The Days of Random Get Togethers

I'm sure I mentioned before that I'm surrounded by family, not just in the house I live in, but also by all the surrounding homes. There isn't a single neighbor that I'm not connected to in some way. Because of this we are all constantly running into each other and doing random things together. Just to prove the point, here's a bunch of days filled with family activities.

This is an old one. Tia Sandra and the flowers I got her for her birthday.

 Saturday evenings and Sundays are the times everyone actually has time to breathe. Every other moment is spent working. These workaholics do know how to enjoy their free time, even if it becomes another rushed day. Recently we've frequented a cafe in the mall. The first time I went it was just with Nicole and Tia; we had our "once" there along with my first frappuccino and raspberry juice in Chile. Two of my favorite things in one day = win. I ended up mixing the two together in the end and it was the best idea I've had in a while.

 Later that day we all went up to Paul and Kena's house. (Kena's name is really Maria Salgado. I still don't understand the abbreviation.) We did what we always do -- eat, drink, and sing. They bought a smoked ham leg and it ended up being something I won't ever want to eat again. Can you say greasy!? The guys enjoyed it though.

 Crazy Eyes Much?

 I don't know how people here do it, but there is no meaning to drinking and smoking in moderation. Blegh! Don't get me wrong I love a fun party as much as anyone else here, but I'd like to find someone that likes running, for example, as an alternative. I'll take a glass of wine and not the entire bottle, thanks.

 We ended up going back to the same restaurant by the beach that weekend. The food was just as good as the first time, maybe even better because I wasn't as weirded out by the clam empanadas. I forgot to take pictures, so here's some that I took from my aunt's camera from the last time we went.

Its ridiculously hard to smile and pretend to eat at the same time.

This was the beginning of another night out on the town. We wanted to celebrate the fact that we turned in 5 projects to the Serviu. All together it adds up to about 240 pending housing projects. We obviously didn't celebrate on our own. That never happens. We invited everyone.

 Daniela and I caved and bought ourselves heels that day, so we decided to test it out right then and there. Mine are the silver/gray ones.

 The place we went to was a pub with furniture that was so brightly and randomly colored that it looked ready for preschoolers. The music was live folk, just like it normally is. I loved the music that night, especially because everyone was so tired that no one was talking. Nearing the end of the night, the place cleared out some and left space for us to dance in between the tables.