Firsts in Mexico...

The big news we have is that Pancho has a job!  He got it at last week and starts Oct. 1st.  He'll be working between three different car dealerships doing whatever is needed and working in different departments.  For example, if they need licensing, he'll take that.  If they need someone to do some HR work, he'll do that too.  He's very happy about it and it's what he wanted.  He knows the man that he's working for and is looking forward to learning a lot and getting different experiences in a business.  In the meantime, he's putting together a project for a part time job.  For the first few months he'll be working a full time and part time job, so he's going to be busy.  We're expecting him to be working around 60 hours a week.  But we're looking forward to it and are very grateful that he was able to get a job that he wanted.

The past few weeks has had a couple of "firsts in Mexico" for me.  For example, I went to my first Mexican wedding.  I liked it a lot.  The wedding Mass itself was very similar in the US, just a few added traditions.  We had the lasso at my wedding, but we didn't have the coins.  Here the groom gives the bride 12 gold coins, symbolizing that he is going to take care of her.  And the outlines of the reception were the same, except a lot bigger.  I wanted to try and make it to breakfast, but by 11:30 I was done.  I'll try again the next wedding.  I want to say that I've been to an entire Mexican wedding party at least once.  The reception is similar in that it follows the Mass and you eat dinner right away, but then the party just goes on quite a bit longer.  I really enjoyed it though.

I also started my horseback riding lessons last week.  It's pretty exciting and I like it a lot.  I had always wanted to learn how to ride and I am so grateful that I get to learn now.  It really is just a lot of fun and it's something that I have been enjoying a lot.  Right now I'm only trotting, but the instructor thinks I'll be galloping by the end of the first month of classes.

Before moving to Mexico I took care of somethings so that I could put it off for awhile after moving.  For example, going to the dentist, getting hair cut, etc.  This week I went to confession for the first time in Mexico.  I don't know if the priest understood me, because I know I didn't understand him, but I'm super glad I finally went here.  It makes me less nervous to go again.

And today I got my hair cut for the first time in Mexico.  I didn't quite communicate what I wanted, I think, because it's a little shorter than what I wanted, but it looks nice, so I'm happy.

And about the volunteering, that's not happening right now.  Once Pancho starts working I want to make sure I'm available to helping him and I don't want to pressure myself too much until I know what I can take on.  So in a few months we'll re-evaluate and decide from there.

That's about it!  I'm enjoying my Spanish class a lot and I feel like I'm progressing, so that's a good thing.  :)

Pancho's birthday was Aug. 1st.  This is his birthday cake.  He absolutely loves these treats here, so he was happy.  I like them quite a bit too...

View driving down the mountain where I have my horseback riding lessons.

And I apologize for being a horrible picture taker.  I'll take more pictures sometime, I promise!  But at least I have two this time...