Tot ce conteaza

Tot ce conteaza

Cele mai fericite momente din viata mea sunt cele petrecute cu familia. Doar ca niciodata nu sunt asa cum mi le-am imaginat, nu sunt ca in filme sau ca in reclame…

EN: The happiest moments in my life are spent with my family. But they are never as imagined, or in the movies or commercials…

Am muncit de mica, am avut salariu si responsabilitatile unei meserii de la varsta de 8 ani. Am avut parte de o copilarie cu adevarat “magica”. Am calatorit din India pana in Australia si din Mexic pana in Cambodgia. Am  fost tot timpul implicata in vreun proiect de teatru, film sau televiziune. Ce mai, am avut o viata si am inca pe care multi o pot considera cel putin inedita. Cu tot mirajul pe care poate ca media il creeaza in jurul unei persoane publice, va spun cat se poate de sincer ca nu exista nimic mai frumos, mai spectaculos, mai valoros decat timpul petrecut cu familia mea. Abia cand sunt cu ei ma simt cu adevarat implinita, abia atunci simt ca nu pierd timpul.

Si nu, nu e ca in filme. Ma intreaba oamenii “Cum e cand te trezesti si il vezi pe Vlad zambind?”. Pai nu, ca atunci cand se trezeste Vlad eu abia de mai vad ceva (azi mi-a dat trezirea la 5 dimineata) si foarte rar e calm si cu zambetul angelic de reclama pe fata. De cele mai multe ori imi da trezirea spunadu-mi “Da-te” si impingadu-ma cu forta jos din pat, jucandu-se eventual si cu vreo 5 masinute prin parul si peste nasul si ochii mei. Asa sunt diminetile reale si asa sunt de fapt cele mai frumoase.

Sau mesele de duminica, in familie, cand ii invitam si pe unchi si pe matusi, de nu mai stim ce scaune sa mai improvizam, ca sa avem toti cate un loc…niciodata nu sunt relaxante si cu trei feluri tihnite, ca in filme. Intotdeauna imi spun ca “duminica asta va fi linistita, in familie”, si de fapt e o galagie si o agitatie in jurul mesei de nu iti poti imagina. Vlad nu vrea sa manance nimic din ce i-am pregatit, unul iese pe terasa, altul vrea sa comandam ceva mai bine, toti vorbim unii peste altii ca si cand nu ne-am mai vazut de un secol, televizorul merge si el pe desene, in boxa se aude muzica, pe aragaz fierbe ceva, iar aerul conditionat nu mai face fata. Nu suntem aproape niciodata toti, deodata, la masa. Poate doar cand facem un selfie, la inceput, dar dureaza fix 5 secunde. Dar asa suntem noi si astea sunt mesele de duminica pe care eu le cunosc de mica si care ma fac fericita.

Plimbarile cu carutul nu trebuie sa fie pe vreo faleza indepartata, nu trebuie sa aiba mereu bagajul perfect facut (mereu uit ba apa, ba schimburile…), nu trebuie sa fie nici macar in timpul zilei! Cred ca cele pe care le iubesc cel mai si cel mai mult, sunt plimbarile de seara, pe intuneric, cand Vlad e pe adormite, in pijama, iar eu si Radu il plimbam prin cartier. Cand ne pierdem printre casute, cand miroase a tei si noi doi avem timp sa vorbim despre tot ce avem pe suflet.

Momentele cu familia sparg cliseele de cele mai multe ori si sunt nebanuit de frumoase si, totodata, valoaroase pentru fiecare membru in parte.

Iar duminica, in mod special, este ziua in care noi doi vrem sa petrecem timp de calitate cu Vlad. Maine (3 iulie), de exemplu, mergem la picnicul organizat cu ocazia Zilei Idependentei in SUA de catre Metropolitan Life, picnic deschis publicului, pe care vi-l recomand cu toata convigerea. Asa ca luati si notati, ca poate ne vedem acolo:

Picnicul se desfasoara in Parcul Herastrau, la Roaba de Cultura, pe peluza din fata restaurantului Pescarus, incepand cu ora 17.00 si cuprinde ateliere de creatie si teatru pentru copii alaturi de trupa Pam-Pam. Noi, parintii, ne vom bucura de momente de relaxare (asta daca facem cu schimbul si stam cand eu, cand Radu cu ochii pe Vlad, care va alerga continuu dupa cum il stiu) si de o expozitie foto care marcheaza legatura puternica intre Metropolitan Life si SUA, prin apartenenta la grupul MetLife, adica de la infiintarea Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1868 la New York si pana astazi. De 17 ani Metropolitan Life, una dintre cele mai mari companii de asigurari de viata din lume, este alaturi si de familiile din Romania. Iar picnicul pe care l-au pus la cale acum se anunta a fi un cadru perfect pentru momente de fericire, la aer curat, cu familia.

Asta e tot ce conteaza de fapt! Sa ii avem pe cei dragi sanatosi, in siguranta, si sa realizam ca nu putem recupera timpul pe care nu l-am petrecut alaturi de ei. Cat mai multe momente fericite in familie va doresc!

In poze port: rochie si palarie ambele Zara, incaltaminte si geanta ambele Parfois.

EN: I have worked ever since I was a little girl, I had a salary and the responsibilities of a job since I was 8 years old. I had a truly “magical” childhood. I have travelled through India, Australia, Mexico and Cambodia. I have always been involved in a theatre, movie or television project. I have had and I still have a life which some consider to be unique. With all the mirage that the media builds around a public person, I honestly tell you there is nothing more beautiful, spectacular, more valuable than the time I spend with my family. It is only when I am with them that I feel truly fulfilled, that I feel I am not wasting time.

And no, it’s not like in the movies. People ask me “What is it like to wake up and see Vlad smiling?”. Well I can hardly see anything when Vlad gets up (today he woke me at 5 am) and it’s very seldom that he is calm and with an angelic smile on his face. He usually wakes me up by saying “Get out” and pushing me out the bed, probably playing with about 5 little cars through my hair and over my face and eyes. These are the real mornings and they are actually the most beautiful.

Or Sunday lunches, with the family, when we invite the uncles and aunts, and we don’t know how to improvise more chairs, so we can all sit down…they are never relaxed with a three course meal, like in the movies. I always tell myself “this Sunday will be quiet, with the family”, and it’s actually an unbelievable noise and fuss around the table. Vlad won’t eat anything I have prepared for him, someone goes out on the terrace, another one wants to order some food, we all talk at the same time like we haven’t seen each other in ages, cartoons are on TV, music is playing, there’s something boiling on the stove, and the AC just can’t keep up. We are almost never all at the table, at the same time. Maybe only when we take a selfie, at the beginning, but it only lasts for 5 seconds. But this is who we are and these are the Sunday meals I have always known and which make me happy.

Walking with the stroller doesn’t have to be on a far away promenade, it doesn’t imply the perfect luggage (I always forget the water, or a change of clothes…), it doesn’t even have to happen during the day! I think the ones I love the most, are evening walks, in the dark, when Vlad is half asleep, in his pajama, and Radu and I walk him through the neighborhood. When we get lost among the houses, when it smells like linden and we have time to talk about everything that’s on our mind.  

Family moments usually break the clichés and are unbelievably beautiful and, at the same time, valuable for each family member. 

And especially Sunday is the day the two of us like to spend quality time with Vlad. Tomorrow (3rd of July), for example, we are going to the picnic organized for the USA Independence Day, by Metropolitan Life, picnic which is open for the public and which I really recommend. So, please take notes, maybe I’ll see you there:

The Picnic is in Herastrau Park, at Roaba de Cultura, in front of the Pescarus restaurant, starting with 17:00 and you can find creation workshops and children theatre with the Pam-Pam actors. Us, parents, will enjoy relaxing moments (if Radu and I switch off and take turns watching Vlad, who will surely run around all the time) and a photo exhibition which marks the strong bond between Metropolitan Life and the USA, through the belonging to the MetLife group, since the founding of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1868 in New York, until today. For 17 years, Metropolitan Life, one of the biggest life insurance companies in the world, is also near to families in Romania. And the picnic they have organized sounds like the perfect opportunity for moments of happiness, outdoors, with the family.  

That’s all that really matters! Having the loved ones healthy, safe and realizing that we can’t get back the time we have not spent with them. I wish you have as many moments of family happiness as possible!

In the pictures I am wearing: Zara dress and hat, Parfois shoes and bag.