Latin parties

Boy do the parties Latinos give go on and on....like 8 hrs,,,, I'm usted to 2-4 hours.

Latino time also reigns. They say come at 2 and some come by 4, some at 5 and finally by 5:30 there is food,

I've gone to a number of events by my Nicaraguan friend Carolina and also my friend Gloria from Bolivia.

Caro's parties start in prep where I come early to visit and help prep as cocinera. They 2 hrs. later as the guests drift in they visit and drink and dance and finally eat and dance and drink some more. Sometimes they go on to 5 a.m.

Today there was a baby shower and Gloria said 2. No-one but me and her son were there and he and his girlfriend, novia, because they were doing prep.

By 4 Gloria and her son Richard showed
By 5 her sister and cousin arrived,
By 5:30 another friend came,,,then the food
finally,,, the expectant mom and her husband. We ate and played games and opened presents and at 10 after visiting and trying to come up with names for her daughter I bailed after 8 hrs.

I finally have some one to give one of Dad's breast pumps to after 35 yrs.

Little girl's clothes are so cute.

I came home and passed out I was exhausted!

I'm reading for one more day by Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie

I DID IT!

I STARTED MY ExERCISE REGIME FINALLY ONLY 23 DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR!

I ALSO PRUNED MY ROSES AND LEMON AND ORANNGE TREES.

I'M POOPED, especiallly after only 4 hours sleep again.