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First of all, today I met one of the most interesting man I’ve ever met. I had to get my favorite pair of boots repaired and found this little place on Guadalupe and McClintock – Abe’s Shoe Repair. I knew I liked him right away when he was asking me when I wanted to pick up my boots and before I even had time to process the question he said “I have best idea, you wait now!” So we were chatting while he made my boots look brand-new and I asked him if he was ready for Christmas and he said “Of course, I have nothing to worry about, that’s my wife’s business.” Well, unfortunately I wasn’t ready like my new friend Abe so I had to go to Fashion Square Mall and finish my Christmas shopping.
You could sense the chaos from Scottsdale Road! So many people! And let me tell you they are not all full of Holiday Cheer The incredible thing is that positive thinking really works! I found the most perfect parking spot right away, found the exact gift I was looking for in under 10 minutes and was out of there and off to my mom’s Christmas dinner – which by the way was amazing! The food was obviously delicious and the Priest who does the masses in Portuguese came over and we practiced songs for the Christmas mass. Well, let me just say that my family has THE worst singing voice ever. The only two who can sing are Jason and Curtis but they can’t speak Portuguese so it was absolutely hilarious. If you are brave enough to come hear us sing, come to mass next Sunday. It will surely be entertaining, just not for the right reason!
Now that I only have one more gift to get I cannot wait until Christmas – I’m soo excited!
Oh, and if you ever need shoes repaired go see Abe. Just meeting him is worth the trip. And one more really cool thing about him is that he is from Bethlehem! I had never met anyone from Bethlehem before!

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I think I’m going to officially call this “Our First Annual Girls’ Christmas Party”. This way we have to do it again next year

Instead of place cards, I put special ornaments at each place and had the girls guess where they were supposed to sit. They did so well!

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This past Tuesday was my mom’s 60th birthday. Her favorite restaurant is the Cheesecake Factory so that’s where we go every year to celebrate her birthday. I feel so blessed to be able to have my family so close to me. We all try to get together almost every weekend but it had been a while since we were ALL together and it was so much fun! I love my family! Have you seen the movie “Little Miss Sunshine”? I think it’s a perfect portrayal of what families are all about. We are all individuals but when it comes to families we all love each other so much that the differences become insignificant and you are all there for each other and knowing you have your family to support you no matter what makes life so much more enjoyable!
My cousin just sent me the sweetest email saying how special families are and how great it is to know that we can go years without seeing or talking to each other but when we get together it feels like we just hung out the day before, and that’s so true!
I often wish I was closer to my extended family (they are all in Brazil) but I do feel blessed that my husband has such a wonderful family and that I really do feel like I have cousins and uncles and aunts here.
Anyways, happy birthday mom! And thank you for our wonderful family!