SSN for Rosária

Today we went to the Social Security Administration and applied for my mom's social security card. I also updated mine (never found time ever since becoming a US citizen).

We stopped by the Brazilian Bakery and the Minas Emporium on the way back...

Rosária's Greencard!

Today my mom received her permanent residency card in the mail.
Even though she doesn't understand what it means, it means a lot!
Thank you, God!

PS.: she was asking me if she still needs to go to Rio to renew her visa once her passport expires. :)

My daughter wants the moon

O Evie.

At the beach. The moon is shining, pretty in the night sky above us.
You see it's pale light from within the cabin. You point at it and snore. That's what you do when you see the moon; is it sleeping? You call it with you hands, as of saying you want it.
Daddy tries to get close to it but he can't give it to you. You cry. He says he would give it to you if he could. We run in the shack... Another good night sleep...

First beach for Evie and Vovó

Evie,

This was your first beach. Rosária had never seen the ocean either.

We came down to Seaside, FL where the Cadenheads' family have a beach house.

Mommy and daddy played with you building sandcastles by the lagoon. Daddy loved spinning you in the lagoon water and running splashing it on Vovó, Sheri and mommy. You enjoyed being on the float with mommy, but when sitting on mommy's lap on the beach chair you peed all over mommy... You also made friends with a little boy (Conner) at the lagoon, playing with sand.

Vovó and you chased birds and watched the waves crashing in the shore. You said "wow!" several times...

Vovó knelt down, she said, and thanked God for showing her the beach. She had asked Him one day show her a pretty Florida beach... And now she saw it with you, the most beautiful girl...

Rosária Tries Different Things

Uma das coisas legais de se ver aqui é a atitude aberta da minha mãe para experimentar coisas novas. Doces, saladas, molhos, bebidas... O mais surpreendente foi o café hoje:

"Enzo será que é gostoso esse creme que vocês colocam no café, é?"

"Claro, mamãe."

"Posso experimentar?"

"Lógico, quer mesmo?!"

"Sim. Um pouquinho só."

[despejando o creme no café]

"mmmm que delícia! Isso é forte... até serve de almoço..."


Quem diria: Rosária tomando café diferente!

My mom = lucky

I asked her if she wanted to scratch a lottery ticket today when we got home: she won $100!
Hahaha. She's like: "I gotta tell Edna. I never won in Brazil, came to the States to win. I'll pay you the $20 you spent on the tickets and still have the money to buy the stuff I want like the hair dye I saw at Publix for $2! I'll go ahead and buy 2 of them!"

My American Grill

Today I can call myself a true American: I went to Lowe's and bought a gas grill, invited Ron and Sheri Cadenhead and grilled some burgers and hotdogs I got at The Butcher Shop.

While I looked at grills at Lowe's, my mom decided to wander around at the store. A few minutes later she comes back where I am telling me the tale of how the lady at Lowe's dialed an interpreter service for her. She was speaking Portuguese on the phone asking for a manicure set... (let me emphasize: we are AT LOWE'S!!!)...

Rosária in the States

Mamãe está nos EUA. "De Martinho Campos para o mundo", como digo. :)

Eu nem bloguei desde a chegada dela pois estou aproveitando ao máximo a presença dela aqui nesta primeira semana.

Ela chegou dia 01 de Setembro. Levantei cedo para ir pegá-la no aeroporto. O vôo veio de Brasília durante a noite. Eu e a Paige estávamos preocupados se a mãe teria pânico durante o vôo (minha mãe mesmo brincando de talvez precisar de levarmos ambulância ao portão de desembarque). Hehehe.
Eu peguei um passe no balcão da Delta para ir até o ponto de segurança logo após a imigração.
A encontrei lá: calma, feliz, dizendo que ficou tranquila e adorou o vôo, que nem durante turbulência ela ficou com medo pois se apegou a Deus.
Logo saindo do aeroporto já começou a dizer coisas como:

"Que loucura deste lugar, até metrô tem no aeroporto!"
"Que país bonito. Muito verde, mato, ar puro, casas bonitas..."
"Se eu contasse ninguém acreditaria."

Ela também está impressionada com o preço de mercadorias, especialmente roupas. Comprando de lembrancinhas para a família no Brasil a vestidos na TJMax. Compras são a coisa favorita dela nos EUA, "um terapia" como diz ela. Chega de uma loja e já quer voltar pra rua para ver mais vitrines...

Mas o que ela adora mesmo é passar tempo conosco, especialmente com a Evie ou Vivi como ela diz. Fica vislumbrada com a beleza e inteligência da Evie, em suas próprias palavras.

Nos dias em que a Evie vai para a eacolinha, a mãe fica procurando ocupação. Então, limpa a casa e faz uma boa comida da mamãe para nós.

Mamãe's First Day in the USA

After going through a few different interview rooms at the ATL airport, she met me after the first security check. She said she had a good trip, loved the flight! "Not scary at all", she said.
On the way home she was in awe: so many trees in the city, pretty houses, big cars (a guy in a red truck even smiled at her as he passed us). ;)

She loved seeing Evie and playing with her.

We had lunch at Chick-Fil-A.

Later in the afternoon, the 3 of the took a walk outside near the pool.

We the met the family for dinner at Family Tradition.

She said it was s great day and it will take s few days for her to realize she's in the States and not just dreaming...





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