In a Nutshell

Dear Blog,

I am sorry that I haven't been updating you regularly, but my computer has been experiencing technical difficulty. Right now, I am using Juan's work laptop. Hopefully, my computer will be repaired shortly, and I can write to you as I please.

Let me tell you what is going on south of the border. Last week, I found out that we have Monday (today) off. I was very excited, and I asked my co-workers what holiday it is and no one seemed to know. Well, even though no one seems sure why we have today off, I'll still take it.

On Friday, Juan and I went to dinner with Jeff, one of Juan's friends from Washington. Jeff actually came to Mexico to train politicians with Juan. I'm not exactly sure what they do, so I won't go into the details I don't know anyway. We ate some Mexican food and listened to some mariachis--you know, the usual. It was a good time.

On Saturday morning, we woke up to some loud construction noises in the living room. When we looked out the window, we found that they had completely torn up the street outside our window. Juan called downstairs to see if we could actually get our car out, and they said that we could. There are three entrances to our garage but only one is functional at the moment. This isn't a problem when we leave because we can just turn right (it's a one way) and drive off. Unfortunately, getting back to our apartment is a huge problem. The other half of our street is closed, and we aren't able to get to the building. This has left us two options: 1. drive over the dirt and rubble to get to our building, or 2. drive the wrong way on a one way street. The worst part is that no one had any warning about this construction. No one in our building knew that they were going to do this, and there are other buildings that are completely blocked, so people can't come or go. It's such a mess, and the traffic is more awful than usual.

I also went to buy a vacuum on Saturday at a nearby department store. I had my vacuum picked out and was ready to purchase when the power went out. They had a generator but wouldn't take the debit card, so I went next door to Woolworth. Well, Woolworth only had one option for a vacuum, and it was obviously a cheap piece of crap (it cost about $30) , but I got it anyway. Of course, the vacuum didn't even turn on, so I have to go back today. I did get a car dustbuster that plugs into the lighter, which made my trip worthwhile. Quite frankly, it might be the best thing I have ever purchased--I love it!

Other things I did over the weekend: watched American Idol, went to the gym, cleaned the apartment, watched Wings (season 7), and cooked risotto.

Right now, I am watching a Fox News story about the war on drugs in Mexico. According to the news, Mexico is on the brink of chaos. Mexico and Pakistan, apparently. I don't really get that feeling in Mexico City, but I sure am glad I don't live near the border.

Love,
Jenny en la ciudad