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Hi everyone! My name is Ana Belen, but I like to be called just BELEN! I am from Ecuador. I love my country and my culture (specially the food). I moved to NY 2 years ago with my hubby, but thank God my family live in New Jersey, so I often go to visit them. I like to hang out with my sister and my girlfriends, and I love PaRtY in New Jersey... If you don't believe me you should try. I love dance, specially Latino Music. I like to cook. I love SUSHI and eat ice cream. I like have fun with my family and friends, and I hope now at Nassau Community College can have the opportunity to meet more friends! =]

Sunday, February 28, 2010

What is important about life?

This question is in my mind all the time because it helps me to remember what I have to appreciate about it. Every time I get angry, I always try to remember that I don't want to spend time away from the people that I love or try to watch my mouth about what I say because once you say something bad to someone, is going to keep it forever and we can really hurt them. It's necessary before starting yelling to take a dip breath. That's what I learned with the pass of the time, but even if I know this, sometimes it's really hard for me keeping shut my mouth. I completely agree with the people have to express their feelings but is necessary to remember that is in our hands to change the end of some story. What I mean is that, if we get mad, we have the chance to control ourselves and handle the situation in the best way and depends of our reaction is how is going to end the situation that cause the anger.
Don't let the anger dominate you. You have the enough power to control it.
Let's appreciate the nature, life, love, health, family, friends, dreams, things that really matters and that make us use better our time instead of spending it to get mad.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

My Saturday with my woderful family!


Today I came to Jersey. Finally i did it, after two weeks. My family was so enthusiastic for me to got here. My dad went to pick me up to the train station. Then, we got home and my mom and my sisters were waiting for me with a delicious Ecuadorian breakfast. The best part to come to Jersey (after to spend time with my family off course) is that I always have delicious home made meals. In the afternoon I saw my aunt and my cousin. It had been a long time without see them. It was a beautiful afternoon because we went to do something that I love: Shopping!!!. My dad always say I have some kind of "shopaholic" problem hahaha. I have a lot of fun shopping. I love be in Jersey but in the other hand, I hate being without my hubby.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Lando




Lando is a teddy monkey that my hubby gave it to me two years ago. Since
I remember, I always liked to sleep with some teddy bear next to me. It
was really hard when for some reason I couldn't sleep with one. I think
it was because I didn't like to sleep by myself. My mom always said to
me that I have to stop doing it because she thought that what's going to
happen when I get married. She always told me: When you get married you
have to leave your monkey away Ana Belen. Hahaha, the funny part is
that i did it. I left my monkey Betto with my sister once I got married.
But it was horrible because I couldn't sleep. I missed my monkey a lot
and I had to sleep hugging a pillow. My hubby saw that I was really
suffering because of my monkey and he bought me one. We name him Lando.
Now, everytime I going to Jersey I have my Betto over there and when I
get home, Lando is waiting for me. For most of the people (even for my
family) they think it's ridiculous, but for me and my husband, Lando is
like our son. He hates when I take Lando with me to go to Jersey,
because he says he feels really lonely without both of us. My mother in
law said that we are going to fight for his custody hahaha. Now, maybe
you understand why my husband filled the house with balloons of monkeys.
I love monkeys and this other of my collection passions.

This week...

This week I had to work full time. It was a little tired but it was alright. The problem was that all this week I've been sick and even if I tried to be good, my body didn't let me. I have cold and since yesterday I have fever, so I don't feel really good. Thank God I have my hubby with me. He is my nurse haha. He's always taking care of me preparing me hot tea for I can sleep and he is waking me up for taking my medicine every 6 hours. Today I woke up feeling it the same. I really hope be ready to go school next week.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Valentine's Day. 2nd Part

This is a second part of a wonderful day. I came to NY by around of 7:00pm. My hubby was waiting for me at the train station. He took me in a romantic dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. Everything was beautiful and we ate delicious food. Then, my hubby told me that he had tickets to see Valentine's Day at the theater. The movie was really funny. We got home around 2:00am and he surprised me because he had filled the house with balloons of hearts and romantic couples of monkeys. There was a big balloon of a monkey wearing a heart's boxer, hahaha. It was funny and cute at the same time. The monkey balloon size was around 3ft. I spent a beautiful day with my hubby on Valentines.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentine's Day


Yesterday I came to Newark to visit my family and I brought them valentine's gifts. I had told them that I couldn't come to visit them this weekend because I had something to do, but I had planed my visit since last week. So, I came yesterday morning and I surprised them. My mom started crying and my sisters started screaming (hahaha). It was really funny but for me it was so sweet to see, how much they miss me.
Today I woke them up with their presents and my daddy surprised us with a delicious breakfast, (room service, by the way). I have to go back to NY today because my hubby have reservations in a restaurant. I don't know yet where we're going tonight but I'm pretty sure that he has preparing something really special. I love him. Once again, Happy Valentine's everyone. Spend today with your special one, and if you don't have it yet, go looking for. LOL

Saturday, February 13, 2010

We are the world.

We're the world.
We're the children.
We're the ones who make a brighter day.
So let's start giving.
There's a choice we're making.
We're saving our own lives.
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me.

Definitely it is the best song ever. I think that Michael Jackson's song, moves so much the hearts of the people because it talks about, how helpful we could be if we want it. We are available to lend a hand.
" We are the world ", it wants to say that all of us form a part of it. That we are just one, but sometimes we forget and instead of coming together as one, we just keep fighting (war) strictly between ourselves.
We have to start changing our lives and our thoughts. Now, this song has been recorded once again, to raise money for Haiti, like it did it, 25 years ago helping Africa.
So, I'm gonna continue singing this song. We're the world...


Sunday, February 7, 2010

Jersey =]

Today I am in New Jersey. I came here yesterday and I am so happy to be able to spend time with my adorable family. I've been eating very much during this weekend (hahaha). My mom prepared show restraint delicious for me.

Yesterday, I went with my mom, my dad and my sisters to my cousin's house. We had fun and we spend a really great time over there, but it wasn't too nice to have to get out of the house and drive while it was snowing, but thank God everything else was good. My cousin showed us many pictures that she had of my sisters and I when we were little kids. It was beautiful to remember all those moments.

Today I baked cupcakes with Emilia, my little sister. We had fun and we laugh a lot because we left my mom's kitchen dirty, hahaha... but then my mom made us clean everything.

Today I have to go back to New York. I'm a little sad but my hubby is waiting for me and I miss him too.

See you tomorrow!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Piglet



I have a passion for collecting Piglets. I have a collection of almost 100 different things of Piglet, like teddies, mugs, shirts, socks, bags, key chains, pencils, pens, pillows, notebooks, etc.

Piglet is a baby pig who is the best friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. He is so timid but he often conquers his fears and seems to want to be brave. Piglet lives in a very grand house in the middle of a beech tree in the Hundred Acree Wood.

He is so cute and my passion started 7 years ago when a friend gave me as a birthday gift a piglet key chain. I loved it. Then, I told to my friends that I love Piglet and since then I didn't stop to receive those cuties stuff.

I would lie if I would say that I bought more than 5. Most of my Piglets always has been gifts. Sadly, I couldn't bring all of my Piglets and some part of them I left them in Ecuador. Hopefully I will get them soon.

So, now you know it everyone. If you see a Piglet somewhere, don't forget about me LOL!

... keeping in touch =].