So Day 2. We slept in a little bit, as expected. Right? I had had a long day of traveling the day before. I deserved a little bit of rest. :-D
Anyway, we got up and we were a little bit lazy. Took showers, got dressed. We ended up going down to the corner to grab a beer with some neighbors and hang out for a bit.
After a little while, a friend of David's came by and we called her over. She was fighting with her boyfriend so we said she could hang out with us. We ended up driving around for awhile, heading down to the main avenue to get some gas for the car, then back up actually to the place David and I had been the night before. We hung out for a while drinking some beer, taking some pictures, enjoying the mountain view. It was a really chill day and we had a great time.
We ended up heading back down and went to this bar for one more drink. It was a really cool, funky place. We had a great time together, just hanging out, talking, drinking, you know the drill.
At the end of the night we dropped off David's friend and headed home. We sat on the balcony for a little while before heading inside to pass out and fall asleep! Not exactly an exciting day, but we had a great time.
Day 3....All I'm going to say is that David was not feeling well, so it was a very low-key day. Sleeping a lot, watching a lot of TV. I felt so bad for him.
Monday, April 30, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
My Fifth Mexico City Trip....Day 1
I was hoping to blog about my most recent trip to CDMX (Mexico City) during the time I was there, but unfortunately I wasn't able to. So I'm going to try to relive it from memory as well as I can.
Day 1. I arrived in Mexico City around 2 PM and swiftly made it through customs. I was surprised, because when I went there in December and January, the customs lines were RIDICULOUSLY long (almost an hour wait both times). I can understand why in December (I went during Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe) but at the end of January, I wasn't sure why so many people were going other than maybe they were all from the north and they were trying to get away from the cold weather! So anyway. This time around, I sat in the first row of the airplane (I'm usually in the back), and when I got to customs I was the third person in line. And then when I went to baggage claim, of course I got my bags within two minutes. And OF COURSE David was running a little behind! So I ended up having to wait for him (not too long, only like 15 minutes) in baggage claim. Again, not a huge deal for me at all, aside from the fact that I COULD NOT WAIT to see him and hug him and kiss him again!!
So when he finally arrived, I headed for the doors to the waiting area and saw his smiling face and was greeted with a HUGE hug and kiss and a dozen roses :-) I love that he always dresses up and brings me flowers when he picks me up from the airport! It was amazing and refreshing to be back in his arms again, where I belonged. I couldn't stop hugging and kissing him.
Unfortunately, eventually we had to, and he grabbed all my luggage and we headed for the car. David had just bought a new car only a couple days before I got there. A Chive green 1986 VW Beetle! I LOVE IT! He was pretty excited about it too. And we were both pretty happy about having a reliable form of transportation to get us around while I was there, instead of having to rely on cabs and other public transportation.
So we headed home. Once we got there, I was very tempted to take a nap, but I didn't want to waste any time. I changed into a cute, warm-weather outfit (it was about 80 degrees and sunny there!) and we headed out to find some food.
We were driving around David's neighborhood when we spotted a place that looked really nice and clean, and advertised pozole on special (MY FAVORITE!). So we parked and headed in. We enjoyed the most amazing pozole and just chatted and caught up on things. When we were finishing up, the gentleman that lived upstairs came down because he was curious when he heard us speaking to each other in English! It turns out he had lived in the States for quite a while before coming back to Mexico in 2012. He was fluent in English, and I was very surprised because he spoke with so little of an accent! So we chatted with him for a bit and ended up exchanging phone numbers and making plans to get together with him and his wife at some point. That's me and David--always making new friends wherever we go! Some things never change :-)
After that we headed back to his house. His neighbors across the street were outside and they invited us over for some beers. I have to say, after the winter we had here in Chicago, it was just so NICE to be sitting out on the street, having a few cold beers, socializing with neighbors (so I don't speak much Spanish, but it's okay because I'm still pretty much able to understand/follow the conversation and make random contributions here and there), and I was just loving it. Being back with my man, the love of my life, in the sunshine and warmth, enjoying life and being happy together. That's a feeling you can't put into words. I was just enjoying living in the moment right then and there.
Later in the evening, we were looking for something else to do, when David wanted to venture out and try to find this spot he used to go to when he was younger, where it overlooks the city. So we started driving around, and then up, up, and up in his neighborhood looking for this spot. While we didn't find exactly what he was looking for....we did end up finding an amazing view. We ended up sitting on a concrete wall, looking out over the city lights, enjoying a couple more beers together. It was so romantic, and was the perfect way to end an amazing day back together.
Day 1. I arrived in Mexico City around 2 PM and swiftly made it through customs. I was surprised, because when I went there in December and January, the customs lines were RIDICULOUSLY long (almost an hour wait both times). I can understand why in December (I went during Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe) but at the end of January, I wasn't sure why so many people were going other than maybe they were all from the north and they were trying to get away from the cold weather! So anyway. This time around, I sat in the first row of the airplane (I'm usually in the back), and when I got to customs I was the third person in line. And then when I went to baggage claim, of course I got my bags within two minutes. And OF COURSE David was running a little behind! So I ended up having to wait for him (not too long, only like 15 minutes) in baggage claim. Again, not a huge deal for me at all, aside from the fact that I COULD NOT WAIT to see him and hug him and kiss him again!!
So when he finally arrived, I headed for the doors to the waiting area and saw his smiling face and was greeted with a HUGE hug and kiss and a dozen roses :-) I love that he always dresses up and brings me flowers when he picks me up from the airport! It was amazing and refreshing to be back in his arms again, where I belonged. I couldn't stop hugging and kissing him.
Unfortunately, eventually we had to, and he grabbed all my luggage and we headed for the car. David had just bought a new car only a couple days before I got there. A Chive green 1986 VW Beetle! I LOVE IT! He was pretty excited about it too. And we were both pretty happy about having a reliable form of transportation to get us around while I was there, instead of having to rely on cabs and other public transportation.
So we headed home. Once we got there, I was very tempted to take a nap, but I didn't want to waste any time. I changed into a cute, warm-weather outfit (it was about 80 degrees and sunny there!) and we headed out to find some food.
We were driving around David's neighborhood when we spotted a place that looked really nice and clean, and advertised pozole on special (MY FAVORITE!). So we parked and headed in. We enjoyed the most amazing pozole and just chatted and caught up on things. When we were finishing up, the gentleman that lived upstairs came down because he was curious when he heard us speaking to each other in English! It turns out he had lived in the States for quite a while before coming back to Mexico in 2012. He was fluent in English, and I was very surprised because he spoke with so little of an accent! So we chatted with him for a bit and ended up exchanging phone numbers and making plans to get together with him and his wife at some point. That's me and David--always making new friends wherever we go! Some things never change :-)
After that we headed back to his house. His neighbors across the street were outside and they invited us over for some beers. I have to say, after the winter we had here in Chicago, it was just so NICE to be sitting out on the street, having a few cold beers, socializing with neighbors (so I don't speak much Spanish, but it's okay because I'm still pretty much able to understand/follow the conversation and make random contributions here and there), and I was just loving it. Being back with my man, the love of my life, in the sunshine and warmth, enjoying life and being happy together. That's a feeling you can't put into words. I was just enjoying living in the moment right then and there.
Later in the evening, we were looking for something else to do, when David wanted to venture out and try to find this spot he used to go to when he was younger, where it overlooks the city. So we started driving around, and then up, up, and up in his neighborhood looking for this spot. While we didn't find exactly what he was looking for....we did end up finding an amazing view. We ended up sitting on a concrete wall, looking out over the city lights, enjoying a couple more beers together. It was so romantic, and was the perfect way to end an amazing day back together.
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