Damn you, Eyjafjallajoekull

This Eyjafjallajoekull better not ruin my trip to the Netherlands on Wednesday. Bans are being lifted and theres slow progress. They are clearing flight paths and have flown today out of Amsterdam for some flights. And the Madrid Airport has been ok, pretty much the whole time I think. Our flight is really early in the morning, so Im really hoping they open it up in time for us and not like 3 hours later.

Today, Elvira used the Old Bay Mom brought for the first time. She put it on my fish and it was really good and tasted like home. And shes also using the crab towels Mom brought as spit up towels for her grandson when he visits. Great.... She says they're brand new so theyre better for the baby. Right.



I am always shocked when I encounter people that are trusting with strangers. I went to buy a piece of cardstock/poster board stuff to mount the photo im submitting to the Comillas Fotografia competition. She handed it to me and asked for the 20 cents that it cost, and I realized I only had a $50 bill. She said she couldn't make change, so I said I would come back later and buy it. I left the poster board on the table and she said told me to take the poster board and come back and pay later. I know it was only 20 cents (in dollars, a whopping 28 cents), but still, its the principle of it. Yes, I did go back after I tutored and had some coins. Here's the foto im submitting: (I posted it on an earlier blog form my trip to Extremadura)
I went out with my intercambio this past weekend. Apparently there's a German restaurant in the mall close to my house. At first, I couldn't imagine why anyone would go to a german restuarant, but when her friends ordered the 3L bathtub of beer, I understood. Seriously, 3 LITERS. 3 LITERS! I didn't even see anything that big in real Germany.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY in 1 hour Spain time, ROBBIE!!!!! If you were over here, you could drink that ^^^ ;)