Here´s a little update on what´s going on. Carlos has been in Cancun since August 17 and things are looking good so far. Job seems to be going well and hopefully things will start settling in soon like apartment, car, etc. I guess now it´s just a waiting game for Jasmine and I who are still in Spain.
I don´t know if it´s the bad luck economical wise that we have had in Spain or all this time being apart of Carlos, but I am totally ready to get out of here. I am ready to have a place of my own and not need to live with the inlaws. Don´t get me wrong I am very greatful for all they have done but I´m ready for a place of my own again.
Well, let´s see how long this waiting game last. For now I have to do a little research on schools and make sure I have all the proper documents. My gosh, this moving thing was so much easier when my daughter wasn´t attending school yet. Any Cancun school recommendations out there?
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Cancun Didn´t Win
Well votes are in and it´s official....Cancun didn´t come in first. The Travelocity Gnome is now in Hawaii as I write. I guess we didn´t do it this time but I´m sure when we get another chance Cancun will be the Gnome´s stop.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Our Aventure for Passport Renewal
We drove to Leon the day before so our drive to Madrid would be cut in half. At 4:30am we were out of the house and ready to go. The 302 kilometer drive took us about 3 hours. We had our appointment at the American Embassy at 10am and arrived at a little before 8am.
With all that time to kill we decided to sit in a nice cafe and have some breakfast. As we wondered the street of Serrano in Madrid to our surprise we came upon a Starbucks. Oh Starbucks!!! Another thing that many of you take for granted. I of course wanted my latte but was out of luck when they told us that their espresso machine was broken so I opt for the coffee of the week, which was delicious.
After breakfast we still had an hour to kill so we decided to see if the embassy could take us in earlier. I should of know being an American citizen you have no problems getting into the American embassy. They took us in right away and we were out of there in 30 minutes. I do have to say it was music to my ears listening to all those Americans speaking English.
So, after 30 minutes in the embassy we decided not to stick around Madrid and just get back to Leon as soon as possible, another 302 kilometers. We stopped for a quick snack and we were back in Leon by lunch.
So in one day we did 604 kilometers (mas o menos - more or less) and almost 6 hours of driving for a 30 minute visit in the American embassy....let´s just hope we don´t have to do it again!!!! All in all I guess it was worth it, my daughter finall got her passport renewed and we are now one tiny step closer to life in paradise.
With all that time to kill we decided to sit in a nice cafe and have some breakfast. As we wondered the street of Serrano in Madrid to our surprise we came upon a Starbucks. Oh Starbucks!!! Another thing that many of you take for granted. I of course wanted my latte but was out of luck when they told us that their espresso machine was broken so I opt for the coffee of the week, which was delicious.
After breakfast we still had an hour to kill so we decided to see if the embassy could take us in earlier. I should of know being an American citizen you have no problems getting into the American embassy. They took us in right away and we were out of there in 30 minutes. I do have to say it was music to my ears listening to all those Americans speaking English.
So, after 30 minutes in the embassy we decided not to stick around Madrid and just get back to Leon as soon as possible, another 302 kilometers. We stopped for a quick snack and we were back in Leon by lunch.
So in one day we did 604 kilometers (mas o menos - more or less) and almost 6 hours of driving for a 30 minute visit in the American embassy....let´s just hope we don´t have to do it again!!!! All in all I guess it was worth it, my daughter finall got her passport renewed and we are now one tiny step closer to life in paradise.
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