CARPE DIEM

Today we went to Villarcyro to visit Fernando's father. We had a four day weekend, because today is some holiday. I am not one hundred percent sure which holiday. I have heard people say it is the Spanish Columbus Day...but then I also heard it is the day to celebrate Pilar, some virgen saint who is celebrated here. Either way, there was a four day weekend, so all in the world is good.

So in Villarcyro we had a wonderful meal in celebration of either Christopher Columbus or the Virgen Pilar. I am leaning more torwards Pilar, because I have a host aunt named Pilar and we gave her gifts today because it is the day of her saint? I think? I know it was definitely not her birthday though. So theres a quick update but what I really wanted to share was something else so here that goes...

I had a short discussion with my host grandfather. He has studied some Greek and Latin, so of course I pulled out the one latin word me and the rest of the world know..Carpe diem. Seize the day...or Coge la dia. Then I just talked to Aunt Kristen about it too. I guess the saying has become a little cliche now, which everyone wearing Jac Vanec braclets saying "Carpe diem" and so on. The phrase originated this way.

Dum loquimur, fugerit invida
Aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

which translates to...

While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: pluck the day, put no trust in the future.

And its true, today is today so why not live for that. There is no tommorow, cause whenever you wake up it will be today. As David Thoreau would say, we must "suck the marrow out of life". Since we do not know what the future will hold, we must simply live in the moment and enjoy it. No matter what cards were dealt in life, that is something we don't get to change. As I always say (my mom call me a walking hallmark card). If you are not happy with nothing you will not be happy with everything. We need to enjoy the moment were living in and thank God we were given the oppurtunity to live that moment and experience it. Seize it, enjoy it..and in the words of Jay Z.."on to the next one" (okay that part was a joke)

xoxo

abrazos y besos