Thursday, July 16, 2009

Studying and Having fun!

It's been more than a week I don't write in my blog... but that is for a good reason: After my classes started I have no time for myself during the week, and on weekends I've been away traveling and having fun :)

So, the classes: I'm enjoying both of the Project Management courses I'm taking. The one in Stanford is lighter and easier... but the one in university of California is REALLY good! The instructor is great he knows everything about project management, and he is not just a theory guy, he worked for 30 years, so that's how good he knows his stuff. He gives us very realistic examples which makes it easier for us to understand.

I didn't start yoga classes... there is no time for that now, but I did start tennis classes, and I'm enjoying it. It's a pity I lost the first class, and i had to miss the last class to go to Coldplay concert, but it's ok... I will try to follow up with the rest of the girls.

We had a wonderful time in the past 2 weekends. Friday 3rd of July was holiday here, so we had a barbecue in our complex, it was fun, Vivi and I bought food for a whole army, hehehe, so it was a it expensive but we had food for 3 days after that :). The day after Rafa, Fernando, Andriana and I went to LA!!! So much fun! we went to Disneyland on Saturday, then we slept in LA, and had a little walk on Hollywood Blvd Sunday morning and then we headed to Universal Studios: SUPA COOL! :)



Last weekend, we had a Friday dinner in our house , Robi came too, it was nice but I had this huge headache, so I wasn't the nicest person on earth... hehehe But I did had fun after the medicine started making effect.
On Saturday we went cycling in Santa Cruz, and by mistake we found a great Brazilian restaurant Roberto knew about: loved it. I'm thinking of going there periodically... Santa cruz is just half an hour away, and you can enjoy the beach after having a feijoada! We rode our bikes until Capitola, easy and nice ride.
On Sunday we went to have breakfast in Palo Alto, a cute place which I don't remember the name... something Italian :). After that we went to Sanfran and did more than 20 miles on our bikes, from Robi's house to Tiburon, it was wonderful. I even felt from my bike (I'm not very good on using my brakes yet, hehehe) , so this week I have a very ugly hurt in my elbow: urght!






This morning we went to do our California ID's, I can't wait too see them!!!! :D


Today's new word: potty!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

What could I ask more?

It's hard to express how happy I am these days... really life is being so good to me that I can't fit in my own body anymore :) .

Think about it: I'm a software engineer, living in silicon valley, having tuesday classes in USC, Thursdays classes in Stanford, I already have some good friends around here. Ok I don't work for Apple or Google but I do like my job and that is what counts isn't it? Speaking of Apple, I actually have a MacBook Air now, which , by the way, I bought in craiglist for a REALLY good price... Ain't I the coolest person??? I almost becoming a californian... I even do tennis classes on Monday and someone here told that it is a super californian thing... I just have to work on my english speaking + californian accent, hehe.

Then... besides all this California thing. I married the love of my life (and had the most wonderful wedding party), who fortunately aims the same things I do for life, who works in the same company as I do, getting then all this travel advantages together, who get along with me even with all my strange woman psychology, and who I can see from far loves me more than anything.

I always dreamed about the day I would be able to live abroad and go to Brazil every once and while to see my family, friends and have some of that wonderful brazilian life... and guess what? This year this will probably happen: I was in Brazil until february, I'm coming back there in September for Rafa's and his nephew birthday and I will probably be there for Christmas as well... what can I ask more???? Yeah getting rich would be fine... but that can wait, and it depends only from our effort.

I know this is a very selfish post... but really I'm so happy that i can't get enough of thanking God, our parents and also our employers for all this great things that are happening to me. THANK YOU!

Ah! By the way: today is Thursday and tomorrow is holiday here... :D :D :D


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