Looking Like Christmas

Well, almost.
We had a bout of snow like I said last post and since then has been a bit warmer with a THICK fog. I had been wearing light jackets for the last week since it hadn't been freezing, what is this, Texas? Looking at the weather forecast this week looks like it will once again be cold.
On Friday we had a Christmas Cookie party. It was pretty fun using different utensils to try and make shapes with cookies. We used cups, wooden chopsticks and even a pizza cutter to try and make different shapes. I made a gingerbread man and kept saying "Not my gumdrop buttons!" from Shrek. Virginia made an Asian man, and a Yoda, both interesting...
Mike bought some milk (but we also had some beer on hand) so it was a good combination. We were going to watch Rudolph but somehow ended up at our favorite bar - Tubos. They had great tapas that night! I love that place.
Saturday was pretty relaxed, finished up some Christmas shopping and went to Ciudad Real with Mike, Virginia, and Virginia's parents. It was a great opportunity to practice some Spanish. Virginia's Dad speaks very "La Mancha" meaning his voice is semi-throaty, if that makes sense. We had a few tapas and wine there (wine was DELICIOUS) and meandered through the streets of Ciudad Real. They have all of their Christmas lights up so it was very pretty and decorative. I was a little overwhelmed by all the people there which was a good thing since I only bought a purse and didn't have any energy to look for/try on clothes.
Sunday was very relaxed, I worked a bit on my knitting (picture of progress soon) and just relaxed.
This week I am giving a lot of Christmas lectures, showing videos of Christmas Lights and some pictures from ICE! I have gotten a positive response so far since they don't really decorate their houses in lights. Also funny to note: Santa climbs up through the window (in Texas Santa would be shot for doing that haha) so some people have decorations of Santas climbing through their windows, I'll have to find a decent picture of that because I think it is hilarious.

Until Next Time

Tori