New Year's Eve

On NYE we went to walk around in downtown Puerto, since we've been here 8 months now and STILL haven't been inside the Cathedral or the Castle which are 5 minutes from our house...

I am sorry to say we STILL haven't been IN either. We were starving by the time we got there and ducked into this fabulous little Bar where we are now fervent fans! They have the best tapas around! And by the time we wandered around the corner to the Cathedral...

...it was cerrado (closed) for Siesta...





Same with the Castle..
Oh well...we have 2 more years here...Guess we'll have to visit again later.

New Years eveNING, our dear friends, the Lippmans came to celebrate with us. Johann and I made Blackeyed Peas, Greens and Cornbread...Carrie brought over her yummy bruschetta and chips...

**Colton, Eric and DJ Johann...

***Kasey and Reese

And we played Mexican Train (a dominos game)...

... until midnight when we took on the Spanish tradition of stuffing 12 grapes into your mouth at the last 12 seconds of the old year to bring good luck!



Happy 2011!