Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa: Wednesday Nov 28, 2018 One Year

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Wednesday Nov 28, 2018 One Year

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Wednesday Nov 28, 2018

In the morning I was up early as usual and noticed that I needed to add some security around the edges of the doorway. Zip ties are really the next best invention to zippers and Velcro.

We finally had the repairman from HomeCenter, just a kid really, come to check out why the 5th burner was not lighting. We took off everything above and he tried to move the venturies without success but it was enough for it to begin to work!! I guess I should have tried the age old remedy of a swift kick.

Then we finally got an update from USPS about my NetTalk that it had been held up at Customs and was on its way to be delivered... I thought for sure that it was lost (stolen).

I worried for nothing. Cristina has shocked me with her stoicism once again, taking everything in stride, with no breakdowns of any kind. I had been dreading how she might react to the one year anniversary of Christian's murder, and this would also have been his 23rd birthday.

In the late afternoon we went and met her sister Adiela and mother Ana Julia at the cemetery. There were lots of birthday balloons and the like already adorning the grave. Cristina had picked up a little pinwheel effort to be our contribution to the busy site. We spent quite a while there, talked and played some of Christian's favourite music. Today I did not mind at all since it was just a gorgeous day and the views spectacular. I spent most of the time trying to chat with Ana Julia about the birds there, and more. I was surprised that she lost her Mom at around age 4.

We almost stepped on an albino frog when leaving there. We moved it off the sidewalk. It is a good thing that Cristina spotted it. This thing seemed almost like a chameleon, blending in with its surroundings.

We drove Adiela and Ana Julia back to Tulua and had some "arepas con carne" (the most tasteless pita-type bread in the world, with beef). By adding some pepper, it is actually edible.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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