The Search for the Peacocks

I have a little bit of time while Victor is zonked out for his siesta so I thought I´d catch up on my week...

Tuesday after blogging I went home and ate lunch and went to work with the kids. They were much better. There was this one kid Marco who when the bad girl Carmen asked him if he wanted to start running around he said no I´m going to sit here. Obviously his mom threatened him with some sort of punishment, and sent his aunt to check on how he did when she picked him up. That´s good at least. Then I went to classes with Marta and Carlos and maybe talked to my mom and then watched tv and went to bed. Nothing special.

Wednesday, work in the morning. I was in a really good mood. Then I came home, ate and in the afternoon went grocery shopping. Conchi and Valentina had cancelled on me again, so I had the whole afternoon free which was nice. After grocery shopping I practiced guitar and did something else that I don´t remember. Oh right I convinced Zore to go running with me again. Unfortunately she did much better and lasted the whole time, Then at home after showers we waited for Rosa to come home for dinner. Their friend Manolo didn´t come over and when Rosa got there she didn´t feel like eating and we were starving so we ate. Then we watched tv.

Thursday I woke up and went running. It was terrible since I had just gone the night before and I was so tired but I did it anyway. My first hour of work got cancelled so I didn´t have to go as early. Then work, the kids were pretty bad this week. I don´t know what the deal is... And of course none of them did the homework I assigned, except for the one nerd in each class. Then after work this teacher drove Michelle and I to her house. There we ate lunch on her balcony and visited. It was really nice. I was pretty exhausted and kind of in an unexlainable bad mood. But I had a really nice time talking and spending time with Michelle. I was also so happy that she invited me over! Then I took the bus back and went to guitar, which didn´t go so great, even though I had practiced, and then came home. I talked to my sister on the phone because sisters need to talk on the phone and then found Zore getting ready to go out. I kind of hinted around and she asked if I wanted to come and I said yes. We met up with their friend Raquel´s sister and then Rosa, Raquel and 2 other of their friends from school. I was still kinda in a bad mood and I didn´t really like Raquel, who I have met before, and her sister, who is a lot like her. But their other 2 friends were really nice, and I enjoyed chatting with them. Then I left early and went home.

Friday, woke up and went running, 5th morning in a row! yay for me! Then work, the first hour was also cancelled and the last. Michelle pretty much hates me because all my classes are always getting cancelled and hers don´t. I feel bad for her, but I´m so glad for me. So work was fine, then I walked home and bought a special pie thing I kept seeing in this bakery window. Turns out its called Cuajada de Carnaval, a special cakey thing that they make only right now for the carnival (the big party before lent.) I also found out when I ate the cake that it comes in a little dish of Granadian pottery, like the kind I brought home for christmas presents! So that was so cool to buy a cake and then get to keep the dish for your money! Then I stopped by Soufian´s store and Said gave me some inscence so I could contribute to our house collection. Soufian is apparently still in Morocco, so I didn´t see him. Then home, a quick lunch, Fama and then off to work. Then after work I talked to my mom, bought some stuff and ran some errands, cleaned my room and Victor came! It was soo good to see him after 2 weeks, I really missed him. We talked, he finally met my roommates who are staying here in Granada for the first time in 3 months and 3 weeks. They actually went last night to the mountains to stay with some friends and snowboard today, but should be back today. Also, I have been really bothered by them all week, as made evident by my last blog entry and even Friday, I was so upset that they didn´t buy toilet paper. I feel like I am always doing everything. But then they got back Friday afternoon, and they had bought me a wooden keychain with my name, Raquel on it. Its not as cute as the ones I gave them for Christmas but they were so sweet to get it for me. So the cycle of wanting to kill them and then loving them to death continues. Anyway, we ate dinner Friday night with Victor´s family, and then Victor fell asleep so I left and went to bed.

Today Victor and I went on a walk up to Carmen de los Martires. A beautiful garden that I have been trying to go to since June 2005. It was finally open and we walked all around it, saw a wedding, swans, ducks and searched for the peacocks. We finally found them, and they almost attacked us. Don´t worry sis I took pictures of all the birds for you! Then we walked back down, had a drink and tapa at this beautiful resturante by the river and then home for lunch with the family. Victor has been sleeping ever since and I think its time to wake him up!