Notes From Our New Year’s Visit

~ Note to self - jot down thoughts during your visit to Cuernavaca this week

~ Our Canadian friends, Gary and Kim, have invited us to come over for a couple of days so we are taking the opportunity to refresh, reminisce and reconnect -They are the perfect host and hostess - The coffee is superb with the pecan pie

~ Can’t help but notice that Cuernavaca is greener, more tranquil, prettier and friendlier than its much bigger neighbor, Puebla

~ I can hardly get my breath on the way up to the pyramid in Tepoztlan, but it is definitely a highlight of the trip - Nothing like summiting after an almost two hour hike up the mountain

~ Dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Los Colorines – we are having tortilla soup, chicken tacos, enchiladas, chilies en nogada

~ Note to self, remember to take battery charger for the camera on all trips regardless of whether you think you’ll need it - and a dress shirt

~ Pastor Lorenzo and his family continue to bless and encourage us - It’s no different after a year and a half away - Fourteen of us enjoyed the corner hamburger stand and then came back to the house for more dessert and more friendship strengthening

~ We need “community” and are definitely feeling it here

~ Don’t forget to mention that we reconnected with Miguel our trusty cart guy and the first person we gave a Bible to, Lenora, Delia the flower lady, Jorge our music teacher, Gabi our neighbor, Isabela at Santa Clara Café where we had our Friday afternoon dates - All have Bibles we gave them – cool

~ Luis and Máru insisted we stay an extra day with their family and spend New Year’s Eve with them - So, it was off to a three hour church service and then back to their home for an elegantly prepared meal – it was SO GOOD - We rang in the New Year with a special orange and syrup drink then stayed up laughing and talking until 2:00. We miss this family so much

~ I think that we should use the picture Gary took when we visited at our old house for our Home Page - It was fun to walk around and enjoy the beauty of the place again. Our house hasn’t been rented since we moved out.

~ No time to write more - post on Friday - wish everyone a Happy New Year