Caryn and I had a secret trip to Bolivia in the first week of September. God, in his kindness, provided all the means to realize it. Finances were available through an unexpected gift, Caryn’s boss let her go even when she had no more vacation days and the paper work for my Green Card was accelerated.
So we kept the plans concealed and we secretly arrived one night in order to surprise my family. Once there, we took a taxi and we directed the driver to ring the bell and to ask for the Troche family, and then to announce that he had two packages and one little one for them…
My dad went down to open the door wondering who would deliver packages at 10 pm. The surprise was great when he found out that the packages were alive as he lifted up his arms filled with joy :)
When mom heard the voices she jumped up from bed and run down the stairs together with my sister to welcome us with many hugs and kisses and overflowing ecstasy.
In pure Bolivian style, they organized a celebration for Caryn’s birthday in two days. She blew the candles of a delicious cake reading: “Caryn, may the Lord bless you” while the family sang not one but three birthday songs.
We also had a tasty meal at an excellent restaurant and she received fresh lively flowers.
This is the family picture of our trip. Drag the mouse pointer over the faces to find out their names, and if you are curious enough you will also find out the name of our little daughter soon to be born. Get a high resolution slideshow here.
What a great time we had in Bolivia!
So we kept the plans concealed and we secretly arrived one night in order to surprise my family. Once there, we took a taxi and we directed the driver to ring the bell and to ask for the Troche family, and then to announce that he had two packages and one little one for them…
My dad went down to open the door wondering who would deliver packages at 10 pm. The surprise was great when he found out that the packages were alive as he lifted up his arms filled with joy :)When mom heard the voices she jumped up from bed and run down the stairs together with my sister to welcome us with many hugs and kisses and overflowing ecstasy. In pure Bolivian style, they organized a celebration for Caryn’s birthday in two days. She blew the candles of a delicious cake reading: “Caryn, may the Lord bless you” while the family sang not one but three birthday songs.We also had a tasty meal at an excellent restaurant and she received fresh lively flowers.
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This is the family picture of our trip. Drag the mouse pointer over the faces to find out their names, and if you are curious enough you will also find out the name of our little daughter soon to be born. Get a high resolution slideshow here.
What a great time we had in Bolivia!
2 comments:
Caryn and Jose, this post was a treat! I loved seeing pictures of you and of course Jose's happy family. You both (and your entire family!) have great smiles, I am sure your baby will inherit one, too! Hope to see you guys soon.
awe! love the group family picture. What an adorable family
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