Weekend to rest.

I have been wanting to take a few days to get out of my house and rest; the truth is that since I got back from my birthday trip I have not stopped working, I have made many crafts in my sewing workshop and I have gone out in search of materials to make what will soon become a baby trousseau.

This Friday we went with my husband's family to visit the beach house; we haven't been there in a while and it feels good to be there.

Another thing that gave me a lot of peace and happiness was knowing that the kids who had been away from the beach for more than two years were finally able to return. If you could see their happy faces when they could finally see the sea. Miranda and Elio are my nephews, Elio is 8 years old and Miranda is 12 years old, both are very well behaved and deserve that walk and more.

On Friday afternoon we went for a walk along the boardwalk, there is a beach nearby where people can swim and although it was not in the plans the kids could not resist the urge and went for a swim. To be honest, you have to really want to swim at that hour, I think I would have frozen to death.

That night the power went out in the whole area, for those who do not know the situation in my country Venezuela, this is more common than you can imagine. As soon as we opened the doors to the parking lot my husband left the lights on and we lit a bonfire to illuminate us and also to scare away some of the "sancudos" that were waiting for us. That was another thing the boy liked, the first thing Elio told me full of excitement was that we should roast some more "masmelos".

We all sat near the fire and began to talk and remember stories of our childhood. That's how we spent the night, my husband and his brother went into the kitchen to prepare some delicious arepas with cheese. At 11 p.m. the light finally came on and we were very happy because we could sleep with the fans on.

The next day we felt free, being in a big house, going out and getting green areas, plants, trees, listening to the birds, chickens and ducks singing is incredible. You know I am from the countryside and I grew up as a little girl running through the countryside, through the mountains, riding in the trees and being happy.

That morning my sister-in-law and I made breakfast, a delicious Andean pisca with arepas and spicy canned sardines, Mmmmmm.

As soon as we finished breakfast we went to the beach, my husband is a very nice person and always takes us wherever we want to go. Here in Higuerote the beaches are close, we went to one called San francisquito, it is a more secluded beach and not so crowded. The beach was beautiful, the water was warm and calm.

This was something my nephew asked me to do, since in his innocence he did not want to go back to the beach where he had bathed the day before and he asked me to go to a quiet beach where the waves would let him enjoy.

We spent the day playing dominoes, eating some things they sell on the beach and in the afternoon we went home to prepare our food.

I think this was my best part of the day, being able to eat a delicious fried fish, with a nice salad, everything was really delicious, especially the soup I made with the fish heads.

Having a drink is customary in the evenings; we lit the bonfire again and there we sat down to rest after a nice day in front of the sea, receiving the soft breeze on our bodies, taking a little sun to give a nice color to our skin. I think we all felt very relaxed on the beach, so much so that we went to bed at about 10 pm.

When you go to sleep knowing that everything went well and that your family is at peace, we can only thank God for all his blessings, for giving us the opportunity to be together once again and to be able to have a beautiful friendship.

The weekend could not end better, after we all went to our respective homes, my family and I went to mass, God is my strength, he is the one who helps me at all times and gives me the peace and joy I need to undertake each day with courage.

I hope that you also live quiet weekends in your lives, many times you do not need large amounts of money to go out, you just have to make the decision and put together what we all can and go out to enjoy life.

Family is very important to us, so to have spent this weekend with my husband's family and those beautiful children is priceless, I can only be eternally grateful to God for having fostered these memories that will remain in my heart for a long time.

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