Estás contenta?

Yay for Fridays! I love having Fridays off. Seriously, everyone should have a long weekend every weekend. I slept in, then quickly showered so I could run down to the grocery store and get something for lunch before they closed. This was only partially a good idea. Yes, I got something for lunch, but I also bought a bunch of junk food and not very much real food. That’s what I get for shopping hungry and with a sweet tooth. I ran into Pepe on my way to the store, who recently bought his new car and is quite happy because it is bigger than his old one (It doesn’t seem that much bigger to me, but whatever makes him happy). I went back home with my groceries, made some lasagna and watched last week’s episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. I finished actually getting ready and then got a message from Almudena saying that she was going to the park with her daughter and I should come. I headed towards her apartment. She showed me around her apartment. It’s very modern. They are nearing the end of a remodel and I like their place a lot. They also have a very nice view. I took some pictures of Almudena and her daughter on the balcony and Almudena said I should come back when it snows and take a picture of their view then.

We headed off to the park and Maria and Jose Miguel were there waiting for us. I took a bunch of pictures of Almudena’s little girl who is suuuper cute and really smart. We hung out there for awhile chatting and taking pictures and then Almudena had to work at 6:30. We dropped her daughter off at Almudena’s parents’ house and I got to meet them. They actually live pretty close to me and said whenever I needed anything, just come over.

























Almudena, Maria and I had decided to go to Mezquita when Almudena was done with work (she only had to work an hour…she spends time with a bunch of the senior citizens in town, making sure they get groceries, have company, etc, etc). As I got home Luis also called me and I told him he could join us.

I started to clean my apartment (laundry, sweeping, cleaning the shower, etc, etc). Luis sent me a text saying they were going to Mezquita at 8:30 so I rushed through my cleaning, threw on some different clothes and headed down there. Almudena, Rulo, Maria, Jose Miguel and Luis were all there. We had mosto, cerveza, tapas and hamburgers. Almudena volunteered Luis to be Brittany, Roberto and my tour guide tomorrow, so with the help of Roberto’s car and Luis’ knowledge of the area we should have a fun time. I think we’re going to do a tour of the town, go out for lunch, see a waterfall, go to the castle in Sierra de la Segura and come back to Siles to have a couple drinks at the bar tonight. Almudena wasn’t feeling very good. She has a lot of the same symptoms I had, and she still needed to prepare food for Rulo’s hunting trip in the morning. So, they headed home and Maria, Jose Miguel, Luis and I went to Menphy’s for a drink and then went home.

It was a good day. It felt so incredible to have preset plans with everyone to go to Mezquita. I feel like I walk in their now with a little more confidence because I’m not alone anymore. Even Almudena noted “Estás contenta? (Are you happy?)” Yes. Yes, very much so.

Tomorrow Roberto and Brittany get here. I’m SO EXCITED!