We've had a full week of celebrating Christmas with friends and family. Most of Sandi's children are able to be here this week, so Currie and Sandi definitely have a full house. Last night, we celebrated our Christmas, opening the mountain of gifts that had accumulated under the tree in Currie and Sandi's house. That took quite a while, but there were lots of laughs and lots of photos involved!!
Late in the evening, some friends called. They had been planning to stop here at Enlaces and visit on their way through to Tegucigalpa. Well, they got stuck in pretty much every one of the construction stops on the highway, for a total of about 4-5 hours. By the time they (3 cars full) made it to Comayagua, they decided to stop at Pollo Campero, which is just "three houses away" from us. So, we walked over there to see everyone. We ended up standing around outside Pollo Campero for over an hour, just laughing, talking and taking more pictures. There must have been 25-30 of us, all speaking Spanish and English. I'm sure it made for quite a sight to the employees inside. Yes, a few people went in to get some food and drink for the rest of the drive (and construction stops) to Tegus.
This morning I got up early and, after having my quiet time, decided that I needed some tamales for breakfast. Yum. I ended up eating two since mine weren't nearly as large as the ones I bought at Fincas El Carmen. Later this morning we're off to the pool for a few hours. I'm bringing my bathing suit, but if it doesn't warm up substantially, I doubt I'll dive in. However, just being out there, at Campo de Golf, is very relaxing. I'm going to bring a book and some note cards.
Now, we get to celebrate the New Year. We're planning to have a party tomorrow. First, we're starting with dinner for some members of the team and some close friends. The menu is going to be a great mix if Honduran and North American food. Then, we've decided to take the party to the streets. We're going to build un hombre viejo -- an old man. The old man is kind of like a scarecrow, except that you also stuff him with firecrackers... LOTS of firecrackers! At midnight, as fireworks and firecrackers go off everywhere, you light up the old man and watch him explode, as well. If, after all the fireworks in him go off, there's anything left of him, you douse him with gasoline or kerosene and add a match. It's a way of totally letting go of the old year. I've been told that some years there's even a theme to the old man. For instance, one year everyone did Osama bin Laden. I don't think there's a theme this year, but Sandi and I have joked that we should make the old man be Mel. The problem with that, is that we want to reach out to our neighbors and don't want to offend them if they happen to be Mel supporters. We're also planning on having lots of cookies available to share with our neighbors as we all bring in the New Year.
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