25 de Septiembre... Independencia otra vez!!!

As some of you may have know, we had a family issue that was finally resolved after two plus years or trials and
turbulations. After keeping hope for all this time, we have been rewarded with FREEDOM!!!
Thank God for all the good men on Earth.
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"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom."
Albert Einstein

"La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos; con ella no pueden igualarse los tesoros que encierra la tierra ni el mar encubre; por la libertad, así como por la honra, se puede y debe aventurar la vida, y, por el contrario, el cautiverio es el mayor mal que puede venir a los hombres."
Miguel de Cervantes

“It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom.”
William Wallace

"La libertad es el derecho que tienen las personas de actuar libremente, pensar y hablar sin hipocresía."
Jose Martí

"Freedom is not the power to do what one wants. Freedom is the power to do what is right."
Pope John Paul II

"Es imposible que un hombre que goza de libertad imagine lo que representa estar privado de ella."
Truman Capote

“Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And a good thing never dies.”
Andy Dufresne

Happenings +

So Friday for lunch I went to get my haircut, as it was three weeks since my last one. As most of you know, I’ve tried growing my hair out, but I always end up not liking it in the end, so I always go back to my short look. I’m not sure what you call it, maybe a crew cut? Anyways, on other hair news, I’m trying to grow a beard again… I’ve also tried this before, only to give up after 4 or 5 days, but this time it’s almost been a week, and I’m not planning on shaving until Sunday at the earliest. One thing about trying to grow out a beard, it sure it itchy… do women get itchy too when they don’t shave their legs? Ugly thought there…

Friday night, hit the gym and then proceeded to go to Antigua and met up with Bob and Jud (American friends that live in Antigua) and some other friends. There was this one guy who was 20 something, but I swear he looked like he was 17 at the most…. I didn’t believe he was over 18, I even asked for his ID to verify his age. We did some bar hopping, and then went to an after party (outdoors), where it got nippy really fast. We stayed there till 3 AM, and then called it a night…er, morning. Anyways, I guess from being outside with a cool breeze the entire night affected me a bit, since I had a fever / cold the rest of the weekend… which means I stayed home and vegged out. Luckily, the Premiership was on and the NFL started on Sunday, so I had plenty to keep me entertained.

We have off this Friday, since it’s Independence day on the 15 here in Guatemala (actually, all over Central America). No big plans, but I’m sure we’ll try and go out Thursday through Saturday… tonight, meeting up with friends at TRE FRATELLI (Italian restaurant). While on that subject, we don’t have as much variety of restaurants like DC has, it’s amazing how many good restaurants you can find there, from all over the place. I bet you go to a different restaurant every single weekend from a year, and you wouldn’t try them all out. Unlike in Guatemala, where people seem to rotate from the same 10 good places to eat all time. I miss really good Asian food: Vietnamese, Thai, Indian… when place I do not miss is Bistro Francais, some of my DC friends loved going there, but I wasn’t the biggest fan. I really miss going to Heritage India, Café Asia, Busara, Pizzeria Paradiso, Ceiba, Mr. Smith’s (more for the ambiance than for the food), Neyla, Chopsticks, Zed’s, Melting Pot, Kramer’s Books, PF Changs… seriously, you guys have it so good!!! Alright, my mouth is watering now…

Take care peeps,
CRPC

Noah Gabriel is here!!!

Today, September 8th, Noah Gabriel Fouchard Cruz has joined our family tree!!! He was born around 4:30PM London time, and I'm happy to report that both the baby and mom are doing fine after the c-section. Apparently, he looks exactly likes Marnix... which is a good thing.

Congrats to the my sister and Jean Daniel!!!

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P.D. I'll post pics as soon as I have them...

Uncle x 2...

So my mom is in London already and she called today saying that my sister was in the hospital and might have a cesarean section (most commonly known as a C-Section) today, which means I'll be an uncle again and Marnix will have a baby brother! I will keep you updated as I know more details... If he is born today, his birthdate will be the same as my aunt Doris... this will definitely make it easier to remember both of their birthdays. The big mistery is what will the baby's name be, as my sister and her husband haven't decided on a name.

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