Easter...

Easter has come and gone, and it has been quite an eventful holiday. First of all, Brenda came down to Guatemala due to some unforeseen and sad circumstances. We are all here for you Brenda, you can lean on us.

Brenda did come out to dinner with us on Wednesday the 12th, and here are the pics from that dinner:

Lucky, Carlos, Brenda and Margit (all high school friends)

Brenda, Carlos and Manuel

Lucky, Carlos and Manuel... no words needed.

For Easter (or Holy Week, which is how it's known down here), we have Easter Thursday and Friday off, along with getting out early on Wednesday, sorta like Thanksgiving in the US (which we don't have down here). As you know, we have a big Catholic contingency, so that's why we have those days off. So I left early on Wednesday, we rented the movie "Derailed" which was awesome, and then went out to dinner with high school friends to a Spanish restaurant.

On Thursday, we had the huge summer bash that the company throws at the beach (about an hour away). The entrance is with invitation only (free invitations that we distribute) and it's all the rum and liquor you can drink... of course, only the company's products are served. So as you can imagine, it's quite a hot ticket... though the target age is 18 - 29, so I was right at the edge, but it was mostly kids in their early 20s. A couple of my friends who work in the marketing department at the liquor company had to work at the party and the next day, which sucked... I was quite "happy" for the entire event. The best part, my friend's beach house was only a couple of blocks away from the party, so there was no drinking and driving, which I never do anyway... hehe. The party itself was amazing, with fireworks, dancers, and other entertaining things happening... which is why I left the party around 4:15 AM. I must say, I slept really well that night... err, morning.

We ended up staying at my friend's beach house till Saturday, after having some great "ceviche" before heading back. It was so much fun, plenty of alcohol, good friends, great conversation, and I even went jogging... though it wasn't as soft as some other beaches were I've ran.

Here are some of the pics from the weekend...

Beautiful beach...

Rancho relaxo... Margit, Carlos, Lucky and Carlos (another Carlos, not me)

Up, up and away...

What comes up, must come down...

This weekend has just reminded me that all I need to be happy is the beach, a hammock, some friends, and something to drink...

On Sunday, my brother came back from visiting my dad in DC, and then we went to church for Easter Sunday... after that, the weekend was over and it was back to the routine.

How was everybody's Easter? Any interesting events?

Take care...

CRCP