Catching up...

For years now, it seems Ive been avoiding friends and not really doing my best to keep in touch with anyone. I don't really understand why this is, but earlier this year I promised myself that I would do my best to begin making lasting friendships and to really apply myself to getting in touch with old friends and apologizing for not doing a better job at the keeping in touch game.

This weekend, I went down to south texas for a family visit and did my best to call those whose numbers I still had. While we were there, we went fishing and did our best to visit all those great taquito stands and seafood restaurants I miss so much.

First there was Anna, my lesbie friend... well she isn't, but we like to call each other that. For over 25 years this has been one of my best friends, my maid of honor and the funniest and silliest chica in my life. Her three children, a boxer named Sugar Mama, a little one named Mamacita and a little chihuahua named Papasito, are the loves of her life. Together they make up my nieces and nephew ! We got together over taquitos and laughed about the craziness that my life has become. I keep trying to convince her to move closer to us, I'll keep everyone posted !

Next there was my friend Ceci... since elementary school, she's been there through all the changes, the friends, the life events and it had been years since we'd actually seen each other. In all this time, she's been married, had 5 children (good Lord !) and has been working as a police detective. Needless to say, life has been very busy for her, but all through it, she hasn't changed a bit. We got together at the park and I was so impressed, she's such a good mommy, and Im such a bad one ! She came to the park with snacks and drinks, wet wipes and sanitizer and I just came with the 4 kids ! It was really nice catching up.

Then I went over to my friend Rachels. We've been best pals since we were about 4 years old and I'd lost touch with her about 2 years ago. All her numbers were changed and there was no telling how I'd find her. I even went so far as to call all my friends, and all other relevant names in the phone book, but no luck. So I just drove over to her house in hopes that a. they still lived there and that b. she was home. Much to my surprise she was there ! I waited for her and said hello to her mom. I had no idea her little brother had passed away in March and I felt so bad for not being there for her. When she came out, she was in tears and so was I, it was so nice to sit with her again and catch up. She's as loving as ever and I made a promise to call her once every month to keep up with all her goings on. My friend still loves me ! even though Im really bad at keeping up with anyone.

And then I called Cris on the way home, we have a lunch date once hers and mine are back in school.

Life is grand - Blessings !
Jo

Fun with Spanish

Today, for the first time in a long time, I had to pull some of my spanish out. All of course to help my dear sister-in-law in getting back at my big brother, hell, what are siblings for right?

She wanted something that would convey to him the old "what comes around goes around" or "you reap what you sew", something to say "I told you so". I didn't even stop to ask why and just ran at the chance to get my big brother - what love !

After some searching on line I came up with some good ones, but nothing like we really needed... so I called my dad, never mentioned a word about why I needed these sayings of course and he gave me the best ones of all !
If he only knew they were to get back at his son, he'd never had given them to me !

So, good luck to Jenn and hopefully she'll get the point across.
Here are some of the good ones we came up with !

LO QUE VA, VIENE .... what comes, goes is the literal translation of this one.

this one says "he who sows winds, will pickup storms"
quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades

momo always said "se te va aparecer el diablo" meaning the "devil will appear to you" whenever I was mean as payback or a warning. ie. if you hit some one, your hand will dry up and fall off, "se te va a secar la mano" or if you said a bad word "se te va a secar la lengua", your tongue is going to dry up.

cosa mala nunca muere -- bad things never die

de guatemal a guatepeor -- from bad to worse

There really isn't a you're gonna get it other than "vas a ver" and followed by the above, "se te va a aparecer el diablo"

or "quien te manda, por malo" as if saying "it's your own damned fault, because you were mean"

and lastly...
"el que da, recibe" -- as you give, so shall you recieve