The Kisses

Moving

2011-08-13T19:48:00.000-07:00

I think the most excited news is that Blake got a Job with Humana, and we are moving to Blacksburg VA. About 5 hours from the DC Temple, and that is our District Temple, which I am very happy about!

I am very excited, Humana has a long training period, Blake has being gone for 2 weeks already and will be back this next Friday. He is in Louisville Kentucky for 3 weeks. I miss him more than I can say but oh well what can I do? I am very excited that he is happy with this new job!

This is our second moving in less than a year, we had lots of boxes still, before he left to Kentucky we went through the boxes and throw away most of our stuff... We figured if in 7 months we haven't miss the things in the boxes that means we don't really need them! But it will be nice to not have much to move.

I still working with Websites, have enjoyed very much specially because I work from home and don't need to report to anyone, If some of you want to check it out is www.lealti.com there is some of websites that we made. It is really nice to work with my sister Liliam, she is the owner of Lealti in Brazil and has thought me so much since I started working with her.

Also since April I had one Niece (Sarah) and 1 Nephew (Liam) born and 2 other boys are coming in October (Douglas) and November (Paulo) I am very excited even though I have just met Liam and will take some time to met the other 3.

My mom is coming for a visit also in September and will stay with me until October I am so excited, I miss her and my family a lot I love them very much and Can't wait to see them, hopefully sometime next year!

Anyways..."This is the Life"

Blake's Graduation

2011-05-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

This last Saturday, Blake, his dad, brother Charlie and I went for Blake's graduation at Southern Virginia University. I won't say much, but the graduation was beautiful and I am so proud of you Blake! Congratulations, you are a great student and husband!

Blake and Professor Baldrige

Balek and I

Blake and Tommy Trammel

Blake and Professor Himes!

Blake, Dad and Charlie

Jared Malili, Blake, Adam and Adam's Brother

Blake, I, Sister Mateu (The best Visiting Teacher) Brother Mateu

Blake and Fale!

Blake and Ally! I will miss you guys a lot!

Burrito Casserole!

2011-04-02T20:13:00.000-07:00

Lot's of people have encourage me to start publishing my recipes, I thought in starting from here.

My First dish will be the LEAST but not LAST Burrito Casserole. It's easy, quickly, simple, and how those who tasted already describe "AMAIZING"! I dedicate this post to my wonderful friends from Mexico, who I miss and Love! Thank you Mexico for inventing the Burritos, tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and all the wonderful dishes that today many of us enjoy!

Burrito Casserole

1 pound ground beef

1/2 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves of Garlic

1pkg taco seasoning

1 can of refried beans

3 cups of shredded cheese

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can of Beans (any that you like)

1 can of corn

1 can of diced tomatoes

4 cups of shredded cheese

4oz sour cream (I use a can of table cream or crema media, you can find in the latin food isle on your grocery store, use the sour cream if you don't have the table cream)

1 Bell Pepper

Flour Tortilla

Oregano, salt and pepper to taste

**Options** 1 can of sweet peas and Olives

In a pan: cook garlic, onion in oil, when you see that is a little brown, add the ground beef and cook completely, add half of taco seasoning, some salt, oregano and pepper. Add beans, corn, bell pepper, diced tomatoes, and what else you want (I put sweet peas and olives sometimes and it's wonderful). Add the rest of the taco seasoning and salt if is needed and let it cook for proximately 5 minutes.

In other pan heat the cream of mushroom and add the table cream or sour cream (I like it better with the table cream) just add the cream when the soup is out of the stove mix well.

In a baking pan, add the mixture of cream of mushroom and table cream in the bottom.

Fill the tortillas with the meet and re-fried beans on top, (you can also add cheese if you want) roll the tortillas and place in the baking pan. Cover with remaining of the cream mixture, sprinkle with cheese on top and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Let me know if you try, enjoy!

Thanks Juliana!

2011-03-25T20:45:00.000-07:00

This picture is at my friend's Juliana Blog and I think the picture speaks all!
To her, Thank you Ju!!!!
BRASIL TE AMO! Nao vejo a hora de estar ai um dia!

Changes

2011-01-03T20:17:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a while, so many things happen the last couple months. Blake finished his undergraduate degree which I am really glad, this last semester was really really busy for both of us, I felt for a moment that I did not had my husband, but I am the most proud wife today, Blake finished with a great 4.0 GPA...He is so smart...

Also the next day of his last final, we moved from Virginia to Tennessee, was really sad, we loved our apartment and our landlords were just the best that you could find. We were so lucky to live 18 months there, our apartment was just beautiful...when we have loaded everything and about to live the house, was a little sad to live, I had a blast living there but I am excited for the next step..

Now we are waiting to know where Blake will go for Law School... maybe West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas or Illinois... we don't know but for now we will enjoy Tennessee...

Christmas was great, we came to Florida to spend some time with my Mother -in-law and Father-in-law Lenny, I love them to death They are great and I am so grateful that I have the best in laws that someone could have. My mom is really close to my sister-in-law Dani that married my brother Estevan (I offer him for many of the sisters when he was single) and I always hope I would be able to have a relationship with my Mother-in-law like my mom has with Dani. I gain so much weight that I don't know how to lose now... for sure not eating much and going to the Gym often, I need to lose all this wait before I get pregnant so I can have a more healthy pregnancy in the FUTURE.. I just have eat too much specially that I found this Brazilian bakery close, we went there once but inspired us to do Coxinhas today.

Coxinhas is a type of Croquet from Brazil, a deep fried chiken croket.. And I wonder from where all this weight came from....

Anyway..."This is the Life my Friends!"

This is My Mother-in-law Angie and me making Coxinhas today.

..::Líder Receitas::..

2010-11-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

..::Líder Receitas::..

Murilo e Rafael

2010-10-15T21:09:00.000-07:00

Eu ainda lembro quando a sua mae ligou 11 da noite perguntando se estava ocupada (como se 11 não fosse hora de criança estar na cama). A tia Liliam e eu pulamos no carro e fomos para cuidar das outras crianças que hoje já não são crianças, chegando na sua casa a bolsa de água ja tinha estourado, acho q o Murilo queria sair rápido, não aguentava mais ficar dentro... um de vcs dois estava bem ancioso pra sair. Achei impressionante como a sua mãe estava tranquila, nem parecia que estava a ponto de ter DOIS filhos! Antes de sair teu pai deu uma benção nela e foram a caminho do hospital. A lili e eu ficamos com as crianças, eu fui para a minha aula a tarde mas muito anciosa pra saber o que ia acontecer, afinal vcs eram pequenos e estava cedo para nascer. Mas vcs nasceram, o Rafael nem tinha nome, minha mae me ligou mais ou menos duas da tarde e me falou que vcs estavam conosco, fiquei tão feliz e anciosa! Fui ao hospital mais tarde mas como vcs precisavam de cuidado especial não pude ver-los. Eu tive o privilegio de ficar no hospital com a sua mãe pra que o seu pai pudesse ficar com as crianças, uma das primeiras coisas que ela fez quando todos foram embora e somente ela e eu estavamos la, foi ler o Livro de Mormon, como sempre ela foi um modelo pra mim! E claro não podia deixar de comentar que eu sugeri o nome Rafael! Que burra porque é um nome lindo, bem que poderia ter guardado pra um dos meus filhos!!! haha

Vocês ainda ficaram no hospital por mais de um mês, eu não sei exatamente quanto tempo, sua mãe com certeza sabe, como eu estudava perto as vezes ia visitar vcs, tão pequeneninhos, tão magnificos, tão puros e tão perto de Deus vocês me fizeram sentir!

Hoje faz 8 anos que isso aconteceu! Parabêns nenens da Lu, eu amo muito vcs, desculpa por não estar no seu batismo mas a tia mora longe agora, saiba que meus pensamentos e minhas orações estão com vcs constantemente e oro que vocês possam andar de mãos dadas com Deus hoje e sempre!

Com muito amor

Tia Bibi

Washington DC Visitor Center

2010-09-04T21:11:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends (Sisters Missionaries)

Today I went to the Washington DC Temple, was a 3 hours drive from where I live but going back there is always worthed!
I also can't help recalling the wonderful time we had, the memories of you are so clear in my mind that not just I miss the good times but bring to my memory the spirit of the Lord working through all of us.
We were really busy today, Blake is going crazy with his school home work, I knew we needed to come back home soon, and I wanted to make things easy by not stopping at the Visitor Center but my husband that knows me really well knew that I was dieing to go inside. I went inside just to live a referral to one of the sisters that is from Brazil and go back home. Blake was waiting for me to fill out the calling card (Remember?) and he went inside in that display room they have behind the Christus, when I finished he push me inside... In my 18 months serving at the Visitor Center I have never seeing such beautiful and touching exposition about the Savior!(Romrell...you have to go there) I would upload pictures but I think would be illegal...However the name of the exhibit is "The healing power of Jesus Christ".

I love the Savior and I know he can heals spiritually and physically if we believe in Him.

LealTI

2010-08-31T20:16:00.000-07:00

I just want to let you guys know that My sister Liliam she has a company in Brasil that develop websites, her business is doing incredible well, she has tutor me to do the same and thought me how to develop websites as well by using Joomla!.

If you need a hand, are looking for a web desingner or knows someone that are looking forward to construct a website, our website is www.lealti.com
We are in the process of translating the website still, but we will have ready in a couple of days.

Thank you
Bianca

Monster under the Bed,

2010-08-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

This past night was like those that we hear when we are 5 years old about the monster that lives under the bed.
Was around 3:30 am when we heard a noise coming under the bed,I was in a dream mold I was not really understanding what was going on. Blake woke up kind of scared saying that something was crawling his hands... I just told him he was having a bad dream...remember I was sleeping not really aware what as going on.

A hour latter I woke up to go to the bathroom... when I came back to bed(I probably woke Blake up) as I put my head in the pillow, I heard this noise of something walking in paper following by the voice of my husband saying "I told you something was making noise!!".

I turn the light on and start looking what possibly was making the noise, when I see my beautiful gorgeous Hamster exploring the whole house. When he realize we were watching him, was like he knew he was not suppose to be out of his cage and then he start making his way to where he belongs. Luckily he is not fast at all also, so I just got him and put him back.

We have this hamster by default, his name is Teddy, my good friend Laine got for her daughter Anabelle and they moved, so I stayed with the Hamster, I was suppose to give to someone but I got to attach to it!

Anyways....I thought that would be something to share.

Relief Society Activity

2010-08-19T18:22:00.000-07:00

Today we had a workshop in relief society, one of the workshops was about blogging, really really nice, Sister Wilson gave and answer a lot of my questions. She print her blog into a hard cover book.... I did not know about it, so I guest I will start doing a better job in keeping a history... probably I should make this more private also.
But today I want to thank relief society for the nice evening... I was probably the youngest and the only one that was not a mother of all the ladies at Relief Society today...well actually there was another girl that was younger than me and is not a mom yet! I guest that I feel much better now!!!

I am also learning how to do websites, my sister Liliam is an expert her website is www.lealti.com so she is teaching me how to build! So if you need a website just contact me first! My sister is the best to build what you want.

Anyways, hope you all have a great day!

2010-08-17T11:11:00.000-07:00

I am at SVU right now, I have an interview tomorrow in Lynchburg Virginia, for Help Desk Portuguese.... I don't know if I will take this job because Blake and I will probably moving to Tennessee in January...and It seems that will be a contract for at least 1 year... But I will check it out.

I am trying to refresh my memory with all does software's and applications that I used to work with before...But I am getting a little anxious for some reason that I know what it is.. I get like that sometimes. So I decided to write something in here, I don't know what to write much...

I was just talking to a friend from Brazil... I love to be married don't get me wrong.. But I miss the time where we would get the road and go to a town in Sao Paulo, such a nice little town called Jundiai, I can't wait to take Blake to visit Brazil! Such a happy place.
I miss my family too, my brothers are so funny and my sisters definitely my best friends. Not counting my mom that cooks so good, Blake loves when she comes visit us, she cooks all the time! We probably got some 20 pounds this last time she came, specially because I just ask her to do deep yummy things from Brasil... I never fry at home... and I am glad I can't fit on my weeding dress anymore. I am working on that though! haha

Anyways.... maybe latter I find something more smart to write. I should go back to my studies now.

Bianca

Happiness can happen today.

2010-08-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

I did not realized how long I haven't posted.
A lot of things has happen this summer, Blake is busy busy busy with school and will be taking the LSAT in October. I am so proud of him, his grades are excellent and he is very honest.

Blake is graduating in December and we are looking forward to move back to Tennessee at least until we find out where we are going for law school, he is applying for many, in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin.... I can remember the other ones, it's being excited.

Summer was very interesting, my good friend from Brasil Laine move to Boston, her dog died, which was a experience that you probably wont understand, but we were taking care of him when he died, was very chocking, I love that dog to death, but more then that is that we love our friends. Everything is good now, he was old and was probably better for him.

I was at work when my husband called given me the news, we could not get in contact with our friends, but it made me think a lot about the day by day... How many times, our day is just fine and how many good things happen to us in the daily basis, God gives better moments then bad ones, and how many times, at least I find myself thinking and concentrating my thoughts in the bad things or the things that are not write, or even the things that does not go the way I want, and sometimes tragedy needs to happen to realize how God is merciful to us and remember us everyday. The true is that Happiness can happen today.

Anyways, I do need to comment about something...and maybe will offend some people. I am not from this country, but I do have common sense. I do believe that people should express themselves like they want. Freedom was what brought the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be restored again, I believe in freedom to practice religion. I know God knows us all, and he has the power to review to all of us the true. True does not change, there is just one, and let God review to whom that which to find out.Let people practice religion like they want... But Building a Mask close to GROUND ZERO???? I think some people that support this insensitive act lost there mind. Do they remember what happen 9/11/2001?

Wedding Anniversary

2010-05-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

So, Yesterday, May the 12, Blake and I did a whole year of marriage.He sent me Flowers at work, so beautiful, I was not expecting at all!!! And I gave him chocolate and a cologne the day before (I could not wait for one more day). I can't believe it has being a year already...
He is studying a lot so we went to a Chines restaurant in Lexington, call Troy Dynasty, something like that! I eat so much that I Thought I would past out after...which I did, took a long nap, then went to bed hehehe... I have working too much lately! But is nice, I am not complaining at all, I love to work.

P.S.Blake, Thank YOU for the best year of my life!
I love you more then words can describe!
Bianca

Its ok I don't Speak!

2010-05-08T17:12:00.000-07:00

So, this week came this girl at the Gift Shop at Safari Park, and she was deaf, she was awesome, very nice girl. Her little sister helped her! I could not stop thinking about my friend Sister Davenport from my mission!

When I was called to serve in Washington DC, I did not know how to speak a word in English and I am not being dramatic... that was the true. So I had REALLY hard time learning at the MTC. I stay in the MTC for 10 weeks, I remember my last week they had some members come over to help us practice how to teach in English. My companion in that class was Sister Barron from Argentina, she could not speak much at all (But she knew more than me... that is for sure). We got really frustrated and after the class Sister Barron and I were crying outside because not even we could understand what we were saying. I remember that night where I pray and really ask the Lord to help me.

3 Days after we were getting in the Plain to go to the Mission Field, I then meet Sister Davenport who was Deaf! We set together in the Plain and we tried to have a conversation trough paper.
Sister Davenport asks me where I was from (I could understand that) I answer I was from Brazil, I ask where she was from, She said she was from Utah, She asked me other thing... I have no clue what was... I could not understand.
I wrote her back and said: "Sorry, I don't speak English".
She then wrote me back and starts laughing and said... “Its ok, I don't speak".

I know for her that was just a joke, but for me, I conceder that moment the turn point on my mission. Where I see clear the eyes of God over me and his tender mercies. Sister Davenport might not ever understand how I am grateful for her positive attitude and how she sees difficulty’s as opportunities to grow! How marvelous our life can be if we have positive attitudes!

Flavio vai pra Copa!

2010-04-29T18:59:00.001-07:00

Estou com vontade de escrever em português!!
Depois de estar aqui por algum tempo, a lingua portuguesa parece ser a mais linda de todas e eu sinto falta de falar... ainda mais escrever... que nem sei se consigo escrever direito...

A vida tem me tratado bem, sou muito grata pelas coisas que o Senhor tem me dado especialmente que ele me da energia pra trabalhar todos os dias!
Não tem nada mais satisfatorio nessa vida que trabalhar para o proprio sustento. Mesmo que dinheiro as vezes seja um mal necessario, o trabalho e uma das maiores bençãos que o Senhor nos deu.

Outra novidade... Meu irmao Flávio ta indo pra copa! aeee dahora. Ele ganhou uma promoção da empresa que ele trabalha! Parabêns!

2010-02-10T20:20:00.000-08:00

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Self Confidence

2010-02-10T13:29:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted for a couple days... and I am thinking about what should I write. My sister is pregnant by do way, I am very excited for her, is her second baby I hope she will have a Boy this time. And my great friend Laine Hafen, just had her second baby this week, I took care of her litle daughter while she was at the hospital, Anabelle (Her daughter) she was so good to me, very nice girl. Anyways...

Recently I have giving some thoughts about Self confidence. I am reading Jack Welch book (about Business), and it start great. He tells a lot about his childhood, and how his mother contribute for his self confidence, (and probably one of the most important qualities in business is to have self confidence).

He says that he grew up with a speech impediment, a stammer that wouldn't go away. Jack talking about it, tells this history:

Sometimes it led to comical, if not embarrassing, incidents, In college, I often ordered a tuna fish on white toast on Fridays when Catholics in those days couldn't eat meat. Inevitably, having heard my orders as "tu-tuna sandwiches." My mother served up the perfect excuse for my stuttering, " It's because you're so smart" she would tell me . " No one's tongue could keep up with a brain like yours."

As much good we add to a child's mind, less social and emotional problems we would see. I believe the many problems of violence, lack of education in schools, lack of hungry for knowledge, would disappear if each and one of us would understand how powerful are the words we speak to a child, teenager or even an adult.

We would see more kindness, more service, love, respect, less violence, more work, more education and honest people around us if we build self confidence, and see the potential that is within ourselves.

We know that by the Savior's word, the world was form, and by our words, our "world" (Life) will be form as well. It is up to each one of us to decide what type of world we want to create in the garden of our mind.

Is truly correct to say that we are what we think, and we have the capacity to accomplish whatever we want, "we just have to go for it".

By Bianca Kiss

Poem take from the book "As you Think" by James Allen

2010-02-06T19:44:00.000-08:00

For me, our mind is a garden and the thoughts are the seeds we decide to cultivate. We chose what thoughts to duel in the garden of our minds, does not matter if are bad or good, they must bring there fruits. As a Man Thinketh was wrote by James Allen in 1904, and revised by Mar Allen in 1998. Bellow is on of the poems I found to be very helpful in my life.

You will be what you will to be
Let Failure find its false content
In that poor word " environment""
But spirit scorns it, and is free.

It masters time, it conquers space,
It cows that boastful trickster, Chance,
And bids the tyrant Circumstance
Uncrown, and take a servant's place.

The human Will, that force unseen,
The offspring of deathless Soul,
Can hew a way to any goal,
Though walls of granite intervene.

Be not impatient in delay,
But wait as one who understands;
When spirit rises and commands,
The gods are ready to obey.

As you Think James Allen

Trying this one

2010-02-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

Well, English is not my first language, so I already apologize for the mistakes in my writing, one of the reasons why am I doing this blog? It is to practice and learn better the English language. I speak Portuguese, Spanish and English fluently, hopefully I will learn more languages by the end of my life.
I am from Brazil a place that I love, I grow up most of my life there, but when I was 13 years old I went to live in Chile, (My mom was born in Chile, moved up to Brazil when she was in her 20's) I was grateful for the opportunity I had, to live in another country, learning another language but the most important...meeting my mom's families. I love them very much, what a fun family they are.
My mom is one of my greatest heroes, never met someone so generous and so wise as she, I look to her as a model in my life.
Now, I live in Virginia United States, I am married the most wonderful guy in this world, our history is a dream, he was smart enough to see I am a great deal! HAHA
Luck him, but specially luck me! His name is Blake, he is from Tennessee and has a wonderful family that I am so happy to be part of.
We met 5 years a go here in the United States, we lost contact for about 2 years, he contact last year, and we never stooped talked since that day!
I came to the United States because I knew that I need to change something wonderful and good (My family) for something MUCH BETTER, and Blake has proven me that everyday. He is very kind and helpful, very honest and hard work, very friendly and very respectful.With him I feel I can fly everyday.
That is all I am going to say about my personal life, but just know That I love this man!