Hola!

I made it! It took a delayed flight in London and half of my baggage being lost, but I´m here! The family is so nice and the kids have such bright personalities. Alicia, the current au pair, has been so helpful and nice. Today was my first day and I slept until 2, half because i didn´t know what the hell to do when I got up. But, we didn´t get here until 3 am, so that may be why all the sleeping too. Anyhow, we went to get the kids at school at 3 pm and the ride is much smoother than my cousin´s truck. I only killed it once. We practiced parallel parking and stuff, which will be tough, but ok.

We also went to the family´s store which is huuuuuuuge and so nice. It´s like Costco, Fred Meyer and Target all rolled into one. Catherine is there during the day and comes home before the kids get home from school. Patrick is there all day until mid-dinner, sometimes through dinner. He came home and said to me, "So, you saw my toy today?" I was like, what does that mean? Then realized he meant the store. So, in short, he´s very proud of his work it seems. They have everything from clothes to wine to bulk seafood.

We had a nice dinner of fish, cooked veggies, salad and bread with an open faced apple tart for dessert, yum! Then, Alicia and I went to meet two of her friends for a drink. They are so nice, but speak Spanish, so I can´t understand much yet, but will hopefully. They´re actually looking into finding a place where I can play basketball. Alexis, the little boy, he´s 8, just got a basketball for his b-day and it´s suddenly his new favorite sport. I can´t wait to shoot around with him and go to his "basket matches" as he calls them.

Really though, there is sort of a sadness at my core. I miss my home and all the normalcy and simplicity of it. This will be a challanging year for me, I can already tell, but an unforgettable one as well. I´ll try to update with pics tomorrow, today was too busy! The house is pretty amazing. Write to me, and I´ll write back! Loves!