OK FRIENDS, since I have been very interested in some of your blogs, especially Jennifer's, I decided to create my own. I think this is a cool way to share moments with you no matter where in the world you are, I think you will like my stories and pictures. Even though most of my friends in MEXICO speak English, I will probably use both Spanish and English to write here.

Then, I just wanted to say how grateful I am for that amazing year in Ottawa. The Jakobs and Mcleans opened their hearts and their home to me and I appreciate it so much and keep a sweet memory of them in my heart. Everything started in the 2005 summer when Sabrina and Jen sent me up to Ottawa with Tandice (well the real intention was to hook me up with a guy), then Tandice introduced me to the Jakobs.

JAKOBS: It was fun seeing Anders as a new born baby and then seeing when he started teething, walking, even talking. Konrad is so much fun to play with and extremely active and such a smart little boy, he learned to count in Spanish in one afternoon and all that just after hearing me counting once, by the way he had just turned 2 years old when that happened. Then I spent Christmas with the Jakobs relatives and I LOVED IT. Eric and Jen's parents are really fun people, both families are kinda loud too, in a good way, in a fun way. Hey!!! my family belongs to that club too where there are only two volumes which are LOUD AND LOUDER!!!. Christmas was amazing, Erin (Eric's little sister) brought me to a store where you can buy all the clothes you can fit in one bag, I wish I had taken a picture of it, I don't even remember how many shirts, pants and even sweaters I got, I am sure it was about 30 pieces in a medium size bag. This was on boxing day. We also went for a banana hot chocolate that I never tried again and still remember badly IT WAS GOOD!.

NEW YEARS ... that is another story. After the Jakob's family tour we went back to Ottawa with a lot of extra pounds, especially after those pays and cookies and the tradicional Turkey soup Eric's dad makes (mmmmmmmmmm yummy) and the delicious butter tarts of Jen´s mom (let me tell you, they are good), so after all that I came back to Ottawa and spent half of dec 31st eve at Darin's friend's place. Darin introduced me to his friends, we had dinner, and before midnight I bussed to the church where there was a stake dance. EVERYONE was there, even that one guy I liked so much and now was dating somebody. But no matter who was there or how loved people were trying to make me feel, I was just MISERABLE. I missed my family A LOT. Then I promised I wouldn't spend any other New Years Eve away from them. I cried, and cried , and cried. I called Sabrina in North Bay to keep crying. And well, 2006 had finished, a long year, I had traveled, I had worked, perhaps I hadn't taken the best decisions about work and career, however those were choices I made and I did see some of my goals to become real, like going to Canada, not to mention some others that didn't go at all in the way I would have wanted.

Mcleans: Brian, Eileen and Alice. My family, my friends, what can I say. They are amazing people who shared with me their lives, their home, their love and uncondicional support for anything I wanted and I decided. Eileen is the best example of sharing I've ever had. Seriously, that woman SHARES and makes people's life better. She shared her daughter with me, what else can I say. Alice gave me so much hapiness, to see her growing, smiling and alway so happy (except when teething) made everyday exciting. _No matter how hard it can get, being a mom must be the best thing ever. I tried a little bit of it and even when some people say they bet now I don't wanna have kids anymore I can say I wanna have my own kids even harder.

ok I have so much to say about my 2006: church, friends, callings, trips, the most beautiful man in the world haha, even about Liliana who dared to live an experience she had never thought she would before. I have written enough for now and I gotta go to Family Home Evening with my family downstairs. I just wanna wish you the BEST for this new year, thanks for all the good times!!!!!