Tuesday, March 24, 2009

In Mexico

Hi friends. Just want to share that Andrey and I are having a blast hanging out in Mexico with Dana and Andrew and their two kiddies. We spent the first two nights in Monterrey at a great hotel. Yesterday we drove to Torreon, where we'll be until Wednesday when we fly back to the D.C. area.

I don't have any photos to post right now because I didn't bring my computer or the cable I need to download any photos. Will have to do that another time.

Best things so far about being in Mexico:
  • Quality time with great friends including lots of chats and laughs and silliness (for the kids' sake, of course)
  • Real Mexican food - spicy salsa, gorditas ("little fatties") for breakfast, endless amounts of tortilla chips and fresh limes, queso, yummy cerveza... if i keep this up I'll turn into a gordita myself! I've just been ignoring the painful burning in my stomach post spicy salsa. I figure it will be over soon...
  • Dry air - the chapped lips are a bit annoying but the novelty of dry air is being enjoyed just for that reason; it's even a bit cool here still in the morning
  • Seeing Andrey and Andrew chatting it up and giggling like a couple of girls, just delighted to be in each other's presence
  • Dana & Andrew's trampoline

Not so fun things:

  • Burning stomach after spicy food and indigestion after too many gorditas
  • Looking like a dumb-ass when I give the nervous blank stare when someone speaks to me in Spanish; Dang it! This dumb foreigner tourist thing is just uncomfortable. Thankfully, Dana and Andrew's Spanish is quite good (as if we would know) so at least they look good, which is the way it should be

We're very blessed to have this time with D & A. We've made the trip since it looks like they won't get to join us for Nerdfest in August this year so it might be a while before we see them.

Hasta luego!

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