I'm back and what a beggining of the year it has been

Well, hello.  I'm back.  It has been a very interesting beginning to 2011.  First, my Xmas vacation.  They were great.  My stay in Wisconsin was most excellent.  Very beautiful everything, covered in snow all over and seeing snow falling for the 1st time was priceless.  Also, my nephews and niece, everyday more beautiful and lovable.  My brother and sis-in-law, I love that pair.  They complement each other and I'm the first one to admit that my darling brother is not a very easy person, but thankfully my sis-in-law has tons of patience.  I really admire her that ability, wish I could have half of it.  Milwaukee seems to be a very nice city, very calm and pretty.  And it's not an expensive place to live.  Then later, I went to San Antonio to stay with my other siblings.  I stayed most of the time at my brother's place, but got to see my twin sister almost daily.  My brother, well, he had a share of problems and made some very bad decisions, but now has to live with the consequences.  But he's my brother, and I love him and has my 100% support.  My sister in law is not an easy person to live with, but she also has her share of problems and I admired her decision to stand by my brother's side.  Hopefully, it will be for the best.  My niece, I found her very grown up for a 10 year old.  

Milwaukee, San Antonio and New Braunfels are such nice places to live.  Wish I could do so, but, job related isn't very doable for me, unless I take the bar exam of the state and for me to do that, I'd need time to study.  I really don't know if I have the time or the stamina to undergo something like that.  And now with my health problems ... well, the stress of last year has finally made itself known.  It chose to manifest itself as a gallbladder problem.  I don't think I've ever felt pain like that one.  Well, actually yes, I had a manifest of it during my stay in New Braunfels, but at the time I though it was just a reflux or a bad indigestion.  Which I also though was the case here now, but it turns out it is not.  Well steps are been taken to take care of that problem.  

My job, well, that's another thing.  After almost killing myself working like a slave, the only thanks I got when I got back from my vacation was...nothing.  I got demoted basically, and returned to my former job.  Which right now is almost nothing, but I don't really have a problem with that, after digesting it.  At first I was very disappointed and angry, but, what can I do?  At least I still have my job.  My days in the office are spending time sitting on my desk closing cases, overseeing the occasional case and that's it.  My boss was assigned all the previous duties I had.  She's running herself to an emotional crisis, I should know, it happened to me.  All I can do is to give my support.  I know it was not her decision.  I just hope that the powers that be, that made that decision of taking away my duties and leaving me with the minimum ones, really know what they're getting themselves into.  It's a lot of things for one person to handle.  I could barely managed but I know I gave it my best.  Probably my best wasn't enough, but nobody told me anything. And those kind of attitudes are the ones that are going to lose this administration the next elections.  I hate politics.  I'm not going to do anything.  I need to focus my attention to fixing my health. 

 

Xmas planning

Well, as my immediate family already knows, I'll be traveling again this Xmas to visit my siblings.  This year is going to be a little bit different 'cuz my bro Juan Andrés just moved from California to Milwaukee.  I wasn't planning of visiting them because I thought it was gonna be too hectic over there with the moving and all, but my dear sis-in-law said it was ok, so I'm going!  It's going to be my very first all white (hopefully) Xmas, since Wisconsin is a winter state.  Let us just hope I can manage!  Living in a tropical island all of my life, I'm not used to very cold weather.  But I know it's going to be great, just been with my little nephews and niece, brother and sister in law.  That way I can feel it is Xmas, something I haven't really feel like since my dad passed away during the holidays.  Later on, I'll be going to San Antonio, TX, to say goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011.

until later!

Betty

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this is my second attempt of keeping a sort of journal/blog/diary/musings kinda thing so let us see how it turns out.