2012!

As you can see, time just decided to ignore my wishes and the year did came to an end. I thought about staying home for new year's weekend but, in the end, I decided to face the traffic and go down to the beach… 

Here in Brazil we have a whole lot of traditions and superstitions and a bunch of them turn around the sea… We go the beach to see the firework... You have to jump 7 waves and throw flowers on the sea to yemanja (the goddess of the sea), and when you go back to the shore you must walk backwards, you cannot turn your back to the sea. You’re supposed to wear white, to bring peace into the New Year… You have also to choose the color of your underwear according to what you wish for the New Year (yellow is for money, pink and red for love, etc…). We eat grapes and grenadine… and lentils… 

I had great moments in all my 6 Parisian New Years, but I did miss all this nonsense that, for me, is so natural...

My French brother said I'm becoming Brazilian once again... well... maybe I am... maybe not quite yet... but when it comes to weird traditions, everyone feels at home with theirs... right?

May we all have a GREAT 2012! :o) 
Oh, I know she really à la mode, but this song's just great!

no time for rewriting...

Last Tuesday was the office party... 
As I actually never pictured myself working at an office, I never had the chance to imagine what would the party be like...
I did took the regular pictures, but with my OM I choose to show you how I actually saw the event!


Have a merry xmas! :o)

may you always do for others and let others do for you...

Yesterday we had our dearest import/export manager b-day party here at home...
We've barbecued, laughed, gossiped, drank, etc etc etc from 6PM till 4AM. (quite a party, huh?)


Times like this I think back about what I was told back in Paris... and even though I'm liking it a lot, I can't help but being amazed with the people I'm turning closer...


Anyway... it was a great weekend... I'm tired and ate a great deal, but had a very good time!
Hope your week end was also fine!


listening... 

from Monday to Saturday

Busy busy week that ended only Saturday... quite boring to say the same old busy story every time... 
So, let me just say that it had its plus sides...
a movies night...
an evening with BFF...
great night out with the girls on Friday night (even with us having to wake up at £6 o'clock to go to work)
I actually learned a few things at the Saturday workshop... (by the way, I don't remember if I actually mentioned it, but, I work with moving. International moving. I am a PR at a quite large moving company)
we had a killer lunch with our bosses after the workshop...
received a phone call from a dear dear friend and spent an hour talking to him...
my cousin "chouchou" is in the city...
my aunt and uncle brought me the new lenses I bought in the USA for my nikon (it's an holga lenses for Nikon DSLR) and I can't wait to try it!
and next week we have a holiday on Wednesday...
a nice week after all....

hard times...

My posts are starting to be weekly, but I'll try and change that ASAP!
My week was so so so so crazy that I barely had time to read and answer my personal emails (except those from my dearest boy, that I'll always find the time to read and answer...)
Hadn't even had time to take pictures... (other than with my cellphone...)
worked very hard going from one place to another (yes! I do live in the car... drove so much that my knees started to hurt a bit by the end of the week)
but I've had my share of fun... 
Went out a couple of nights for movies and dinner...
My best friend turned 30 (and it IS weird when I think about it lol)... 
Marina got married and we've partied with one of the best soundtracks ever...
And in the end I slept all Sunday for I was SO tired! 
Tomorrow, everything starts all over again...

pula fogueira iô iô...

do you know what a "festa junina" is?

where we dance "quadrilha"...

where it's normal to wear chess clothes, heavy make up and to face some missing teeth (without being ashamed of any ridiculousness)...

where we eat paçoca, canjica, pinhão, pé de moleque, pão de queijo, espiga de milho, bolo de fuba...

where we drink quentão and vinho quente...

oh how I missed it! :o)

let it be!

wish I had taken more shots of the wedding, but it's hard to focus when you're jumping up and down for you haven't partied with your best friends in ages!


today I've had my share of brazilian bureaucracy and now I'm heading of to have pizza with a friend...
yummy ;o) 

put it one more time in the juke box babe!

I started on a new job...
Gigi got married...
and Sunday I could barely move!
but it was a nice weekend... the party was great and I was really, really happy of being here to participate...
and let's get real... how many times you can see a bride walk up the stage and rock the party on??? ;o)


The week started grey, cold, and busy... wish you all a good one!


some music from the wedding... rock'n roll bride and groom!