Sorry I haven't posted in so long!!! If you want to know what I've been up to, check out the last two entries from my friend, Rosalyn!
And...I'm officially looking for a job and a life in NC. AHHH!
And...I'm an AUNT!
2.23.2013
10.26.2012
Reasons Why I Love Mexico this Week!
Sorry I haven't been around in awhile. Life becomes so mundane that I assume there is nothing to write about. However, I have had a few adventures lately that I feel are worth sharing. Enjoy!
1. I recently went with some friends to Puebla, Mexico. We visited the cities of Puebla and Cholula. In this picture is the Great Pyramid of Cholula. The mountain in the picture is actually the pyramid, though it is so old that earth has grown out of it. There are tunnels all through and we actually got to walk through them. It was a little creepy because they were narrow and short, but it was cool to think about how long they have stood the test of time! It is actually the largest pyramid and man-made monument in the world (It's true! Wikipedia and Guiness both say so!), though it is deeper into the ground so it is not as tall as other pyramids.
2. I got to go to a wedding of some Mexican friends at an all-inclusive resort in Punta de Mita, which is right outside of Puerto Vallarta. I had never been to the Pacific coast in Mexico, nor to an all-inclusive so it was a nice 4-day treat!! I went with 7 if my friends and we took almost no pictures, but we did a lot of eating, sleeping, reading, swimming, drinking delicious tropical things, and dancing.
3. There is a sweet lady that cleans my house every other week. She always does a fabulous job and she is a sweet, sweet woman. Today I came home and she had left a note that said (translated) "I'm really embarrassed because the salt fell behind the washing machine when I was cleaning. I'm sorry!" Talk about covering all of your bases!! How does salt come to fall behind a washing machine, you ask? Well, its easy when your washer/dryer stack is in the kitchen right beside your stove and you have all of your favorite spices lined up along the back of the stove.
4. I was fighting traffic on a busy street today and came upon a police car, driving in my lane, the wrong way. He wouldn't move and I couldn't pass him, so we just sat there and threw our hands up staring at each other for a solid minute, until traffic cleared and I could get over.
5. It is 70 degrees out right now and I'm wearing long sleeves today, for the second day this year. And I'm super excited about it and have big plans to throw on all of my sweats tonight and curl up with a book, even if I sweat a little.
6. The Lord is present here, even if it is hard to see sometimes. He's pretty stinkin awesome, and he shows me more and more every day that I can't survive without him, though I have tried plenty!
1. I recently went with some friends to Puebla, Mexico. We visited the cities of Puebla and Cholula. In this picture is the Great Pyramid of Cholula. The mountain in the picture is actually the pyramid, though it is so old that earth has grown out of it. There are tunnels all through and we actually got to walk through them. It was a little creepy because they were narrow and short, but it was cool to think about how long they have stood the test of time! It is actually the largest pyramid and man-made monument in the world (It's true! Wikipedia and Guiness both say so!), though it is deeper into the ground so it is not as tall as other pyramids.
2. I got to go to a wedding of some Mexican friends at an all-inclusive resort in Punta de Mita, which is right outside of Puerto Vallarta. I had never been to the Pacific coast in Mexico, nor to an all-inclusive so it was a nice 4-day treat!! I went with 7 if my friends and we took almost no pictures, but we did a lot of eating, sleeping, reading, swimming, drinking delicious tropical things, and dancing.
3. There is a sweet lady that cleans my house every other week. She always does a fabulous job and she is a sweet, sweet woman. Today I came home and she had left a note that said (translated) "I'm really embarrassed because the salt fell behind the washing machine when I was cleaning. I'm sorry!" Talk about covering all of your bases!! How does salt come to fall behind a washing machine, you ask? Well, its easy when your washer/dryer stack is in the kitchen right beside your stove and you have all of your favorite spices lined up along the back of the stove.
4. I was fighting traffic on a busy street today and came upon a police car, driving in my lane, the wrong way. He wouldn't move and I couldn't pass him, so we just sat there and threw our hands up staring at each other for a solid minute, until traffic cleared and I could get over.
5. It is 70 degrees out right now and I'm wearing long sleeves today, for the second day this year. And I'm super excited about it and have big plans to throw on all of my sweats tonight and curl up with a book, even if I sweat a little.
6. The Lord is present here, even if it is hard to see sometimes. He's pretty stinkin awesome, and he shows me more and more every day that I can't survive without him, though I have tried plenty!
8.02.2012
Back for round 3!
So I decided to come back to Mexico for one more year. I think it will be a pretty quiet year, but a good one nonetheless. I'm in the middle of getting my Master's, still trying to polish the Spanish, and trying to save money and figure out what is to come next! I'm accepting visitors and, for the first time, I have plenty of room for GUESTS! I'll even help you pay for your flight, just ask Libby who made it down here to spend a few days and help me drive part of the way back home. Nothing super exciting, but if there is, maybe I'll try to post a few things on here. Happy Thursaday!
4.26.2012
Something blogworthy
This is the beginning of the monstrous bridge mentioned below. It heads off to the right and winds around a mountain. I've lately been feeling like I had nothing to blog about. My life is pretty ordinary, aside from the fact that I live in Mexico, so I haven't really felt anything blogworthy. Until yesterday.
I was on my way to a friend's house last night and the route includes this bridge that is at least a mile long called the Tiroteo that crosses a river and then winds around a mountain. All that to say, once you're on it, there is no turning back. Anyway, as I turned onto the bridge, I noticed that the traffic was horrific, but it was too late. I was stuck. So, I started texting a friend (don't worry, I wasn't moving AT ALL). It went something like this (in Spanish):
Me: I'm stuck in traffic. Everyone is stopped on the Tiroteo.
Friend: Tiroteo? Do you hear any shooting? Are you okay? BE CAREFUL!
Me: No! Everything is fine! Just an accident. How is the restaurant?
I was super confused because nothing bad ever happens on that bridge. Anyway, I arrive at my friend's house an hour later and start telling them about the traffic on the Tiroteo. They all started yelling and asking me if I was okay and I said, "YES I'm fine. What is the big deal? I was just stopped on the bridge for an hour. That's it!" To which my friends replied, "On the Atirantado?"
Little did I know, the name of the bridge is the Atirantado, and "tiroteo" means "gunfire." So, what I actually said in my text was, "I'm stuck in traffic. Everyone is stopped in the shooting. Everything is fine! How is your dinner?"
Whoops. Guess I'm still learning Spanish. We had a really good, hearty belly laugh.
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