Well, it's that time again. With a cup of tea in my hand and my mind full of Spanish Vocab I start throwing my thoughts around, trying to make sense of everything that is happening around me whilst* trying to please the wonderful readers I happen to attract.
I should actually start off wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I am not going to lie, Thanksgiving has been the only day thus far that I have been homesick... (sorry mom and dad) I am a big fan of Thanksgiving because it is so much less stressful for people than Christmas and you get to eat ALLLLL day. So, because of my love for Thanksgiving I decided to mention to my "mom" that I was throwing around the idea of making a small Thanksgiving meal but wasn't sure if I wanted to put that much effort into it. She then replied with "We will go to the store tomorrow and you can get what you need. Then we can invite some people over..." After that, it was history. It turned out that we kept thinking of more and more people to invite and it ended up that we were cooking for around 25 people total! This made me a WEE bit nervous... but with her expert skills in the kitchen and my well, skills? in the kitchen we made it happen. We decided to celebrate on Friday vs Thursday since many people had to work on Friday Morning. This ended up working out perfect. Everyone seemed to have a great time and were very thankful that they were apart of this American tradition. (That was the icing on the cake for me. Not only did they enjoy the food, but they appreciated the Holiday!! HOORAY!)**
I suppose a lot has happened since I have last blogged. I apologize to my devoted followers that I have let down but life has been a bit crazy down South. To start off, if I sound much more mature/older/smarter/better it is because I am officially an Aunt. This being my first niece and all I should probably step up my game in life so it seems as if I can be an ok role model. But seriously. I am so jazzed to see that little Baby G when I get home. She seems pretty cute, even though she is pretty fresh still, and from what I hear from mi hermana she is very well behaved and is doing just great! Other than the fact that she is not a fan of baths... but HEY, you can't win em all right? She will just be that really stinky baby.
I believe I finished my Spanish classes up for a while last
Friday. This week a friend is in Quito, so I will be hanging out with her, and
then the next week is Christmas and I leave for Colombia for about 3 weeks. I
really think that my Spanish has improved however, I still need to get MUCH
better to feel as if I accomplished anything. I learned the basics of how to
form sentences and conjugate words… So now I just need to practice speaking and
I know I will get much better. I can’t
believe I was in classes for a month.. MAN how the time flies. Really I am very excited to start traveling so much more because my Spanish improves so much faster when I NEED to use it.
I know I shouldn't talk about Christmas and Thanksgiving in the same post BUT no one is here to stop me so I am going to do it. Christmas down here is going to be very different I can tell already. Currently it is rather close to Christmas and honestly, I am feeling no spirit. Now, this isn't "I am feeling no Spirit" in a depressing way but really just in a different way. Down here there is no focus on drinking White Chocolate Peppermint Mochas everyday, baking 1000 different kinds of Christmas treats and the ever so lovely constant thoughts of what to buy so-and-so for Christmas. I really don't mind it what so ever. I really think that this year, Christmas will have an entire focus on what it should be on. JESUS' BIRTH! This is exciting but I will admit I about peed my pants in excitement the other day in the Grocery store because I heard a Christmas Song. (that was my first of the season, and it was 4 days ago... this is a record for any American I think) Regardless, it will be sad not to be around my family and friends but I am very excited to experience a new kind of Christmas with a big family that is wonderful.
SOO: Coming up on Tomorrow's Blog. Latest Travel Stories as told first hand by THEE Laura Anderson . With twists and turns, romance and break ups it will be sure not to disappoint.
*Yes, I used the word whilst.. No I am not sure one would get points for this word in Scrabble but I tend to use it every now and again.
** You can refer to my Facebook for pictures of the FEAST.
#Ecuador #Christmas #Thanksgiving
it's tomorrow......
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