Feliz Dia de las Madres

Happy Mother's Day!

Thought I would share some recent happenings...

Donray's Birthday - Friday, May 4th
For Donray's birthday, a bunch of us went out for dinner at a new seafood restaurant. It was delicious! Donray gets swelling in his mouth and throat when he eats seafood. Sometimes gets an upset stomach too but he loves it so much that he eats it every year for his birthday. Silly boy. He ended up being not too bad actually.
Chris's brother Nick is visiting from the States so he was there too. He's been a riot to hang out with as well.
After dinner, we went to Sangria's from some celebratory drinks. I honestly hadn't planned on staying too long but ended up closing down the bar! It was a good night. Had a chat with Jairo actually. We hadn't spoken since we broke up in November and so it was slightly awkward to start. He asked me to dance so we danced then chatted. Turns out my Spanish has now surpassed his English she we spoke in Spanish the whole time. He told me his fiance is pregnant. Guess that explains the quick engagement. He kept asking about Walter too. He was sleeping since he had to be up early the next day. Oh drama. Anyways, it made me appreciate Walter so much more. lol.

Mother's Day Presentation at School - Thursday, May 10th
Each of the classes prepared a small presentation for the mothers and then we had an evening of performances for the mothers at school. My class had already been working on a song in class, just for fun (since they apparently don't get to sing much in Music class) so we decided to present that. The kids had a lot of fun doing it.
There were a lot of other great performances as well. It was an enjoyable night. I always like spending time outside of class with my students. So much more fun to be around.

After the presentation, a bunch of us decided to head out to Villa Real for some good ol' quality Honduran karaoke! What a riot that was! Nick was a singing machine and did about 5 songs including Love Shack (with D-ray singing the female part), Wonderwall, Take on Me, Bohemian Rhapsody (with Chris), and a few others I can't remember. Meg sang some "Friends in Low Places" with her Tennessee twang. Leah and I sang "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". I also did some Spice Girls, Tracey Chapman, and even found some Amanda Marshall! lol. Good night.

Mother's Day Breakfast at the Centre - Saturday, May 12th
The Centre was putting on a breakfast for all of the mothers. They also had special guests visiting from the United States; pastors from churches in Florida, and California I think.
Alisa, Leah, and I showed up at the Centre nice and early... 7:30am, just like the invitation said. No one was there. This is pretty typical of Honduras. We call it "Honduran Time". It was good that we were there though because we had a chance to tape down the linolium floor that they bought for us for the ballet presentation.
Yes, we had to do a ballet performance. We decided just to do a demonstration instead, since these kids were far to basic for a choreographed routine. It went really well though.
There were songs performed by the kids, a game of "hot potato" played with a doll and passed between the mothers for prizes, as well as a couple folkloric dance performances. It was a really nice presentation. Better than our school's one we thought. The kids were just so excited about the ballet performance. Some even went out and bought little tights and bodysuits and skirts. So adorable.

Last night Walter came over for some wine with Alisa, Donray, and I, and then we went to Sangria's for some drinks. Another enjoyable night spent at Morgan's bar. We are so lucky that he opened that this year. It's been a great spot for us.

And today... Mother's Day. Feliz Dia to all those mothers reading this. I hope you have a wonderful day. To my own Mother, I am sorry that I cannot be with you today. I hope that you have a wonderful day and remember just how much you are appreciated. You have provided me with so much throughout the years, and have been the glue in our family. For everything that you do, and everything that you are, I love you.

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