Julian's First Christmas

esto si que es curioso

Como veràn, la noticia publicada en el diario el dìa de LA PLATA, mercece ser publicada en este espacio, ya que pronto habrá una boda como da de JB y Alex, Juan y XIME ya se se estàn encargando de la organizaciòn de la Fiesta.
Pero me han comentado que se les ha puesto dificil alojar a la flia de la novia..... no saben donde poenr el portaviones que los cuida.


Una Bush con novio argentino
El galán se llama Ramiro, tiene 25 años y la hizo hincha de Boca. El joven conoció a Jenna el día que le robaron su celular paseando por San Telmo
No se va a olvidar nunca la hija de Bush de su estadía en Buenos Aires. Porque en los pocos días que estuvo, Jenna, conquistó el corazón de un joven argentino. Se puso de novia con Ramiro González Palazzo, un estudiante de relaciones públicas de 25 años que posee su propia agencia de marketing.Jenna y Ramiro hasta compartieron el palco de la Bombonera, donde presenciaron juntos un partido de Boca Juniors por el campeonato Apertura de fútbol. Se conocieron a través de un amigo panameño de Ramiro, que forma parte de la comitiva de Jenna en Buenos Aires, durante la salida que las mellizas Bush hicieron el día que fueron asaltadas en el barrio de San Telmo.Fanático de los xeneizes, Ramiro invitó a Jenna y a su hermana a ver el partido entre Boca y Colón y desde entonces se hicieron inseparables. No se despegaron ni un sólo día y posteriormente compartieron otras salidas, pero en todos estos casos sin la compañía de la hermanita de su ahora muy famosa novia en la Argentina, aunque cuando llegó poco tiempo atrás no la conocía nadie por estas tierras.Juntos en NavidadAnte la proximidad de la Navidad, Jenna y Ramiro ya han hablado de pasar las fiestas de fin de año juntos. Lo que no han decidido aún es si él viajará hacia los Estados Unidos o si ella volverá a Buenos Aires, aunque en este caso lo haría sin la compañía de su hermana.En principio, Jenna pensaba regresar a Nueva York junto a su hermana Bárbara, pero cuando conoció a Ramiro, este la hizo cambiar de planes y la que primero volvió a su país fue Bárbara, pero sóla, porque Jenna optó por quedarse un tiempo más en Buenos Aires para no despegarse tan pronto de su novio argentino."A pesar de ser la hija del presidente de los Estados Unidos, Jenna es una chica divina y muy sencilla", fue el comentario que González Palazzo le hizo a su círculo de amistades tras compartir la primera salida por las calles de nuestra ciudad.Una chica sin divismoCuando le preguntaron si las mellizas Bush habían venido simplemente en viaje de placer a la Argentina, Ramiro comentó que "Jenna vino a trabajar para la Unicef por un tema relacionado con la desnutrición infantil, pero no sé cuál es exactamente su misión. Lo único que te puedo decir es que disfruto mucho estando a su lado, porque es una chica sin ningún divismo".A propósito de que Jenna y Bárbara Bush cuando fueron a ver el partido a la Bombonera lo hicieron luciendo la casaca azul y oro, el novio argentino dijo que "fui yo el que las convenció para que se pusieran la camiseta de Boca, porque soy refanático y quería llevarlas al palco para que disfrutaran una tarde de sol a puro fútbol".Esta historia de amor entre la hija del presidente de los Estados Unidos y González Palazzo que recién ha comenzado, en la próxima Navidad tendrá un nuevo encuentro cuando Jenna y Ramiro brinden quizá por "un feliz año juntos".

WELCOME HOME!!

Welcome Home Nati!! I really wish I could be there to greet you, but this will have to suffice! I hope that your trip was smooth and that your welcome is warm. I will see you in a couple of weeks!
Besos

Some fotos for You

Hola!! Of course, as my trip comes to an end, I decide to post some pictures. Two weekends ago, I had the opportunity to go to Santa Marta, a small town on the Caribbean coast with a few friends. I had the most relaxing weekend in my life. We all went there w- the same motive: to sleep on the beach. So, that´s what we did 4 days in a row (it was a long holiday weekend here in Colombia). Santa Marta is surrounded by beautiful national parks, so in order to get to the beaches, we had to drive through them, take small boats- it was quite a hike, but worth it. One thing about Colombia i will miss... (sigh)

Since i was unable to be there w- you guys for Thanksgiving (i was there in spirit), i decided to have my own. Katy is visiting me now and between her, Claudia and myself, we made an awesome Thanksgiving dinner, which included: Turkey, mashed potato, vegetables, salad, stuffing, tiramasu, pumpkin bread... mm. We got the turkey a day before we actually cooked it and decided to name it- Julio Pablo el Pavo. He treated us right, it turned out GREAT!! Attached is a picture of our masterpiece. I wish you all could`ve tried my first turkey.

And finally, because this was our last weekend, my new friends took me to a restaurant called, La Jugateria- for all you non-spanish speakers- that means, `the Toystore.` The entire store is decorated with toys. Weird, i know. But it was a great time, great food, great music. I made some wonderful friends and although i´m ready to come home, i´m going to miss them terribly. Attached is a picture of everyone- except for Claudia, who is taking the picture.

SO!!! Lo siento for not posting pictures sooner. I really wish i could´ve shared more with you, to give you all an idea of the wonderful experience that i had. I wouldn´t take back one second that i spent here. I managed to travel all over the country, work on very interesting issues at work, meet the most beautiful people in the world and have fun. I´m not going to lie, the laid back Colombian lifestyle is going to be extremely missed, so please bare with me when i get back and excuse my whining because i´m paying $7 for a coke. Life has treated me very kindly here, but now it´s back to reality. I can´t wait to see you all, i miss all of you so much.

besitos!!
-n

LOVE

Juan Segundo

First of all, congratulations to Julia and Alex, a baby girl !!!!
Maybe it´s my extra sensitive power, but it didnt surprise me at all. Would it be possible to just "sense" that you guys were expecting a baby girl just by reading the first few words of your post?? Or I should just stop having "bourbon" for breakfast?... you tell me.

Anyway, Here are the four pics I have ALWAYS WITH ME. They are fromk the last sonogram, 20 something week.

DOESN´T HE LOOK VERY VERY VERY BOZZOLO???

Fetus Beta Update--20 weeks

For those across the equator and state lines, I thought I'd offer the latest on Fetus Beta, a.k.a. Han Solo. The latest ultrasound, which occurred last Friday, revealed that all parts for convenient human living are in place--arms, legs, feet, spine, stomach, kidneys, etc.--and in great shape. Han Solo is healthy, active, and even a little bigger than normal--I felt kicking for the first time yesterday! The big news--besides the fact that everything is in working order so far--is that Han Solo is in fact Han Sola. A girl! We didn't ask the doctor if she was 100% sure, but given the image we saw, I'm 100% sure. So, we're really excited and now the hunt is on for the right name. Suggestions are welcome (why do I think that "Guillermina" is going to find its way into the Comments?), but we've decided not to reveal the top contenders until the birthday, just so we don't have to hear people pooping on names that we really like. And, if I think your suggestion sucks, I'll tell you right away so that you don't carry false hope all the way until April, only to have your dreams crushed. That's how thoughtful I am.

In the meantime, enjoy the latest picture below. I added some guides so that her position can best be identified--she's on her back with her legs straight in the air. Her left arm is free and moving around (though you can barely see it at the moment of this shot) and she was lying on her right arm.



I think it's time for a Xime update now...

Happy birthday, Munina!!

Why are you so far away??
Happy birthday, Munina!!!
Love

All

I should have put this yesterday...

Another family milestone...

Why am I always the sentimental one around here??
Tomorrow, 428 Jackson will be empty. The end of an era. Aware that this might not be what Nan and Dawn want to see right now, with so much going on, I thought that it should be in the blog for the 0fficial record...
What Nan and Dawn went through this last year is simply amazing and I want to make it universally known that I admire the strength,
perseverance, and dedication with which they handled every step of this move.

Dad, the nostalgic

si un BEST pide....otro BEST responde

El domingo pasado vinieron Juan & Xime a comer un asado a casa, hicimos el tour de rutina por su casa...acá van algunas fotos, enjoy!

I proudly announce...

First of all, Julian is the perfect mix between Dawn and Nan. Whenever I see a pic of this beautifull kid I can't help to see his parents too!!!! trully amazing!!!!
For the record: the jacket he wears in the last pic of the previous post is, without a doubt, DARK GREY.
Anyway, I know xime and I haven't been writting too much lately (doesn't mean we don't read your posts or download every pic you guys post) but you know what I say: There is no such thing as news until it's posted on 603. So, last thursday we found out that the next Bozzolo of this new generation is a boy. Name? sure... Juan Segundo Bozzolo (no joke). Probably you all know this by now, but it's never too late, right?
Xime and I are happier and happier every day, honestly I didn't think that being this happy was possible, and for what I heard, this is only the begining. Can't wait...
About the house: It's lloking good, hopefully we'll be moving by march.  I'll take pictures next weekend and post them right away.
Ok, that's all for now.
Love X&J

Munina: your laptop is THE BEST !!!!!  Is december 10th confirmed??? Need to know to make plans with everybody here!!!!!

Julian

We interrupt this blog to bring this important news: Julian is cuter than ever.
Enjoy the pics, and then go back to your regular blogging.
DadGuille

Me encanta!

If you visit the website, you can watch his video! It's perfect. Whoever that woman is throwing his things out the window ought to be thrown out the window herself. Alejandro can do no wrong.

In case you guys don't know, I love him. ENJOY!!

natalia sanz
(sorry guillaume)

MÁS FOTOS!!

--from the Bozzolos (in the U.S.)

Hola!

Here we are! And behind us (below us, actually) is Bogota. This picture was taken this past Saturday when Guillaume was in town visiting. There is a small church on top of the mountains that surround Bogota, which overlooks the city. We were at close to 10,000 ft. This vew was so incredibly breathtaking- and it's not because there wasn no oxygen in the air to begin with, we were so high- but because you could see the most southern tip to the most northern tip of Bogota. Absolutely amazing. Definitely felt like were in the clouds...

Like I say in every post, I'm having the time of my life. Everyday there is something going on, things to do, places to go. I finally made out to Cartagena for Labor day. I can't believe it took me almost a whole month to get there. I mean, how could I be so close to the beach and not be tan? I went with Claudia and Yvonne (another NAS worker) and we had fantastic time. The city has so much history and is so incredibly beautiful. Unfortunately, i forgot to take my non-existent camera, but it just means that I'll have to go back.

This coming up weekend, I plans to visit a city just north of Bogota, Bucaramanga (say that 10x fast), but my travel request got denied by the Regional Security officer due to some FARC activity and we can't travel there until next month. There is a beautiful canyon there, and we had plans to go rafting, but it will have to wait.

I meeting new people everyday and have developed some very close friendships with several here at the Embassy. As much as I miss being home, I'm already very sad about leaving December 11. I have adjusted very quickly and could definitely see myself staying here. I truly hope that at least ONE of you guys can come out and see what i'm seeing. No picture, email, phone call could do it justice.

As for the reason I came down here, work has kept me extremely busy. For the next two weeks, we have inspectors from the GAO (shout to Nan) here to learn more about our Aviation program, especially given that this program is the 3rd largest assistance package the US gives in the world (next to Afghanistan and Iraq). So, I'll be working with them. Next week, on Monday i'll be traveling out to Apiay (i have no idea where that is, but we're flying) to visit our Colombian National Police Fixed Wing unit, on Tuesday I'll be going to San Jose (south of Bogota) to visit another spray base (a larger one than the one Caucasia that i visited a few weeks ago) and then flying over to Tolemaida (west of Bogota) to see our Plan Colombia Helicopter program. On Wednesday, I'm going to Guaymaral (only an hour outside of Bogota) to meeting with Colombian army aviation unit. Whew.

With guillaume's visit, i managed to snap a few pictures. I'm going to save them on my Yahoo! photos account, so if you want to check them out, my screen name is 'munina1029' and my password is 'natalia.' There are only pictures from Saturday when we visited Monserrate (the church) and then followed by Andres Carne de Res- that crazy restaurant I wrote about last time.

ok! gotta jet, going shopping! I promise to post more.. there is just SO much to say!

besitos!!!!!

-n

Rolotoon

Dawntoon

Ulises & Elena

Some new pics of the little cousins from Argentina.

New pictures

I'm just adding new pics here until I get my website problem fixed...

Nati's Corner: Tales of a Far Away Land

I experimented with the blur/blend option :) Looks neat. The one of nan is still my favorite.

If this doesn't brighten your day...

...then I don't know what would. There are probably newer and better pictures of Julian, but I have to make sure that every visitor to 603 gets to see this smile all the time.

Dadguille, soon to have a new nickname when Julian comes up with one.