Checking In

Faithful,

Sorry to let a couple of days go by with no word. Little worth noting, but the process of setting up for a lengthy stay. Trips to grocery, to Walmart, those sort of things. Discovering the necessities that are missing in your new digs. Ice Cube trays for example!

It has also been a time for reconnecting, some intentional and some surprising. Yesterday morning I was standing behind a woman at the ATM machine near us. She turned around and we discovered it was Susan, a woman that we had met, along with her husband, Dan, last year and had dinner with. We were planning to contact them once again, but suddenly, PV becomes a small town.

We went to a hangout of ours on Monday night, called Época (it means "season," i think). There is a darling bartender there, Hannah and we wanted to see her once again. The owner is from Portland as well so we touched base with Kurt to. Anyway, another couple was there to reconnect with Hannah as well and we had a nice talk with them: Paula and Bill, from Detroit. I have since run into Bill the last two mornings as he sits and has coffee and surfs the net on the Málechon. As we were finishing up a talk with them, former UP business professor, Neal Higgins and his wife, Judy, come along and we go up to their place for drinks. We never did make it to dinner, but staggered home for some fresh bread and cheese.

We also connected with Jose, the wonderful waiter at Fuente del Puente (the fountain at the bridge). I think I mentioned that he was gone over the weekend because of his grandfather's death. He was back and very happy to see us.

Tuesday was our 29th anniversary, so we stopped into Candela for a Pre-Func glass of wine. Went to pay the bill and the waitress said that Francisco, the owner from Guadalajara, wanted to by us a drink. Who could refuse. Then it was down to our favorite place, Vitea, for our anniversary dinner. Lovely spot. Weather was ideal and the food delicious. A very nice evening.

So, we are in the groove, both us having nearly finished our first books, with 24 more on the shelves. Life is good and hoping the same for you for 2010.

Ed and Polley