I Miss My Pooka

so I am finally admitting that the summer officially sucks w/out my other half. i miss her coming up too me & asking "mommy what you doing" or "i'm hungry, can i have _______" or my favorite, just coming up to me & giving me hugs & lots of sugar {kisses}.

i do miss her & wish she were here but in reality, she deserves to be out there having fun & running around w/her cousins & friends. she can enjoy the her pool, the river/beach whenever, part take in all the fashion shows & dance shows that come up during the summer & enjoy the 2 week festival @ the end of August. she has more freedom to run around, continue to improve her Spanish, spend quality time w/her Abuelita {Grandmother} & hang out w/her family that she only gets to see once a year.

she is truly bless to have such a wonderful family that looks forward to her arrival every summer and i pray that she takes in every moment that she spends w/everyone & truly understand the meaning of love, respect, family & where one truly comes from--weather we have more than they do/not & too never think that we are better than anyone when it comes to material things. i pray that she understands the gift of giving to those less fortunate because she can be selfish @ times though she knows that it's a sin.

God bless her & may she continue to enjoy her summer. i shall be joining my Pooka in the beginning of September {God willing}. may everyone have a blessed & enjoyable summer.

Lala's in the Dominican Republic

once again Lala has left NY & has returned to her annual summer location--The Dominican Republic. Lord the issue I went through Monday night I hope will be the first & last time that ever happens to me/us again. So here's what happended, Monday night I call Mommy to remind her that Lala is leaving tomorrow morning {not like she would have forgotten} & to give her Lala's flight schedule. As I am reading her the info I come across the date & it says "6 Jul 09", I scream & ask Vincent "what's today, what date is it today" Vincent tells me that it's the 6. I start freaking out because Lala was to be scheduled for the 7th of July. He tells me to calm down & Mommy is on the other line asking me what happended, I tell her that I have to call her back. I call JetBlue & try to see what can be done because I swore I booked her flight for Tuesday & not Monday. She tells me that Lala can get on the night flight @ 10:15 & they will only charge me $100.00 for the change. That my dear is not going to work because my mother will not be on the road after midnight because where we live {in the deep country} there are no street lights & she's not a fan of Dominican drivers or there roads. So I ask her if she can get on tomorrow's flight and on the first one since that was the original plan, she said that that would be possible but that JetBlue doesn't hold seats, so I have to purchase the ticket soon as it's an almost full flight. I called Mommy & explained what happended & she said to pay whatever it cost & not to worry {what a grandmother does for her grandchild, amazing}. I call my cousin so that he can drive us to the airport & purchase the ticket for $210.00 {Lala didn't want to leave the following week & Mommy already had Lala's favorite foods done for her}. We all go downstairs to wait for my cousin {elevator was broken--again}, I told Vincent to go home because he has to be @ work early in the morning & we went straight to JFK Airport, told my cousin that he didn't have to wait because it was going to take long & he needs to be making money {he's a cab driver}. It was best to go to the airport that night because the ticket price would have gone up. Once all that was done, we jumped on AirTrain & ended up getting off @ the wrong station, so we had to wait for the other one to come & get off @ Federal Circle Station to go downstairs & catch the other AirTrain to Howard Beach. My dad calls & is wondering why I haven't called back, told him I was waiting for my train, then Mommy calls & asks if Lala is going to be on the first flight on Tuesday & I tell her yes.

We get home @ midnight {thank God they fixed the elevator} & I tell Lala to go straight to bed because she has to be up @ 3:30 am. We both go to sleep, I wake up first & get ready because after I leave JFK I'm going to work, wake her up so she can get ready, my cousin calls me @ 3:50 to tell me that he's on his way & I tell him that I will wait for him downstairs. I hull the suitcases to the front of the elevators & wouldn't you believe it---the motherfucking elevators was broken--AGAIN. Dammit, I live on the 18th floor, so you know I'm already pissed--I take the biggest suitcase, mine & Lala's purse, Lala is holding her small carry-on case & small duffle bag & start down the damn stairs. My cousin is already there & asks "what's wrong" so I tell him all he can say is "damn, I feel for you". We finally get to the airport, Lala get's checked in, I get my pass & we proceed to the gate. I take Lala to the bathroom & get her breakfast because JetBlue doesn't feed their passengers & she's not really a fan of airplan food. Finally, it's boarding time--kids & wheelchair bound passengers first. I have to stick around the airport until the flight takes off {it's a policy, just in case the plane turns around}. After the flight takes off, I jump on AirTrain to the A train & go straight to work, I got in @ 8 am & passed out for 45 mins.

Pictures from Lala's trip in Delaware

I'm glad that she had a great time & was on her best behavior. They are looking forward to her coming back again. They spent everyday in the pool, @ the park, throwing water balloons & hanging out w/friends from the neighborhood.

Lala's in Delaware

my child says she misses me so much that she hasn't called me in days. her father called her & lecutured her on being responsible about calling her parents when she is away. she has since learned her lesson as calls us every morning, i on the other hand am still upset because she always calls me when we're not together & now since she's having fun she's forgotten all about me. i know this fact to be true because she left a message on my voicemail saying so.

now she's calling every morning but i feel that she's doing it as a "let me check-in" instead of a genuine phone call to her parents. of course, i'm still upset & Vincent is fine--he says that i'm reading way too much into it but i don't care. i call my parents every other day & sometimes everyday; personally i just can't go too long w/out calling either one of them. the longest i can go is maybe 3 days & if i do, we're on the phone for hours catching up.

i even have to remind my brothers to call their parents because to them, "i spoke to them a few days ago" my response "it was actaully a week ago". they don't keep track of these things & i have told them to @ least to keep a schedule, like every other day. Rodney calls my mom every Sunday when she's in DR, but what can i say--to each's own..

my pooka will be back tomorrow on the 4th of july, that only gives us 3 days together & then she's off to DR on the 7th to be w/my mom. she was a bit upset that she wasn't going to my dad's house in DR because this year he will be here in worcester, ma for the summer.
i'm supposedly going to join her later on in the summer but i'm not sure, we'll just have to wait & see.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!