To start, Jorge and I celebrated our birthdays together on February 1st at the house in El Cangrejo. We invited all of our friends for a Taco Tuesday night, with plenty of margaritas. Jorge's mom is amazing and, being the planner that she is, she put together the entire night, even hiring catering service and a few servers to give out drinks throughout the night.
We were showered with gifts of alcohol and have enough spirits to have yet another party. Thanks, friends.
Jorge's been traveling as usual, and I have been working away at my internship, which has been great and very productive. I'm boosting up my resume as the weeks progress and comprehending the language more and more each passing day. I sometimes surprise myself when I actually have conversations. Flora had a manicurist come to the house last week and it was the same girl that did my manicure a year and a half ago for Jorge's cousin's wedding. The manicurist remembered me and told me I had changed so much since she met me. When I met her, I could barely understand any Spanish and could not have a conversation. On Thursday, I was able to share my life story with her and find out more about her. The quick comprehension of the language has made my adjustment that much easier.
Last night, I went out to celebrate my friend Juliette's birthday at her house. It was a great night, but, unfortunately, I had to cut it short because I had to be up at 6 am this morning to run a 5K with my friend Gaby at the Cinta Costera. Waking up was nothing short of misery and I was a hot mess with a hangover, but I loaded myself up with water and popped two Advil, and before I knew it, I was running. Personally, with the headache and bloated feeling, I didn't feel prepared to run, but I sucked it up and, though I wanted to die in the first 15 minutes, the second half of the run was much better as I pushed through the cramps and general feeling of discomfort. But that's running -- sometimes you'll have good days, sometimes you'll have bad days, but none of that matters as long as you keep on running, which I did.
Valentine's Day is this week and Jorge and I are going to Pangea in El Cangrejo because they're having a killer special: every table gets a free bottle of wine tomorrow with dinner. I can't wait to celebrate the day with my love.
