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The Importance of Family

12 April, 2009 | dcfemella | Comments



Family Saying Goodbye

Originally uploaded by dreamingindc


In one of my favorite movies “Vanilla Sky,” the expression was said “Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour.”

The children and I had a wonderful time in Panama. We spent tons of times with the family, and I feel like we got closer to them. I miss them horribly, and I wish I was with them all the time. I wonder how my life would have been if my parents would have remained in Panama. I feel like we missed out on a lot being away from everyone.

They have so many memories together that we only hear but never experience. All I can do is enjoy the time I do get to spend with them.

The Five Reasons I Am Happy to be in Panama

causeway Panamá

Originally uploaded by Seracat

While I sit here waiting for my family to pick me up to go to the Causeway and realizing that I am getting a heinous heat rash, I am thinking about the five reasons that I am glad that I came to Panama.

1. Seeing My Family – Being that my immediate family are the only one who are in the U.S., I am glad when I am able to return and see the rest of the family who are still in Panama. Also, I am glad that my children are able to hang out with their cousins, aunts, uncles, grandmother, etc.

2. Visiting the Places in My Childhood – I am returning to all the places that I spent my childhood. It´s great to be able to share that with my children. It makes me kind of sad to see where I spent with loved ones who are now gone, but I am glad that I at least had them in my life to have those memories.

3. Being Able to Escape the Cold – It has been super cold in the DC area, so I am glad that I am able to escape to a place where it´s always nice and hot. Even though I now have this itchy heat rash, it´s well worth it.

4. Time With My Little Sister – I am so happy to be able to share this great time with my little sister who is going to be deployed. Hopefully she feels the same because I am so happy we are here together enjoying the fine weather. =D

5. Able to Think – It is always great to get away and start thinking about what is really important in your life. I have been thinking like crazy and now that I have been away from my every day life, I now understand what I want when I return.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

24 March, 2009 | dcfemella | Comments

Anyone who has been reading my blogs for awhile remember the story about my sister’s 50-year old boyfriend calling me a “bitch” and a “motherfucker.”  The plot thickens.  We were all suppose to go to Panama.  She planned on staying at a hotel, and I asked my favorite cousin if I could stay with my aunt and her. I asked back in November.  They said yes, and then my younger sister, who is getting deployed soon, was able to join us, so everything was fine and dandy. 

Now my older sister has decide she is staying at my aunt’s with the “gentleman,” so I have to stay at my grandmother’s.  However, it won’t be the same for numerous reasons.  I had accepted this and let it go.  However, today, my cousin says that we are staying at her house and my older sis is staying at my grandmother’s.  The problem is that my mom hates the guy, so no way can that happen.  I email my sister asking her if this is true.  She responds back with this sarcastic email that she is staying over there and it was I who decided not to stay there, and she doesn’t get why.  

I was going to let it go, but I got back and responded back that if she had any courtesy she would have declined after what her boyfriend did, and that she is out of her mind if she thinks I am even going to be around her in Panama.

I really want to cancel my tickets.  The problem is the kids were really set on going.  

Should I cancel the tickets and try to find another location to go to?  

 

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The Increase of Plane Crashes is Freaking Me Out!

16 February, 2009 | dcfemella | Comments

If you know me, you know that I am deathly afraid of planes.  Every time I am about to get on one, I have to calm myself down before I get in it.  One friend told me to use Xanax, and I am thinking that I might need it because my heart starts beating twice more than it should.    I feel like the guy in “The Twilight Zone” who was afraid of flying and encountered that monster.

The problem is that I love traveling.  In January, I went to LA.  In April, the family and I are headed to Panama.  I also plan on going to Italy this year.  I am excited but also deathly afraid.  Main reason is the increase of plane crashes going on.  It’s getting to be once a week, and I don’t understand why.

I know there are strict rules and regulations, but I can’t help wondering if they are using shoddy materials to decrease cost.  The planes that I ride on now are so flimsy and easily affected by turbulence than in the past.  I think that I might write a letter to my Congressman about this because I don’t think it’s just a coincendence.  There has to be a reason for this new phenomenon going on.  Maybe it’s just my phobia getting ahold of me, but I need someone to start investigating this before I get on the plane in April.

I know they say that it’s safer to travel on a plane than a car, but I am starting to doubt that now.

Here is the Twilight Zone episode, if you’ve never seen it: