Sushi and the Cable Car!!

OMG! I cant tell you what kind of day I had yesterday! Im going to try but youll never really know how I felt.

So I was up late Tuesday night, just couldnt sleep still. Got a few hours before waking up and getting ready to meet Gus. Joana took me to the ferry and after thinking Gus lost me (but was late) we went driving around Rio and then to the Sugar Loaf or Cable Car. This thing has been around for 95 years and no accidents even though Gus said there had been just to freak me out.

Now the Cable Car is a two part tram like going up Heavenly or to the Matterhorn in Switzerland. You go up thousands of feet then get out and have a look around on the island mtn then get in another car and go up a few more thousand feet to where youre looking over the other half of Rio that you cant see from Jesus! Like Copacabana Beach and all. You get to the top and it is very windy until you get to the food court. Then you can sit and eat and look over the water and watch the little boats down below. At one point some kids in high school came up to me and asked if they could take a picture with me. I said yes thinking of the kids at Jesus and asked them why. They said because they wanted a pic with the girl in the SUPERMAN PANTIES!!!!! They KNEW WHO I WAS!!!! Seeing as those panties were stolen and I wasnt wearing them that day. What the hell is going on here????!

Gus and I get there and have a little adventure to the top and while we are there we meet my future wifey. Oh yes. Her name is Camela and she looks like Corrine Bailey Rae and guess what sounds just like her two! This girl can sing. Trained in Jazz and Gospel. She was born in Brazil but her dad lives in Canada so she got her citizenship when she was young and has been there doing the music thing for 17 years. I thought she was American when I fist met her. Her english is perfect. She was with her best friend Maria from Russia who married a Brazilian man and moved to Rio. But the best part about them both is that they are Wiccans and it was an instant connection between the three of us. Not to mention the energy with Gus there just made for a perfect friendship right away.

So we spent the rest of the day at a small place eating filet Minon and veggies and talking about life, engery, people, relationship, wicca, traveling and all. I mean we talked for hours and still I couldnt get enough so I invited her to Sushi with us and Gus was more then pleased to have her along. Maria didnt want to come because her husband was sick at home. On the way across the bridge we got to hear her sing and Gus and I were floored, no really if people knew about this girl she would be the next BIG thing. Im thinking of making it my goal to get her to the top since Im stealing her away back to CA with me. LOL. But no really we are going to get married in CA one day and I will have a Brazilian and Canadan citizenship and she will have one for the US then we will marry Gus for our ticket into Europe, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Man what an adventure that would be. We are already adding her in to our trip to Thailand and Europe too.

But this girl and all of us together just always feels so right. She was so happy to be with us and we had a great time just talking about everything. When we got to Joanas house we all met up for dinner at this sushi place. It was Jo, me, Gus, Camela, and Vitcor. 50 bucks for all you can eat but I swear it was worth it. Minus the fact they dont have anything with avo in it. SAD! But I will tell you this. I had 10 rolls to myself, a plate of cooked mushrooms the big ones, a bowl of soup, 6 oysters raw, and ice cream. I starved myself for two days before we went. I came home and couldnt move. I spend the rest of the night 'working' on my tummy and feeling like it was so worth it! I had weighed myself that morning and then again when I came home and I was a pound and a half heavier! HAHAHAHA! AMAZING!!!

So meeting Camela was the perfect thing. I really cant tell you how happy I was. A happy where it bubbles from the inside and comes out as laughter for me. Only a few people have seen this. If you have you can only imagine how it made both her and Gus laugh too. We were eating and talking in Portuguese and English, and I dont think any of us could stop smiling. So now we are addicted to each other and are all going to Buzios this weekend. We are staying with Gus in his other house on the beach and are going to spend the days in the sun and the nights shopping and dancing like fools! I cant wait. I really am so thankful for the happiness Ive found in my life and the people who I know Ive been desined to meet. This journey has only just begun!!!