Tag: New mexico

Fourteen years ago…

#October18 This year, during our Home Leave, we decided to renew our vows surrounded by the three kids, who got to see where their parents got married, in ABQ, NM. Fourteen years of married life: laughs, love, joy, challenges. The two have become five; I've gained a wonderful family in the US, and we’re grateful for what the past and present have brought us, although, intrigued with what the near future will unveil… A few tears here and there, 'cause it's the real deal – no princesses, no castles, no fantasyland –  instead, intermitent periods of single parenting, transitional homefront, endless adjustments. We chose to have these traditions included in our wedding because they are simply beautiful and full of meaning (displayed here thru the 35mm pics, back then, no one had a digital cam!). The 'arras' (13 coins poured inside our hands) symbolized our commitment to provide for the family and our trust in each other to do so. In the lasso (or 'lazo') ceremony, a rosary (in my case, um Terco Português, my mother's family tradition) was placed around our shoulders in a figure eight. As we were “lassoed” together, the rosary’s placement represents eternity and everlasting union, as well as marital protection. We're building a story for our ‘nomadic family’, and will continue to move forward, despite difficulties or unpleasant moments – and, quoting one of my favorite readings from our wedding ceremony: 💚 “love knows all things, believes all things, endures all things. Love never fails…” 💚 . . . . . #LassoCeremony #ArrasCeremony #Mariachis #ABQ #iheartNM #35mmfilm #nondigital #photography #Tradition #NewMexico #LoveNeverFails #semamoreunadaseria #relationship #marriage #WeddingAnniversary #Memories #MarriedLife #marriedwithchildren #Love 😁 #parenting #casamento #aniversariodecasamento #amor #amorincondicional #1suitcase4two

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Preview from our Southwest USA road trip

Oh, well… since time is a hot commodity during vacation, I will just share here the links with our Instagram images… once time becomes more available, a better writing/blogging job will happen. Thank you!

Husband and I decided to have a joint June-Birthday-Celebration… back to the place we got married, some 14 years ago… lots to #celebrate! #travelwithkids Watching the #sunrise from way up high… Riding in a hot air balloon! Thanks to the awesome flying crew from Rainbow Ryders, we had the safest experience… followed by some well-deserved #champagne drink for the grand finale! #outdoors #hotairballoon #adventure #upintheair #wonderful_places #landofenchantment #travel #rainbowryders #traveler #bucketlist #NewMexico #birthday #loveneverfails #familytravel #traveltips #albuquerquesunrise #ABQ #viajenocel #ballooning #flying #fantrip #atalantaworld @umaviagem @ig_color #travelawesome #landscape @travel__blog @viagemeturismo #blogmochilando #MissaoVT

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Interesting coincidences traveling brings us! My father's first job, at the age of 15, was as an apprentice telegrapher, while leaving at the Brazilian countryside, in Ceara. . . During our morning's visit to the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, our kids got to learn about the challenges and excitement faced by men like their grandad'. Also, the museum is located by the corner of Miranda and Las Cruces… life has crazy ways to surprise us all! #museum #railroad #LasCruces #travelwithkids #welltravelled #telegraph #trainstation #NewMexico #Mesilla #tripadvisor #traveltips #multicultural #travel #vacation #Southwest #oldtown . #memories #photography #history #roadtrip #typewriter #santaferailroad #oldwest #landofenchantment

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All-day sightseeing! Morning in Las Cruces, Afternoon drive to Mesilla and lunch at the La Posta Restaurant; heading out to the White Sands National Park, with an added bonus: stop for a well-deserved wine tasting, before catching the sunset view at the Park! . . #riograndewinery #NewMexico @wanderful.destinations #WhiteSands #NationalPark #Photography #Outdoors #nofilter #roadtrip #familia #travel #travelwithkids #landofenchantment #budgettravel #southwest #vacation #summer #traveler #photographer #sunset #toptotravel #wanderfuldestinations @travelwithusallover @umaviagem #umaviagem #expatfocus @travel__blog #vibenaviagem #passionpassport #ig_fotogramers @goneoutdoors #fantrip @styleyourselfie

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Exploring the #SonomaDesert. Last night, returning from watching the fireworks in Morenci, AZ, our kids spotted this #venomous beauty, which was promptly collected by our guesthouse hosts. #giantcentipede A bit of research about the local #environment #biology and natural #wildlife revealed: Scientific Name: Scolopendra heros Giant Red-headed Centipede Giant Arizona Desert Centipede, Giant Black-headed Centipede Scolopendra heros arizonensis Terrestrial invertebrates that live under stones and wood, in crevices, and in litter and soil. They will burrow some, staying underground on warm days and emerging in cloudy weather. They are carnivorous and feed on insects, lizards, frogs, and rodents in the wild. #Arizona #Summer #travel #desert #ecology #photography #outdoors #geekmom #biologist #roadtrip #dangerousanimals #Southwest #traveler #travelwithkids #nature #getoutside

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory. ✅ Car stop here suggested by the husband (who, as you will see here, apparently can't take a selfie to save his life! 😍) That suggestion pleased the #geek wife and mother, as well as our '3 aspiring explorers' and the #scientist in-the-making 😃 #NewMexico ✅The Very Large Array is the most versatile, widely-used radio telescope in the world. It can map large-scale structure of gas and molecular clouds and pinpoint ejections of plasma from supermassive #blackhole. ✅ It is the world’s first color camera for #radio #astronomy, thanks to its new suite of receivers and a #supercomputer than can process wide fields of spectral data simultaneously. The VLA is also a high-precision #spacecraft tracker that #NASA and ESA have used to keep tabs on robotic spacecrafts exploring the #SolarSystem. ✅ Each of the VLA’s 28 telescopes (including the one that is a spare) is an 82-foot dish with 8 receivers tucked inside. ✅ The dish moves on an altitude-azimuth mount, what you’ve probably seen as a classic tripod mount: it tilts up and down and spins around. #telescope #verylargearray #VLA #NRAO #desert #science #roadtrip #travel #travelwithkids #Southwest #Vacation #budgettravel #traveltips @theinvisibleuniverse #signs #vlba #radioastronomy #discovery #lpfanphoto @travel__blog #toptotravel #moodygram

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America by Air has inspired me to pay more attention while flying on a #windowseat Ha! What are those circles down there? Somewhere between #NewMexico and #Texas The circles are probably caused, according to our flying crew, by irrigation systems. In the center of the circle there is a well and a long pipe suspended by a structure of steel supports on wheels that pivots from the well and moves in a circle around the well, irrigating the ground it reaches. In other words, a large sprinkler system. This is the common way to irrigate out west and other parts of the country, in fairly arid areas where farming would not thrive without it. It's a system that's been used for years. #irrigation #science #technology #flying #travel #serialtraveler #aerialphotography #photography #circles #clouds #frequentflyer #sky #outwest #geometry #travelblogger #photogallery @ecocompanion

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