Monday, July 28, 2008

Photos anyone?

First, let me say that Crissy is redesigning my blog for me, and it is looking SWEET! I know you'll love her work, and so you'll patiently wait with me as she works her magic for us. Thanks friend!

I've been thinking about things you might like to see... some of these are to make you giggle like I do; others are just to entice your trip-planning. Either way, enjoy these tidbits of our Spanish life.


Our grill's a beer guzzler. No, seriously it takes butano, instead of propano. No, seriously... it does!

Look how long her hair is!?! She adores this pink sweatshirt and asks us to "ix it"(fix it, meaning put it on her) anytime she finds it.

My Sohl boyz painting our Sohl son's room. He asked that his room be blue and brown and black. We gave him two of the three... so it's mostly blue, and we're painting a brown stripe up top. He's got black accent pillows, so that counts, right?!?

My Sohl son... thought he was painting the outlet in this one! He's working on his technique.

He's telling you it's a bridge to Africa with doctors and lions and trees. He is obsessed with Africa right now, and asks all the time if he can go. Of course we're taking him, since we're so close... we just don't know when or where. Any ideas where?

Our backyard. We're still working on the grass.

Our new patio set. The patio is like 13' wide by 23' long, so the table looks tiny on it. Which is ridiculous because it seats six people, and extends to seat 8.

Our view. Every time I'm outside I tell my Sohlmate, "GOSH, it's beautiful here."

A close up of what we can see of Rota.

What we can see of Cadiz. It's usually hazy, so we can't see much from our vantage point, but from other areas, one can see a lot!

My sweet ride. It even has a euro-plate. Oh yeah.

My new fav drink. Mmmm... I love this lemony goodness.

The belly photo. I do not like this.

See, I told you, I don't like this.

But HE does. Oh, and check out our persiana shades. They block out the sun at anytime of the day. They so rock. And roll! LOL!

A plaza in Jerez. There were kids here chasing the pigeons.

Street in Jerez. Just outside a castle too big for me to photograph today... maybe next time.


My little Sohl Gal in one of her new outfits.

Some of the CUTEST food I've ever seen. I think it's marzipan, but I don't know how to say marzipan in Spanish, so I didn't ask.

My Sohl son cashed out on our bed. It was a long day a school today. He looks like his dad, talks like his dad, and sleeps like his dad, too. Awww.


Wednesday, July 23, 2008

My new cam...

I have seemingly misplaced my camera, so my loving Sohlmate bought me this one. Gotta love a man who likes to buy his sweetie electronics. Since I got it just today, I've yet to try it out. However, you can expect new pictures of the house, the views, and the kids in the next few days. Let me know what other things you'd like to see of Espana. Oh, and if you know the super secret codes to make special characters (like those I'd need to make the n with the tilde over it), please let me know. I hate that all my stuff says Espana and not... well.. you know.


Prayers, please!

Hola!

So I'm going to make this short and sweet! I need some prayers for my Corpus peeps. They're prepping for hurricane Dolly, which as of this post was to head just south. Pray for the people of that area, for their safety and health. If you're in Corpus, be safe my friends, and let me know what's up. The static weather images make me more anxious. I'm watching you!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Pictures!

And now, the moment you've been waiting for... pictures!!


Fountain in Cadiz. They really, really like fountains here.

Churros y chocolate. MMMM... no sugar on these, though many people say that they're better with it. The chocolate is sooo thick and rich, I can't imagine adding more sugar.

C-dawg enjoyed them.

K-Oed. And, yes, we thought he was smoking, too.

Waiting for the train. Andres and Carter were as patient as you could expect them to be.



It arrives!



Watching for our stop.



Waiting for our stop.



Checking the monitor. ARE we THERE??

THE TRAIN STATION!

What more can I say?!?


The tasty chicken, cream cheese, and pineapple croissant, with olive oil chips, and the tiniest fork I've ever used.



The merry-go-round. More like the crazies-go-round.

Cathedral Nueva, circa 1700's, in Cadiz.

Former Cadiz city battlement wall. Now it's a tunnel.


Street in Cadiz.


Sandwich shop I've mentioned before. This particular one has a great view.



Hills of Jerez.





View from Puerto Sherry.



Cadiz coastline, and the coolest power pole I've seen. Ever.



Cadiz.



Cadiz.





Government building on the plaza in Medina Sidonia. Tasty pastries made here since Moorish times. So a while then.



The fam. Bit brisk this day...



My Sohl son's new ride.



Showin' his skillz.



Rota views.





Our hotel room in Marbella.



The pools, viewed from our balcony in Marbella.



Rock of Gibraltar.



This picture doesn't truly show the degree of narrow-ness of the streets of Medina Sidonia.



View from a hillside in Medina Sidonia.





The city hall, which is inside an old chapel, which used to be a castle... in the 1500's I think.



Gorgeous Spanish balcony.



David's meal. Nice presentation, right?!?



My mushroom crepe. Muy delicioso!



A view in Rota.



The cold section at Mercadona, a Spanish grocery store, during the trucking strike. YIKES!



The emptied fruit section.



An example of a Feria dress. These are bright, festive dresses with lots of "flair."

My new Spanish shoes.