Back in Puebla

 We got back from Acapulco last night.  We had a great time.  We spent most of our time at the beach and in the pool with the family, going out at night to either the  mall or another hotel.  It was very relaxing and a lot of fun.  One of the highlights was probably the last day that we were there when Pancho and I started going into the ocean and we were perhaps knee deep when saw a school of sting rays swimming around us.  It was pretty scary but really cool.  We stayed out of the water after that. 

Acapulco was about a five hour drive through the mountains to get there and on the way back we stopped at Hacienda Cocoyoc, an old hacienda dating back to the 17th Century that has been turned into a hotel.  We stopped to eat at the restaurant and walk some the grounds.  It is beautiful and I look forward to going there again.

Now that we're back we still have a lot to do, but the end is in sight.  Sometimes we get a bit discouraged and it seems like everything we touch breaks and every time we have to do some sort of paper work it takes weeks to do what should only take a day or two.  But we're almost settled!  Soon, we hope, Pancho will be working and I will be continuing with my Spanish class while volunteering with the Paulinas and taking horse back riding lessons.  I'm looking forward to that.  : )

Recent Happenings

Pancho and I went to Mass at the Cathedral today.  The Daughters of St. Paul were celebrating their 60 years in the Archdiocese of Puebla.  The Cathedral is so beautiful and is one of my favorite places in Puebla.  Puebla itself is really beautiful.  The city is really old and the buildings and churches are beautiful.  There is a lot of history here.  I do get mixed feelings in the city, though, because you can see that the buildings were so pretty but a lot of them aren't kept up.  There's a lot of graffiti and some of the buildings are literally falling apart.  But, I still love going into the city.

The Daughter's a St. Paul book store.

The Cathedral from across the plaza and another street.  It's really big.

Just looking down an old street.

I feel more like a Mexican after I had salmonella.  Because now I can eat food off the street and it's delicious.  Yesterday Pancho and I were out running some errands and we got some typical Mexican foods.

We had two quesadillas, and two other things that I can't remember their names, but they were really tasty.

Tomorrow we're off for a family vacation in Acapulco!  We'll be back on Saturday.  It's about a five hour drive from here.  Pancho and I are really looking forward to just relaxing.  And hopefully when we get back he'll be able to start working in the following weeks.

Small Notes

Pancho and I have been married for three months today!  And it certainly seems longer than three months right now...  A lot has happened in the last few months. 

Right now we are in our apartment.  We've been here for almost two weeks, but it's taking time to put things together.  We just got our internet over the weekend.  Things are coming along bit by bit.

I am feeling much better.  I can start working out soon.  :)

I start working with the Paulinas in a few weeks.  One of the sisters is sick and they want to be well so that they can be present when I start there.

I've been driving!  It is certainly different than the US.  It seems like most of the rules here are more like suggestions- I've seen plenty of people jump the lights if there's no one coming from the other direction, driving the wrong way on one way streets, and not quite driving within the lines on the road.  The roads are quite bumpy, there's only a few streets that are nicely paved.  And there's a lot of speed bumps.  You just have to learn where things are drive accordingly.  I'll learn the ways of the road soon.  Everything here is a lot closer than it is in Orlando, though, so it's nice to not have to drive far distances.

The Battle of Cinco de Mayo occured here in Puebla.  I hadn't been to the forts yet, but we went this Sunday.  We were not there for very long and didn't see much, so we're planning on going again sometime soon when we have more time.  I'm looking forward to it.  :)
 

View from the Fort of the city.

 My Spanish classes are over, but I'm going to take one in the fall semester which starts Aug. 20th. 

That's about it for right now. :)

View of the volcanoes from our apartment.  Some days it is so clear and you cannot believe how big they are and yet you cannot see them most days.  It kind of reminds me of God, He is so big and nearby but we cannot see Him, but every now and then He clears the skies and and you are in shock with how present He is and you don't even know it.