Blogs from Principality of Asturias, Spain, Europe - page 5

Well....Its official! We're engaged!!! I will give the full update later with pictures, but this weekend we went 3 hours to the west to Asturias, and Jesus proposed to me over a glass of wine, on a virgin beach (with the softest sand I have ever felt) at sunset ! What more could ya ask for?! I'm not sure I actually said yes, just nodded profusely amidst tears... he assures me I said yes, and i can't change my mind now! haha In case you didn't know, Jesus and I met when I went on my 4 month European extravaganza. He is from Spain/Basque Country, hence why I live here now. It was love at first sight and the rest is history!!! OK....exactly 16 days and 5 hours until we arrive in San HO! I expect ... read more

Well, we made it to Oviedo yesterday by way of a SEAT LEON...a rental car. Yeah we decided to give the rental car option a whirl and forthe most part it was great...We took a coastal route from San Sebastian to Oviedo driving on roads where we had the mountains of Picosde Europa (one of Europe´sbiggest national Parks) on oneside and the Cantabrian Sea on the other. We stopped in Guernica, the site of massive German Bombings in 1937and got to see the famous Picasso painting and the Museum de la PAZ. We drove through Bilbao and into a small town called Columbres where we played soccer in the countryside with a couple of young boys who pretended to be players from REal Madrid, their favorite futbol team. We pulled into Oviedo around 9 pm and ... read more

I thought I was sleeping until 10, but Diego came to take me away at 9:50! I thought Andrea was joking when she said he was outside already. I felt bad making him wait, but I had to brush my teeth or something! He shoulda told me he wanted to meet up earlier! So we got in the car. Diego driving…I was a little scared, but he is actually a really good driver. I was impressed. He drove me around and showed me some new places and we just got to talk. I miss talking to him. He’s so busy I never get a chance to just find out what’s going on and how he’s doing. So it was nice just chillin with him. We always have a good time together. Diego had practice, so Rubo ... read more

Oh…today was kind of a long day. We actually went inside the Prado today. I learned about Ribera, Valezques, and Zabana. I appreciate art so much more. No regrets about taking this class. After Art I was on a mission to get a present for Andrea. I had NO idea what to get her. I realized that I don’t know what music she like, what she reads, or what activities she enjoys. What kind of friend am I? Yikes! So after an hour of looking, I just got her a shirt, a belt, eye shadow, a ring, and earrings, all to match. She’s too cool for me and probably won’t wear them all together, but it’s always an option. I got home, painted the little toes, took a shower, packed, and of course, ate lunch! I ... read more