Of course my Christmas tree is up (since mid-November) and my gifts are 98% bought and 96% packed. The house looks beautiful! (inside). Did I mention my husband has refused for 3 consecutive weekends to put up the lights outside? I think this is becoming a tradition in this family.
The first weekend it was too nice to be putting lights up, the second weekend it was too cold (do you want me to freeze? - he said), and the third weekend, when temperature was perfect (-2 to 0 C) he was too tired. Ahhhrrrr!! husbands!
Anyway... he's been asking me what I want for Christmas... and I keep telling him I want a baby (and my outside Christmas lights on!). He pauses... one of those Tavo is thinking pause... (he sights) "Okaaayyy... no, seriously" - and he gives me the serious face. And then I say... without a pause, "seriously, I want a baby". Statement that is followed by both looking at each other laughing nervously. Which in our "couple" language means: Yeahh... that would be a really, REALLY good Christmas present. Even thought we know the adds of that happening within the next 3 weeks are pretty slim. And that the airfair price to Colombia this time of the year is tripple the price of what it will be two months from now. So even though we would be super duper happy... we realize the economical advante of a couple more months of waiting. :)
In the mean time.... I've decided I am going to do my best to have a great Christmas. Therefore the tree, the lights, the presents, the Christmas carols in english and spanish, booking the family for dinner & breakfast the next day etc etc.
And the treat of the year; we will be having Tamales (yes... tamales santandereanos!!) the night of the 24th, which for my anglo friends is like a big empanada... but so so so much better!. Here's a picture:
It all started with a joke I made one day when we were deciding about the food that evening, and my uncle's wife, Carmen, decided she was going to give it a try. So she will be cooking tamales for the family. Yummy for my tummy!
Besides the Christmas preparations nothing much is going on (like that's not enough). I went to a Christmas function last week and met a guy who went in my head from - I have nothing in common with you - to - you are totally interesting - in two seconds. That happen when he told me he and his wife had adopted two Korean baby girls. Of course he got my undivided attention for about 45 minutes. It was so nice to hear somebody's experience like that! And he's such a proud father...
Oh! and FYI... I got an appointment with the VP of HR for the company that I work for (super yay!).
He's going to listen to my case for changing the adoption policy in our company. He's going to listen to me for 45 min. And of course... I'm getting more and more nervous by the minute!. How do you plea a case based on what's right? When you can't base it on the law, or the policy, or the business case... but just on the what is the right thing to do.
Interesting... specially because "right" might be different from different points of view.
Which means that at least I need to make him see & feel things from my perspective... just enough to generate some action on his part... maybe I need advise from one of my lawyer friends in US and/or Canada. Wow... a whole international team! :)
And before I go, another piece of news... our two good friends - the Hello Kitty worshipers from the cat vs. pooh's blog...got approved last week for their little girl. So exiciting!!! Almost exactly 3 months after us... which might mean, if we are lucky, maternity leave at the same time! Geez that would be so convenient!.
Next week I promise, a peak at our house Christmasy looking... hoping Tavo gets the lights going on!
Until next post,
Luz M.
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