Catching up...

The most recent news in the Life of Darb is that I can now play with the first team at the club in Zizur! Each new year the board of directors, I guess, goes over old rules and modifies or changes them. The rule keeping me from playing with the good team was stretched enough so that all I have to do is prove I live here and that I take a class at UPNA. I just have to make sure I have the right paperwork to prove I´m a student and it´s a go!

I´m so excited! First game is tomorrow, hopefully, woot woot! Yikes, I need to wash my uni.

Here´s a Christmas picture I took way back when for all of you to enjoy (NOTICE: my winter attire to make things look extra Christmassy)...

That stocking I´m holding says "darby."

Also, a few weeks ago, I learned how to make a Spanish tortilla! They are soooooooo good. At first, I couldn´t tell the difference, but now my tortilla palate is quite mature and I have a favorite spot to go for them. I have a video of this, but can´t get it to upload well to youtube, so this high action shot of me slicing potatoes with this cool tool will have to do for now...

I got signed up for a cooking class with Kim on Wednesdays too, so I´ll be a professional Spanish cook by the time I get home and you will all gain 10 pounds.

Here´s a pregame photo of Alexis and I. We´ve had some epic matches of PIG and HORSE and ALEXIS in the backyard on the 6 foot hoop. He always takes the "prove it" upon himself with the final letter. I love that. And, he usually makes it. He´s a clutch baller...

Here´s an example of the awesome parking in Spain that I captured a few weeks ago. This is actually in quite a large parking lot, but I guess someone really needed to get inside the mall!

This one is a shot taken just before Christmas break. It´s of my Spanish professor (Javier), my Polish friend from class (Magda) and myself. I´m just throwing it in here because it´s a random entry...

I know, I look like crap, but it´s a 9:30 class. I know, that doesn´t seem bad, but remember my newly acquired night-time outting schedule and then look at it again. About right huh?

Last night was another wonderful Thursday night dinner for 6 followed by drinks with Luis and Iñaki. We (mostly they) got so into talking about basketball and what type of offense we might run now that I can play and me drawing up "Triple" for them (dad: it´s just a screen the screener in the middle of the key right?), that we busted out the white board in the middle of the bar. I had to capture it. I like to call it - "Brugal, Beefeater and Baloncesto"...

Honestly, these are some of my favorite times. They remind me of talking about basketball at home with the fam.

Anyhow, I gotta meet Emily for coffee and read a book... in Spanish! So, I hope to update again soon, but as you see, I´ve been a busy girl. I hope everyone at home is well. Give me an update when you can. Loves!