Dear Blog,
I have some big news for you. Juan and I adopted another dog. You probably think that we are crazy, and I guess that we probably are. Last weekend, we went to a dog rescue and looked at dogs. We met the sweetest little puppy, and she won us over instantly. There was another dog we were interested in too, but he wasn't there. On Wednesday, the lady from the dog rescue brought both dogs over to see how they would interact with Monty in our apartment. Monty got along really well with both of them. We decided to adopt the little girl puppy. The boy puppy was cute too, but he and Monty were super-playful inside, which seemed like it might be a bit of a problem. Anyway, our new pup is three months old and we named her Blu. She is black and has the sweetest little face. Her eyes remind me of Lil' Bro's. She and Monty have been getting along very well. Little Buddy seems to like having a companion, although he didn't understand at first what was going on. The first night, he was acting like a typical first-born (no offense to any older siblings out there). Every time she had a toy or a rawhide, he would take it from her. Poor buddy is used to getting everything to himself. Now, he's sharing better and they are getting along well.
I'm not going to even go into the computer drama in my life right now. Let's just say that when I finally had Juan's computer available, our internet wasn't working. SO FRUSTRATING!
Anyway, I will send pictures of Blu soon. "
Love, Jenny en la ciudad
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
On the fritz again...
Dear Blog,
As you may have guessed from my absence, my computer is on the fritz again. I wrote a song about it, goes like this:
(To the tune of "On the road again")
On the fritz again
My computer's on the fritz again
I can't g-chat with my family or my friends
Cause my computer's on the fritz again.
Ah, it's always something, isn't it?
Anyway, I started work on Monday. It's been pretty laid-back--I've just been setting up my classroom and stuff. The kids come back on Monday. Juan and I also went to the doctor this week. The doctor was kind of funny. He asked me, "We've never met before, but are you always this pale?" Haha. Juan was like, "Yes." He was worried I might be sick. He also said, "Your eyes are big. Is that normal?" Umm, as far as I know they haven't grown. He said that if your eyes get real big all of the sudden, it can be a symptom of a thyroid problem. He was a funny old man.
That's about all I have to report from Mexico. I'll write to you soon.
Love,
Jenny en la ciudad
As you may have guessed from my absence, my computer is on the fritz again. I wrote a song about it, goes like this:
(To the tune of "On the road again")
On the fritz again
My computer's on the fritz again
I can't g-chat with my family or my friends
Cause my computer's on the fritz again.
Ah, it's always something, isn't it?
Anyway, I started work on Monday. It's been pretty laid-back--I've just been setting up my classroom and stuff. The kids come back on Monday. Juan and I also went to the doctor this week. The doctor was kind of funny. He asked me, "We've never met before, but are you always this pale?" Haha. Juan was like, "Yes." He was worried I might be sick. He also said, "Your eyes are big. Is that normal?" Umm, as far as I know they haven't grown. He said that if your eyes get real big all of the sudden, it can be a symptom of a thyroid problem. He was a funny old man.
That's about all I have to report from Mexico. I'll write to you soon.
Love,
Jenny en la ciudad
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tlaxcala, holla
Dear Blog,
Juan and I went to Tlaxcala on Friday and just got back a little bit ago. He had to go for work, so I went with him. Unfortunately, Monty couldn't go with us, so he stayed in the kennel.
Anyway, on Friday we went to Huamantla, a small city about 40 minutes from Tlaxcala. They were preparing to celebrate some special day (something to do with the Virgin Mary). It was cool cause there were all these elaborate murals on the streets. It is kind of hard to describe, but the murals were on the pavement like rugs, and they were made of colored wood chips and flowers. So when you looked down the street, it looked like a long carpet on top of the road. It was really pretty and interesting to see. After we walked through the city a little bit, we went to a bull fight. Okay, I can appreciate different cultures and their customs, but I was not a fan of the bull fight. I cried like a baby over the poor bull and had to leave cause I was so upset by the whole thing. I'm sorry I cannot describe it in more detail--I fear I might start to cry again.
On Saturday, we were in Tlaxcala (the capital of the state of Tlaxcala). We went to a museum of torture devices. This was another disturbing moment from my weekend. They had all these medieval torture devices on display with detailed descriptions of how they were used. After the museum, we went to another museum and saw an exhibition of Botero (a Colombian artist). This particular exhibition had a theme of violence as well, which went along well with the ongoing theme of the weekend. I was starting to get a certain vibe from Tlaxcala at this point. I don't know, but by Saturday afternoon I was terribly disturbed by the whole thing.
Last night, we had a nice dinner with the people that Juan works with and the violent images from the rest of the weekend slowly faded, except when everyone wanted to relive the bull fight. The eyes of that poor bull still haunt me.
Anyway, today we stopped by some ruins and pyramids on the way back to Mexico City. It was cool cause there were paintings at the first site. I think they were painted around 900 a.d. or something. We also saw an active volcano, which was smoking like a chimney stack.
All in all, it was a good we ekend. At the least, I have some vivid images that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
Talk to you soon,
Jenny en la ciudad
Juan and I went to Tlaxcala on Friday and just got back a little bit ago. He had to go for work, so I went with him. Unfortunately, Monty couldn't go with us, so he stayed in the kennel.
Anyway, on Friday we went to Huamantla, a small city about 40 minutes from Tlaxcala. They were preparing to celebrate some special day (something to do with the Virgin Mary). It was cool cause there were all these elaborate murals on the streets. It is kind of hard to describe, but the murals were on the pavement like rugs, and they were made of colored wood chips and flowers. So when you looked down the street, it looked like a long carpet on top of the road. It was really pretty and interesting to see. After we walked through the city a little bit, we went to a bull fight. Okay, I can appreciate different cultures and their customs, but I was not a fan of the bull fight. I cried like a baby over the poor bull and had to leave cause I was so upset by the whole thing. I'm sorry I cannot describe it in more detail--I fear I might start to cry again.
On Saturday, we were in Tlaxcala (the capital of the state of Tlaxcala). We went to a museum of torture devices. This was another disturbing moment from my weekend. They had all these medieval torture devices on display with detailed descriptions of how they were used. After the museum, we went to another museum and saw an exhibition of Botero (a Colombian artist). This particular exhibition had a theme of violence as well, which went along well with the ongoing theme of the weekend. I was starting to get a certain vibe from Tlaxcala at this point. I don't know, but by Saturday afternoon I was terribly disturbed by the whole thing.
Last night, we had a nice dinner with the people that Juan works with and the violent images from the rest of the weekend slowly faded, except when everyone wanted to relive the bull fight. The eyes of that poor bull still haunt me.
Anyway, today we stopped by some ruins and pyramids on the way back to Mexico City. It was cool cause there were paintings at the first site. I think they were painted around 900 a.d. or something. We also saw an active volcano, which was smoking like a chimney stack.
All in all, it was a good we ekend. At the least, I have some vivid images that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
Talk to you soon,
Jenny en la ciudad
Monday, August 10, 2009
La Marquesa
Dear Blog,
Yesterday, Juanty and I went to La Marquesa, which is a national park here in Mexico. It's not far from Mexico City, maybe forty-five minutes. We went with some of the people that Juan works with, and we had a good time.
Juan made me ride a horse, and I was very nervous. Apparently, I don't like riding horses very much. It's interesting cause this is a recent development. When we were in Colombia, I became very scared when I rode a horse. Yesterday, I felt like I was going to fall off, and I kept asking Juan to let me get down. I mean, people die riding horses. Am I right? Plus, horses kick. Am I right? I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon.
Monty met some dogs that he played with. He chased them for about an hour straight. One dog was only interested in humping Monty, and the other was only interested in playing. Pretty typical doggy date for the little guy.
In the afternoon, it started to rain and got pretty cold, so we hung out in this little restaurant. There was a fireplace, and Juan became very involved in caring for the fire. He was a little obsessed with adding firewood and poking it. Of course, we smelled like campfire the rest of the day, but it was nice.
On our way back, we saw a bad car accident. It looked like it had just happened, and Juan said he saw a man holding a child. We were on the other side of the road, but we went back to check on the family. By the time we got there, the ambulance had already arrived.
I'll write again soon,
Jenny en la ciudad
Yesterday, Juanty and I went to La Marquesa, which is a national park here in Mexico. It's not far from Mexico City, maybe forty-five minutes. We went with some of the people that Juan works with, and we had a good time.
Juan made me ride a horse, and I was very nervous. Apparently, I don't like riding horses very much. It's interesting cause this is a recent development. When we were in Colombia, I became very scared when I rode a horse. Yesterday, I felt like I was going to fall off, and I kept asking Juan to let me get down. I mean, people die riding horses. Am I right? Plus, horses kick. Am I right? I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon.
Monty met some dogs that he played with. He chased them for about an hour straight. One dog was only interested in humping Monty, and the other was only interested in playing. Pretty typical doggy date for the little guy.
In the afternoon, it started to rain and got pretty cold, so we hung out in this little restaurant. There was a fireplace, and Juan became very involved in caring for the fire. He was a little obsessed with adding firewood and poking it. Of course, we smelled like campfire the rest of the day, but it was nice.
On our way back, we saw a bad car accident. It looked like it had just happened, and Juan said he saw a man holding a child. We were on the other side of the road, but we went back to check on the family. By the time we got there, the ambulance had already arrived.
I'll write again soon,
Jenny en la ciudad
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monty vs. the fly
Dear Blog,
I spent most of my morning watching Monty battle a fly. I guess a fly got into the apartment, and my little buddy seemed pretty set on eating it. At first, I thought he was just going crazy cause he kept jumping up and down and snapping at the air. Then, he started running around and chasing the fly. At one point during the pursuit, Monty ran into the window. I'd say that the fly won, since it escaped with its life. Unfortunately, I didn't capture any of it on camera. Maybe next time.
Love ya,
Jenny en la ciudad
I spent most of my morning watching Monty battle a fly. I guess a fly got into the apartment, and my little buddy seemed pretty set on eating it. At first, I thought he was just going crazy cause he kept jumping up and down and snapping at the air. Then, he started running around and chasing the fly. At one point during the pursuit, Monty ran into the window. I'd say that the fly won, since it escaped with its life. Unfortunately, I didn't capture any of it on camera. Maybe next time.
Love ya,
Jenny en la ciudad
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