Sunshine, Puppies, and Wine--What more could a girl ask?

This weekend has been full of fantastical things!  Such great things as sleeping in, keeping warm, recovering from my cold, and eating delicious food!  Seriously, I think I hardly left the house this weekend.  But you know what?  It was fantastic.

Fridays we don't have school so I slept in until 11:00.  Marvelous feeling!  I woke up to clouds in the sky for the first time since I've been here.  Thursday afternoon when we met our speaking partners was the first time I even saw clouds here.  So being a cloudy, blustery day in the Hundred Acre Wood without the wood, it was a fine day to stay in, catch up  on my blogging, and chat with Daniel and Nancy.  That night, Nancy went out with friends but I stayed behind and went to bed early via NyQuil to try and finish up my cold.

Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous morning.  Just look at that sun streaming down!

The view out my bedside window.

Clear blue sky

Random tidbit: I'm going to have an entry explaining the house later, I promise!  But I'll go ahead and explain the above picture.  Nancy and I share a room where the large window is over the garage.  We are able to go from the street, through the garage and up the stairs to our room without ever having to trouble people inside the house if it's late at night.  Pretty nifty.  It's almost like our own place!

After lunch Saturday I decided to take a stroll around the neighborhood.  I came across an opportunity to take a picture of something that is very common here.  Some houses have garages (I'd say maybe one of three) or some place to park on their property, but many cars are parked on the street.  However, I have also seen cars do this alot:

Class A example of Perpendicular Parking.

...and I really don't understand why...

So!  I continued my journey and passed by a pet store where these cute little guys were playing with each other!

Too cute!

Later, Nancy and I took a walk around the neighborhood to see the crowds celebrating Día del Amigo (Day of the Friend) which is a holiday to celebrate friendship!  It's my understanding that throughout the week, people can buy their friends gifts in a "Secret Santa" fashion then on Día they reveal themselves.  Many people meet in restaurants and bars.  Why don't we have a friendship day in the US?  ...Alright maybe we do?  I honestly don't know...But why isn't it a huge celebration like it is here?  It's an awesome idea.

So anyway, Nancy and I were out and about and what kind of store did we pass?  Well, here's what I bought:

Legal!

Chyeah!  Pretty cray.  For you wine connoisseurs out there who are interested, it's Cavas del Artesano made in Mendoza, a province of Argentina.  It's a merlot.  I really had pretty much no idea as to what I should buy other than not white wine.  Sorry, Aunt Julie, but I just can't do that stuff.  --But yeah!  I bought my first alcoholic drink all by myself.  It's pretty good, maybe a little more tart than I prefer.

That night I slept well.  ;-)

Abrazos,

Jessica