

My relaxing day... and just another day for Missy..hahahahaha...

Mi día de relajo ... y sólo otro día para Missy....jijiji...

My dear girl...

2008-07-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Que barza mas grande entre medio de mis sábanas...

Mmmm...

2008-07-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

Missy turned mad Julio...

Oh no.... poor Missy....

she looks so nice in here....

Missy before a long day

2008-07-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

First pic: Its my favorite Missy´s pic this weekend... after been all day playing and doing ton of things she just slept until late in the morning the next day.

The second pic: she is waiting for Julio give her the same food he is eating... fried fish.

Memories of High School....

2008-06-23T13:02:00.000-07:00

I found some pictures from my life in high school... good timies!!! first kiss, first boyfriend, first disco party, first time out of home for the whole night!! jajajaja I was a wild girl....hihihi

Even thou we were a really healthy group of friends...

Just coming back from tutoland....jijiji

2008-06-18T15:19:00.000-07:00

I know.... I look awful.... but es lo que hay nomás po!

Our Babe

2008-06-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

What can I say??? Lazy??...I don´t think so....FLOJÍSIMA!!!! hahahahaha....

This is Missy after playing with us. She likes play at 11.00pm just when we have to rest a little bet and watch some tv. A relaxing moment at the end of the day....

2008-06-18T11:51:00.000-07:00

My B-day....

2008-06-12T13:22:00.001-07:00

This is the only good pic I have of my bday... because the person (Julio) who was taking pictures... couldn´t

take good ones because he was focus on bothers me.... mmm....

Just love moments....

2008-06-12T12:55:00.001-07:00

Here we are... finally I have a pet... Missy Canela.

Julio in a couple of days is going to sealing again...so, we are going to be alone with Missy for a while... the good thing is... I won´t be totally alone...hahahaha... and this lady dog is very smart and loves to play....so it will be a good partner.

She spleeps with us so far... just because she is 3 months old and also we are in winter season... and it is very cold out side... I will added more pics in the future...

Alejandro & Daniela Wedding

2008-05-17T12:58:00.001-07:00

These two guys are our good friends since 10 years ago. I was a witness of their first kiss (something I am not proud of...hahah) and at the same time, they were our witnesses of Julio and I first kiss as well. Something curious, Alejandro and Julio have the same last name but their are not relatives... the thing is "Alveal" last name is inussual in Chile, and everyone named "Alveal" belong to the same family...who knows if these two are cousin... that would be weird!!! and spoky!!!!! hahahahahahahaha

They dated for about 9 years...uf! almost all eternity.... and FINALLY they got married on Abril 10th, 2008. Now for real we are Winnie´s friends...hahahahahaha (Just 4 of us understand that...sorry)

post it!!!

Vacations of Germán´s Family

2008-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:00