King's Day

Yesterday I slept until almost noon to recover from my long flight. I spent most of the afternoon with Lori and the girls while Matt was at work. When Matt got off work we went to the parade for El Dia de Los Reyes. Lori had to go off to work at the cafe, so Matt and I had the girls. It was quite the experience pushing a stroller through massive crowds of people. Not to mention we didn't really know where we were going to watch the parade. The parade was pretty short, but fun. There were horses, a band, people walking on stilts, an ambulance, and some floats. Abigail got some candy thanks to the generous man standing in front of us. After the parade it was even worse trying to get through the crowds of people. I think I tripped at least ten people while pushing the stroller. We finally made it home for a relaxing evening with pizza and West Wing.

Today I woke up to a little bit of sunlight shining through the window. A few minutes later I heard little tiny footsteps running accross the hallway and then they stopped. I looked out the door and Abigail was standing there peaking into my room. I let her in and we played the keyboard for a little bit before going to get some breakfast.

Marta(Spanish tutor for Matt and Lori) and her husband, Nano, had us over to celebrate King's Day. It was great to experience all kinds of different foods. Well, they really weren't that different, it just wasn't typical stuff that I would eat. First there was meat and cheese, then lots of crab, then some kind of beef with plums and apple sauce and rice on the side. We finished the meal with the famous cake Spaniards eat on King's Day. Everyone had to cut their own piece of cake and someone's piece had a prize hidden in it. Today, Marta was the one to win the prize. We also had some type of pudding that was delicious and other sweet desserts. It was a fabulous meal and we were all full afterwards. After we ate, the girls opened presents from Marta and Nano. Then after we talked for a while we ended the evening with a nice walk through the countryside. It was a gorgeous day and the view was wonderful.

Tonight Matt and I played the guitar together. He is teaching me some new things on the guitar which I am really excited about. I have a lot of work to do, but it is so much fun.

Tomorrow is going to be my first day working in the cafe. I am a little nervous, but I am sure that everything will go fine. It amazes me that I am going to be working at a cafe in Spain. I can't wait.

Hasta Luego