I have so much catching up to do on my blog. A lot has happened. We just got back from our wonderful cruise to the eastern Meditereanean. I will tell you all about it but first I have to talk about the great ward Christmas parties we went to.
There are two wards here in Valencia. We were invited to both parties. A great older gentleman invited us to his wards party. He is famous in the ward for his paella. (This is the meal that is most famous for Spain) He invited us to his house a while back for paella and he accidentely burned it. He wanted to redeem himself so that is why the invite.
Activities here in the wards never start on time. We are talking about an hour later. But the Christmas parties for both wards started about 2 hours late. We got to the church and loitered around while the food is cooked and the tables set. It's just life here, no pasa nada. We watched what was a really bad talent show. (The spanish are not great singers) but they have a lot of fun. Our young women performed a dance that Mckenzie and Cassie taught them last minute. Mckenzie, Cassie, and the other 2 American girls dance Cotton Eyed Joe for them.
Our ward Christmas party started at 7 but we didn't get our food until 10:30. We were all tired and honestly the food was really bad but we had a good time.
A week later we had a Stake Christmas choir concert. It was a really fun experience. Not great singing but a lot of fun, laughs, and a great time had by all.
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