Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!
We certainly have been here in Merida. We’ve done (most) everything that we would normally do back in Minnesota around this time of year. (Except for shovel snow, of course.)
We bought a Noble pine and decorated it Mexican style: shiny multi-colored ornaments in hot pinks, aqua blues, red, oranges and greens; lots and lots of glittery branches and pine cones; plus various strings of assorted (non-matching) multi-colored lights. All in all, it was a perfect study in Christmas gaudy-chic.
And of course Caro visited Santa at the Plaza Mayor this year. Sitting on a public park bench accompanied by a guy with a digital camera and a portable HP photo printer, Santa spoke Spanish instead of English and had a darker complexion than we normally see, but he was jolly, gave us a "ho, ho, ho!" and promised Caro her “Princess Dress Up Treasure Chest” if she was good right up till Christmas morning. Right on, Santa!
We even fought the holiday crowds at Costco in Merida. (Interesting note? The racks of lamb are the very same we buy at home, but instead of costing $12/rack they cost $40/rack ... needless to say we don't eat a lot of lamb here.)
And, as tradition holds, we left Santa a midnight snack. Tres Leches Cake and tequila, of course!
Hope you all have a very Happy New Year!
We certainly have been here in Merida. We’ve done (most) everything that we would normally do back in Minnesota around this time of year. (Except for shovel snow, of course.)
We bought a Noble pine and decorated it Mexican style: shiny multi-colored ornaments in hot pinks, aqua blues, red, oranges and greens; lots and lots of glittery branches and pine cones; plus various strings of assorted (non-matching) multi-colored lights. All in all, it was a perfect study in Christmas gaudy-chic.
And of course Caro visited Santa at the Plaza Mayor this year. Sitting on a public park bench accompanied by a guy with a digital camera and a portable HP photo printer, Santa spoke Spanish instead of English and had a darker complexion than we normally see, but he was jolly, gave us a "ho, ho, ho!" and promised Caro her “Princess Dress Up Treasure Chest” if she was good right up till Christmas morning. Right on, Santa!
We even fought the holiday crowds at Costco in Merida. (Interesting note? The racks of lamb are the very same we buy at home, but instead of costing $12/rack they cost $40/rack ... needless to say we don't eat a lot of lamb here.)
And, as tradition holds, we left Santa a midnight snack. Tres Leches Cake and tequila, of course!
Hope you all have a very Happy New Year!
1 comment:
How did you know that was my favorite snack?
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PK
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