Declare His glory among the nations,

So, I realize it's now Thursday night, last weekend was awhile ago and we are fast approaching a new one, but I still thought I'd post a few pictures. Though my roomie, Laura, was, sadly, gone all weekend (she said she had a "work retreat" at the beach...but I didn't see any pictures of work...), I wound up with a pretty busy, pretty fun weekend! Saturday evening I got to go to a welcome back party for the missionary family I am working with (they just returned to Mexico a couple of weeks ago after 7 months in the States). It was hosted by one of the churches they've worked with and I had a great time getting to know some of their friends and other members of the church. Everyone was so friendly and, like any good church function, they had a great potluck! However, I did, accidentally wind up eating tongue (cow tongue that is)! I was being brave and trying different things without asking what they were and someone pointed at a pot and said it looked good. Not always such a good idea to not ask what it is...even if it looks like innocent meat! When I told Becky (the missionary I work with) that it was really good and asked if she'd tried it, she just started laughing. That was when I knew I was in trouble! Oh well, life here is always an adventure!

Sunday night I got to go with the same family to a Superbowl party at their neighbor's house. It was a blast and felt almost like I was at home. Most of the people there spoke at least a little bit of english and someone had just returned from a trip to Chicago, so there were tons of actual "Superbowl" decorations. The only difference was that the game was broadcast in spanish and we didn't get any of the fun superbowl commercials. Oh well. We did have some other entertainment. These three little boys kept us rather entertained during commercial breaks by dancing and singing for most of the evening!

Monday was a holiday here (something having to do with the constitution, I'm not sure what exactly) and everyone had off. So, that meant we were off to another party! The same church that had the party Saturday night had a cookout on Monday. We went out to someone's "hacienda" (a ranch-type weekend home outside town) and played soccer, grilled hamburgers and basically just hung out and enjoyed the day. It was great and I, again, really enjoyed getting to talk to the people there. They are a really great group! Here are a few pics of the place we were at:

the setting sun looked so gorgeous on the hills!

Landri and I in the van getting ready to go home.

Though I haven't been to any more parties, this week has been good. The kids "experimented" with balloons to learn about electricity the other day:

Later that afternoon, Laura and I stopped by and they were selling "bolis" (popsicles). Here they are, working hard!

This weekend we have a women's retreat for all the missionaries in central Mexico. It's being held here in Guadalajara and led by some ladies from David and Becky's home church. It should be a great weekend and I'm looking forward to getting to know some of the other missionaries in our region. Also, on Saturday a group from my aunt and uncle's church in Missouri is arriving. This is the group I came down with last year when I decided to pursue the Journeyman job. I'm looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, including my uncle! I'm planning to spend the majority of the week with them and can't wait! I hope everyone is doing well. I'd love to hear from you all!