I see that it's been a week since I've posted, so instead of Throwback Thursday, looking back to something years ago, this one is going to look back to last week.
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| A new rose bush bloomed in time for our guests. |
Ward's cousin, Cynthia, is visiting from Guatemala. In preparation for her visit, we've been cleaning and sprucing up things around the house since this was the first time she has visited us here. You know, dusting the baseboards that you usually don't see, hanging the pictures you forgot you had and meant to hang, fixing the two faucets that broke in one day, weeding the flower beds, etc. By the time we were done, things looked pretty good.
Cynthia is on a two-week visit and visiting with various family members throughout that time. Last Saturday, she came to our house, and we had a party for her. Ward smoked a pork shoulder, and I made a big pan of jambalaya, among other things. It also happened to be Theo's birthday, and he requested a pineapple upside-down cake. I hadn't made one in years, but luckily it turned out well.
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| Cynthia and Ward looking at a binder of some of his woodworking projects while we're waiting on some other family members. |
After the party, she stayed with us for a few days, and we were busy from early in the morning until late at night. We showed her some of the sights and took her shopping for things she can't find in Guatemala. Yesterday, we did a handoff to the next set of people she will be visiting. And on Saturday, we will all gather for a 93rd birthday celebration for Ward's dad.
Cynthia was an easy house guest, and luckily, she has pretty good English. That was fortunate because the only Spanish I know is from what I learned from Sesame Street years ago. 😄
Today, we have been playing catch-up, and I have almost put away everything from the party, and the guest linens are washed. Then it's time to switch gears and prepare for Saturday's big birthday party.
Another time, I'll show you some of the places we visited, but I gotta get back to work now.
Until next time...
Ah yes, isn't it amazing how you suddenly see things that need to be dealt with in and around your home when you have visitors coming???
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful opportunity you had with Cynthia! It sounds like so much fun. Maybe you should share your jambalaya recipe with us sometime .....
We did have fun and I wish she could have stayed longer with us, but she has a lot of people to see.
DeleteI will see what I can do about posting the jambalaya recipe.
How fun to have Ward's cousin visit from Gautemala! I always enjoy it when cousins visit. Plus birthdays to celebrate, as well! I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteNow we have to figure out how to get some cousins to visit who don't live so far away. :)
DeleteSounds like a great visit. Having a visitor is a good reason to clean. I briefly tried to learn portugeese after my nephew married a woman from Brazil. Their kids are growing up bilingual and I didn't want left out. I gave up though since I rarely see them and its a whole lot easier to learn another language if you have someone to converse with in that language routinely.
ReplyDeleteConstant exposure and practice is definitely the way to learn another language. And it works so much better if you learn it when you are young.
DeleteNothing like company to motivate us to clean up our act! I am sure it all looked great.
ReplyDeleteI am curious: how is it that Ward has a Guatemalan cousin? So interesting. My son and grandson went on a church mission there once and brought back the best coffee.
His mother was from Guatemala. She came to this country for college, married Ward's dad and stayed. However, all of the rest of her family is still in Guatemala. Ward traveled there often when he was growing up. I have visited a couple of times.
DeleteThat is so interesting. Guatemala seems like a beautiful place.
DeleteIt is very beautiful with mountains and lush greenery.
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