the pastor's dinner on friday night was a lot of fun. paco and i were the greeters and i saw a lot of familiar faces (including eliseo and his mom) which was exciting! it was at the riviera, which is the huge fancy building facing the water that we always drive by but never dream about being in hahaha. it looked like a wedding - super fancy - with seat covers and everything. monica from kids camp made the food so of course it was delicious, just a little late getting to us. we were all standing outside waiting for the car to come and al and rosa were stalling...i have never seen food move so fast as when monica was in charge and the van pulled up. if we weren't it such a hurry it would have been funny. ok actually it was funny while it was happening - we were all laughing as we were running up and down the hallways with the food. al jr and his friend gary played some beautiful classical guitar pieces, and then later al sr. SANG! it was sweet. i met eddie, the director of mexico outreach. he was so nice and it was great to finally get to know him.

saturday we had class in the morning and then went with rocio. it was good to see her...it's been awhile. she's doing well and is coming to the brigada with me on friday and saturday this week. she's so funny - this girl is so independent and does so much on her own, but she doesn't want to take a micro to maneadero. i have to meet her halfway there! oh well.

church was fun today - we had a party to celebrate the graduates of the different classes. some people studied a book called nuevos principios, and another class was on liderazgo con proposito, a book by rick warren. they really take studying seriously in church...they kept saying it's not enough to just show up every sunday, it's not enough to just read your bible, it's not enough to just pray...christians have to keep diving deeper.

i learned how to make arroz con leche this weekend! very dangerous. rice, whole milk, sugar, and cinnamon. glad i don't have a dress i have to fit into anytime soon. oh wait...i'm in a wedding in 2 weeks...