Well it's another Monday here in Mexico and it's just a little hot and by that I mean it hasn't dropped below 95 for the past week. Although it sounds brutal, it's usually not too bad if you can hide in the shade somewhere. However when you have to be active or out in the sun it feels a bit like you are actually walking on the sun.
This weekend had the perfect mix of fun and relaxation. Friday night I ventured out with the roomies to a friends mom's birthday party. It was a wonderfully intimate Mexican gathering filled with delicious dishes and even a mariachi band. I think my favorite part was when the family sang the Mexican birthday song and then did this really lovely birthday ritual where they gave the birthday lady a blessing, crowned her with a beautiful wreath of red flowers, and then proceeded to take an excessive amount of group pictures (very typical for a birthday or wedding celebration). It was a great night and by the end I had yet another excuse to use my most recently acquired spanish phrase, "Estoy llena" (google translate it).
I also made the wise and productive decision to devote approximately 6 hours of my weekend to the very high-quality television program "The Bachelor". Yes, I finally gave in and got all caught up on the latest season and couldn't be happier that I took the semi-embarrassing plunge to watch 7 episodes in two days. Although it started out as a shameful endeavor, I quickly roped in my housemates which made it much more respectable since it was in a group setting. So basically I cannot wait for to watch tonights episode tomorrow and see my new good friends fall in love in one of my favorite countries in the world, South Africa.
That's all for now, wish I could send some of this intense heat to those of you in colder places!
2 comments:
It was 8 hours. Just keeping you honest. And I have to admit I'll all caught up now too.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE. I desperately want to know. and I can't wait to hear all of your commentary. Let's catch up soon. Bachelor is one of my biggest guilty pleasures... but I actually don't feel so guilty about it.
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