¡Tanto Tiempo!

It has been way to long and its time to write another post!  Lots of things have been happening in this crazy thing called a mission.  We celebrated our birthday for a whole week!  It started with a surprise party for family home evening, and Vanessa made us each our own cake--I didn't have to share:)--and they were beautiful as well as delicious.  I made a chocolate cake for English class the next night and we combined classes to learn/sing "Happy Birthday," in English, of course.  Thursday is our night in Manacor, and one of the members, Agostin, shares our birthday as well as Diego from Levante.  Together we shared pizza and postres with our group after Institute.  Here's to many more wonderful birthdays for all of us!

the gang ready to party

our own cakes

April was a time for weddings!  Jaz and Dempy from Andratx were married and we had such a great time visiting with Dempy's aunts and uncles after the ceremony and even said hi to her mom in Utah via Skype.  On a side note, their daughter Jasmin is the most beautiful baby ever--other than our grandkids, of course!  Next was Pablo--our fantastic institute teacher--and Delia's wedding.  They have been engaged almost a year, waiting for paperwork to clear.  The day finally arrived and it has been so much fun watching them be so happy together :-) They had a genuine Argentine asado, and we were lucky enough to be invited for some delicious food--Steve was very happy to eat and remember good times in Argentina.

dempy, baby jasmin, & jaz

pablo & delia with beautiful views of marratxi

Carli and her friend Amy came for a visit for a couple of days, and we had fun playing tourist  and showing them our beautiful island.  Usually we wear our visitors out, but Carli and Amy had so much energy, we needed some extra sleep when they left!  It was so wonderful to have them stay with us during their mini adventure of Europe.

amy & carli at le seu

love and miss you, carli!

Our last adventure was being able to go to Madrid and meet up with our fabulous neighbors for a couple of days of friendship--I really needed this boost!  We visited with missionaries, handed out pass-along cards, toured the CCM, and went to the temple, as well as some sights in Madrid.  We even stayed up late for dinner and Flamenco--a true test in Spain, dinner after 11pm.  We are so grateful for good friends and their words of encouragement. 

thank you for your love--i can do this:)

the gang in front of the madrid temple