yesterday was dull- today was AWESOME!
I got to sleep in and was served a delicious breakfast (at 11 AM) of fruit and FRUIT CAKE!
Normally, fruitcake is something that I only convince myself to enjoy around Christmas time...Uncle Tim normally brings a good one. However- today it really hit the spot. Those questionable candied apples and crunchy cherries were all I needed to kick off a great day.
Priscilla, Balty, and Fernanda (12 year old neice of Priscilla who comes over all the time) left for Balty's futbol game at 11:30. Once again, I had the house to myself for a while which means TV volume was on high, I took a longer than normal shower, and I even had the nerve to cut myself another slice of fruitcake. I must be going crazy!
Shortly after getting ready to go, I found my lunch in the kitchen. IT WAS SHEPHERD's PIE! I felt a little disappointed when I first saw the little bowl of what looked like mashed potatoes but after one bite I was pleasantly surprised to find that Priscilla and The Red Oven make identical Shepherd's Pies. Que rico.
A little while later I was on my way to Lauren's. We chilled for a while and they ate lunch. EVEN THOUGH I told Glady I had already eaten...she still made me eat an empanada. Don't get me wrong- it was super delicious, but MAN these people eat a lot.
Liz, Lauren, and I eventually left for the sand dunes in ConCon. I've only been to any kind of sand dune once-a very long time ago, but I don't think I'll ever see anything like this again. It was too cool. We rented little sand-skateboard things and sand-surfed down the dunes, watched the sunset, froze from the icy-cold wind, and completely covered ourselves in sand by the time all was said and done. I'm still digging sand out of my ears and can't seem to get my feet back to normal- but it was so worth it.
I didn't take pictures but will be sure to steal some from Lauren or Liz and post them soon :)
Patricio came home for dinner tonight- which means we had another gourmet meal. Picture lasagna.
It was in the form of lasagna but only had three layers. On the bottom, ground beef and bacon from the grill. In the middle, a thick pile of super cheesy (real cheese) pasta. On top, another layer of extra crispy bacon. It was delicious. Maybe Pato should give up the demanding marine merchant job and become a chef!
Now I'm drinking Priscilla's remedy for my collapsing lung (not really- just a cold but its sounding pretty bad) and browsing the channels on TV for a good movie.
A five-star day, for sure. Not to mention the Rangers are officially in the playoffs. The cherry on top :)
Later,
Lesley
