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12/25/05 - San Miguel de Allende, MX (Photos - same as previous entry) A taco party on Christmas Eve and just hanging out on Christmas Day |
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We've been back at home in San Miguel for a week now following our coooold 12-day trip to Michigan earlier this month in order to take care of some administrative details and do a little pre-Christmas visiting in the arctic north. Largely due to airfare prices, we decided to return to Mexico a week before Christmas and spend a quiet holiday here at home. We've just been catching up on stuff here (we've only spent about 2 weeks here in SMA since the end of October!): discussing our impending kitchen remodel and potential home-swapping with Europeans, shopping for furniture for here and handicraft decor for PV and just enjoying the magic and beauty (and warmth!) of the season.
Last night, Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), we attended a terrific party at some friends' that was catered by their favorite local taco cart. The taco cart folks brought all their usual equipment and set it up in the courtyard at Paul and Dione's casa. It was a huge hit and they were slingin' tacos and gringas (no, not American/Canadian women; gringas are just tacos with melted cheese) like you wouldn't believe! I'm sure it was a banner night for the taco cart people. There was lots of wine, beer, spiced fruit punch and tequila and several pinatas for the numerous kids, which they attacked with a tennis racquet (Mexico is all about creativity and resourcefulness!). We met lots of nice people at the party, and interestingly, almost all of the under-50 gringos down here have young children. They seem completely undaunted at the prospect of raising their children here and even traveling all over the US and Mexico with them. May this be an inspiration to you young parents out there - where there's a will, there's a way!
Happy Holidays, Everyone! |
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