What a crazy couple of weeks! The last month and a half has been full of lots of friends, fun, and new experiences. I've wanted to update several time, and though I have lots of free time, there's always something that needs to be done so I never make it to actually posting. Here's a few of the highlights from the last several weeks.
The weekend of June 9th there was a huge culture festival in our valley. I say huge...huge for here at least. Our town is pretty small and really doesn't see much tourism, so even having a few tourists here to learn about our town's history is a big deal. There were several events put on to showcase culture. Thursday night there was a big production at the stadium where girls all wearing the national print (a beautiful pattern called 'atlas') sang and danced traditional dances. It was packed, so Mac played the guest card to get us in. Sometimes being American goes a long way. Saturday morning down at the lake there were tons of booths set up selling handmade products. There were so many sweet ladies we met and beautiful crafts to buy. They dressed Taylor and I up like new brides and got a kick out of doing the 'thumbs up' for pictures.
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| Taylor was right at home with the musicians. Note: they ask you to take their picture yet refuse to smile. |
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| We finally got them to smile! Dressed up like a new bride. |
The next week, Vanessa's sister came for a visit. We threw her a party and invited some local friends to come meet her. The goal of setting the table is having little to no empty space...I think we did a pretty good job. For once we got to be the ones saying, "take, take!" to the guests:)
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| Our party spread...for 12 people |
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| Vanessa and her sister |
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| Elli and I loving a sweet baby |
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| Tahmina (Taylor) and I finally got an excuse to wear our fancy dresses | |
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