Food for the thought....

A couple of days ago someone sent me this via email. I had previously read it but i just thought it was such a nice little story that i had to share it with everyone.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to
help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's
only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and
families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military
service, where they had been on vacation.
Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up,
he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he
could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods
where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity
and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans
played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young
lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view
of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the
man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine
this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by .

Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his
minds eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive
words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only
to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died
peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be
moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and
after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his
first look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased
roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own
situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that
money can't buy.

'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .'

The origin of this letter is unknown.

I wish everyone great blessings!
Toodles! :)

Wonderful days....

I love this time of year! It is cool outside but we still have that wonderful South Florida weather. I feel like its spring out. Being that the weather has been perfect, every weekend we have woken up to go and enjoy outdoor activities. Hey! I have to take advantage of the nice days and I am not stressing school for now. Last weekend BF and I met up with a couple of friends at Taste of the Grove it was so awesome and we got to enjoy delicious food and nice jazz. It was so much fun! Until the boys all decided that we should all start bike riding on the weekends. It sounded great but the biggest challenge yet was i had NO clue on how to ride one!!!!!! So mission began!!!! BF decided to buy me a bike and off we go to learn. After a couple of hours and struggling, BF decided to sit down and rest before continuing my classes... But what does Naydee do nope not rest instead I grab the bike and push myself, all of a sudden from one second to the next i am riding bike!!!! So excited ....

This weekend BF had his appointment for his Christmas gift. I gave him the ultimate driving experience ever! TO DRIVE A RACE CAR FOR A DAY!! We had a blast!!!

Our drive to the speedway...



BF all dressed up and ready to go...


Getting into the Indy Race Car....


Driving the Race Car.....



Since we were half way to key largo we decided to eat dinner by Islamorado, FL unfortunately the riding adventure took longer than expected and we missed the Sunset at the restaurant. So we had to satisfy ourselves seeing it in the car.




THE END!!!!


TOODLES!

Blog it forward.... great cause!

Let’s Eat Cake, an amazing fundraiser hosted by the equally amazing Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is coming up quick: Tuesday, February 17th at the Plaza Paramount Hotel! Let’s Eat Cake is a cake decorating competition with all proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about the fundraiser right here.

In an effort to make sure we get the word out to everyone (and raise money), we are starting this chain-blog (Ok, not sure if that is correct terminology. But it’s like a chain letter so let’s just go with it, shall we?)

Here’s what we need you to do…Repost this post (or create your own new version) on your blog and ask others to post it on their blogs. Melissa will donate one dollar to the fundraiser for EVERY BLOG that posts on Let’s Eat Cake this week! With the power of the blogosphere, that can QUICKLY add up! Let’s make Melissa Pay! Once you have reposted it, leave a comment letting us know that you posted it along with the url to the blog. It’s for a great cause and it will be fun to see how far it will go! So lets do it… Lets blog it forward and raise money for a great cause!!!

A month later....

.... I finally have a chance to come back into the blogging world. My holidays were fun and RELAXING to say the least. Yesterday i began my hectic days of school again even though classes do not begin till next week my wonderful internship has begun. On a good note final semester of my bachelor career!!!!!!!!! Before we move forward lets just stop and think of all the wonderful things that happen during my break. I got to relax and sit at home doing absolutely nothing. I was able to decorate the house, decorate the gifts and finally go on a baking spree which I love and haven't been able to do so. I was even able to work for a FULL 6 hours back at my old job! HEY IT'S MONEY!!!! On Christmas eve BF and I went over to his dad's house and we indulged in the wonderful Cuban Christmas meal. On Christmas day woke up at dawn to some fresh brewed coffee and delicious warm croissant at BF mommy's house, opened some gifts there and off we went to my grandmother/aunt's house for more presents, afterward parents house to open our last set of presents eat lunch and relax before our 4 PM flight to Peru. Never would i have imagined how beautiful Peru really is until i saw it with my own eyes. Had an awesome time with BF and his family. (LIKE ALWAYS, LOVE THEM!) But fun always comes to an end a week after we arrived back in Miami to relax for the weekend and watch the dolphins loose :( lastly yesterday BF and I had our first 2009 dinner and a movie date. He took me to go see Marley and Me which i was wanting to go see really bad after i read the book, shed some tears but very lovely movie and had yummy sushi! Now to focus on a brand new year of fun and new experiences upon us. As for my new years resolution i have decided to spend less money which i have already broken when spending money on purchasing a partial plan for the Miami Heat for BF and I.

Toodles!
XOXO