Cristina's cousins wedding Cristina's 2nd cousin, Tamara had a wedding on the first weekend of the new year. I managed to get dress pants, dress jacket and tie from her brothers stash of clothing at her moms house. I wore the nice shirt her mom got me for Christmas underneath. The ceremony was pretty nice but also a bit strange, it's hard to explain. The reception was in the same building that we went to for Cristina's cousins graduation, the food and deserts we...

Happy New Year!!! I wish all my family and friends a wonderful new year!

New Year's eve For New Year's in Ecuador they build elaborate papier-mâché structures to be burnt, or you can buy a basic human figure built out of paper and cardboard on almost any street corner on the days leading up to New Year's, along with lots of different kinds of fireworks and explosives! The tradition is you buy a figure of a person you want to wish good luck to you and then set it on fire??? So I bought a child size one and burnt my niece Blair, hap...

Moms coming for a visit!!! Fourth time at the car inspection place was today, (12/3 post) don't want to talk about it anymore! Haha This day got off to a bad start but it turned out really great! I have been talking with my mom about a possible trip to Ecuador the last week or so and today she got a confirmation on her flights she will be coming to Ecuador on February 10!!! Yay!!!

Los Frailes , Puerto Lopez, Cristina's big scare and back to Montinita We checked out of our sweet hotel, and after breakfast started walking North on the Ruta de Sol, that's the name of the main highway running all the way up Ecuador is coast. With our thumbs in the air the plan was the same as always hopefully get picked up before the bus comes! Within 10 minutes the man with the pick up drove us to the next small town of Olon. Within minutes again and ex-pat ...