1. Lola, the little Saint Bernard. She has doubled in size since we got her in mid-December, and is getting to be a little spoiled. Her favorite game is to jump onto the sofa that she ate a small hole in and just look at me when I tell her to get down, and refuse to eat her dog food if it doesn't have milk or peanut butter mixed in (once we had to coax her to eat after we left her with the vet to take a weekend trip, and now she won't let us live it down). She has only chewed up one pair of underwear (mine) and three flip-flops (Oscar's). But, she does sit and almost lays down and goes poop outside about 90% of the time. And, she sleeps alone on the upstairs patio, so I can deal with the rest.
Here are some pictures:
2. My rooftop gardening is starting to pay off. I am just going to let the pictures speak for themselves:
Also, I have started micropropogating agave plants in the guest bedroom, which is sort of an interesting story, and I'm hoping my little plants grow up to be candidates for tequila. I have a couple of brand names in mind already, but I'm about seven years ahead of the game.
3. I have been on a couple of trips. When my parents were here in October, we went to Puerto Vallarta and had a swell time sunning, drinking and dancing (imagine that). And then Oscar and I went to Zacatecas with Memo and Sandy and got to go in an old mine and see the city view from the top of the mountain. Most recently, Oscar and I went to Michoacán alone, on a several town-tour and I bought some sweet crafts. I will post those pictures shortly on Facebook and add a link.
4. I got a car. A Ford Fiesta to be exact. It broke down three weeks after we bought it, but that was just due to a factory failure when they were building the motor, and they took it all apart and put it back together and now it seems to run like a charm. Ha.
Definitely not the most Earth-friendly thing to get a car, but it was used and also, Oscar is working across town from me, so he takes me to work, goes to design class and then goes to work and then picks me up in the evening.
5. Related to evenings, I have started a Portuguese class. So, boa noite everyone, I will write again soon. Vou estudar.
