Thoughts!!

must admit the past 2 weeks were wonderful.

Claudia came to Italy after about 4 months we didn't see each other. Needless to say it was beautiful to have her by me. We had the chance to prepare the last few things before our wedding, crazy, at this moment we have 84 days left till the BIG DAY.

We finally got to buy our wedding bands, and I must admit that they are pretty cool! special, UNIQUE. heheh. Most people will be so jealouse. They better be. They are just perfect and wonderful! To see the bands, though, you must wait.

Anyway we had the chance to be in Zadar for a day and even though the weather was crappy we had fun together.

Can't you tell? Don't we look so hot? hahh

well we didn't just go down to Zadar, we have been in Venice,

Verona

, Ljubljana, and other places, weird to say that we ate at McDonald's in every city we have been to except for Zadar, but just because Zadar isn't provided with one. They should though.

We have done so many things that I really can't write on this blog, it'll take too much time, we had a great time together.

These past weeks made me even more sure of my choice to marry Claudia because I felt so good around her. As a matter of fact, we were meant to be together and whoever saw us in these days may agree with me.

Seeing her leaving at the airport was hard but while I was driving home I kept thinking about the time we have left before marriage and truly it's not that much. Time goes by fast. It happened when she was here and I'm sure it will pass fast also the time that separate us.

Maybe I should stop with this absurde cheesyness. But then again this is my blog and I write whatever I want! haahha

Thanks to Claudia I'm happy and in love. The two most amazing feelings a man could possibly have.

Thank you darling. I love you!

ethnicity...revealed

for a long time we have wondered exactly what our origins are. we know it's easily put at 50% polish, 50% mexican. we knew our mexican side most likely had some european blood because of our facial structure and overall look. well, looks like the results are in. i was informed by my mother who did some research that the brian and ubalda peters' children are:

50% POLISH

32% MEXICAN

12% FRENCH

6% SPANISH

interesting, huh? all my life i've gotten random comments on my ethnicity. actually, all us kids have. denise especially. :) so if i do the math right, my children will be:

50% ITALIAN

25% POLISH

16% MEXICAN

6% FRENCH

3% SPANISH

in other words...very european! although i remember telling ivana all of these percentages and she though i was crazy because people in europe don't do that. but i'm like, we do that all the time.

procrastination

i'm just about the best at procrastinating. it's the night before the last day of school and i'm watching captain ron just because it's on t.v. i tried to make myself a little more motivated by making a task list on my pre. i have about 8 things to do and while i've started almost all of them, i'm certain i won't be done until the last minute tomorrow.

yes, i'm procrastinating so much that i'm blogging about it. and it's not even like my assignments are difficult. it's just a lot of writing. i write. it's one of the main things i do. but i just don't feel like doing it now, other than right here.

okay, well, i should actually try to be productive. but i'm going to italy in two weeks, how am i supposed to focus?! and i'm planning my wedding little by little each day. which reminds me, i found the perfect etsy seller to custom make shoe clips for my wedding shoes! i ordered my veil, and i'm still deciding on favors. i'm nearly done with my wedding site, and am ready to send some save-the-dates. wedding list: still not my favorite thing.

this is life

sometimes i just don't know what to write in this blog.

recently i pondered about marriage and being able to share my life with the person i love the most.

of course i can't expect it to be easy. too many things are unknown. we don't know what future holds for us. often i think that i am not good enough. then claudia always finds a way to make me shut up. eheh. needless to say my life wouldn't be as happy without her. i realized that it doesn't really matter what the future holds for us as long as we are together facing difficulties and good things of life.

many couples just run from hard times. i personally think that obstacles in your life just make you grow up. gain more experience.

to use a practical example: as an electrician i usually get in contact with the reality of the job. on paper it's always easy to make a wire pass from a room to the other, then when you see that two rooms are separated by a 1+ foot concrete wall you realize that it won't be that simple. i'm pretty sure that whoever gets to this point for the first time in his life wants to quit, but the job has to be done. the wire won't pass alone through that wall. so you think and eventually you'll be able to find a solution so that that wire can go to the other room. well the hard part of thinking and finding a solution gives you experience, so you know that next time when you face the same problem you'll already know what to do. did i make sense?

so in life, trials are unexpected and most of the time are not as easy as they look. but together, with a little bit of patience you'll be able to overcome difficulties and if the same problem comes to you a second time you'll already know how to deal with it.

i know that it's hard. believe me, a thick concrete wall may make you feel like it's easier to quit, but i assure you that you'll find other walls on your path. plus i guess that everytime you pass a hard time in your life you get stronger. like muscles. the more you work the more they grow stronger, and if the first time lifting 20 pounds might be too difficult the second time it's much easier. and so on the third and the fourth. meanwhile the 20 pounds will still weigh 20 pounds you'll be able to lift them with less effort than the first time.

well life as a married couple you have a huge help.. you are in two. and believe me everything done in two is easier to do. we just need to be patient with one another and help each other.

i have to thank claudia, because without her i wouldn't be able to go through a lot of things. she was and is there everytime i need her. still don't know how she does it but i'm glad she does!

life with her is fantastic and i look forward to spend it with her 24/7. i love her and all my happiness i have is a result of the love she has for me. A LOT!

thank you love for all that you do for me. i love you.

venice...how i missed you.

it's official. it's booked. i am going to italy! yes, that's right. my birthday surprise from gabriele is a trip to visit him after i graduate. i am really happy. thank goodness i get to see him again before we get married in august. i've been feeling not-so-good about there being 7 months between the last time i saw gabriele and the day we get married.

i'm mostly excited to go house shopping. isn't that just cool? we have to make a trip to the embassy in florence. and we'll probably make a quick trip to croatia. because we can. :) i'll also look for a job. teaching or tutoring english i hope. all of this makes me even more impatient and gives me an even more serious case of senioritis. but i'm almost done with all of these projects.

i am so happy and feeling so blessed right now. these months are gonna fly by. and i am really looking forward to that. i guess i should be better at planning my wedding. well, my dress finally came in and my mom will pick it up in a few days. so that was good news. now i just have to finalize "the list." i don't much like that. i want to have a small wedding, but i can't seem to keep it under 120-ish. eh. we'll see. i ramble. anyway. italy! yes!

yes!

i am so excited. like really excited. like this time i mean it. i just found out what my "surprise" birthday present from gabriele is! i can't wait. okay, so i guess it's not a surprise anymore. not to me, at least. but it's one of those things that you can't completely leave as a surprise. either way, i'll probably write about it when it's all figured out, but for now, you might hate me, but it's a surprise to you.

march. best month ever.

march is my favorite month. st.patrick's day. my birthday. gabriele's birthday. spring. what isn't there to love about this month? it's passed by super fast for me, and umm i'm definitely not complaining. i can't wait to get married! and you know what, i deserve to say that because i have been engaged for a long time. i'm just saying that so you don't think i'm impatient! which of course i am by nature, so it's okay. currently i feel a little silly. i just finished an episode of lost, i'm on my bed drinking cedevita and chewing dubble bubble eggs. maybe i'm happy? haha. my jaw hurts from all this gum. anyway. i've been wanting to write something recently. just to write. i love gabriele. and hey it's my blog, i can say what i want. i hold back the pda on facebook and in public because i think it's stupid to bug other people. but here i feel more free because i don't know exactly what the purpose of my blog is, but it's kinda like a casual journal.

i have to give gabriele credit for being one of the most patient human beings on the face of the earth. the only reason he can't escape is because he loves me. poor thing! i have times when i feel like crap and i feel lonely and even if i call him at 3 in the morning, he will get up and come on skype within seconds telling me that he loves me and asking me what he can do to make me feel better. and who can resist his bedhead??? and i always feel terrible (which he hates) because i just need him and the only way i can be happier is if i talk to him. i don't know how he does it but he is there whenever i need him. and i am so thankful for that! he always says he doesn't do enough or he wishes he could do more for me or give me more. i always ask "what more do i need?" each day i grow more and more in love with him. and even though i tell him this all the time, maybe he'll be convinced that i really love him if i put it in writing.

so in conclusion, march is a wonderful month. i'm loopy today, if you couldn't tell.