Comet McNaught
Is it here yet???
Looking….
Breathtaking
Weekend Update
I’ve been having a great weekend. It started off on Friday, with my friends Jaime, Rikki, Marlene and Joanna coming over for an afternoon of mahjong and pisco sours. Friday night Steve and I went to a birthday party that was hat themed. Saturday, we went grocery shopping relaxed at home and caught up on some movies. Today, Steve’s busy working, so I’ve been cooking and cleaning. Just finished up a batch of lemon scented blueberry muffins- the house smells devine. Hope you all had a great weekend as well!
Picture of us from party- Steve looks thrilled to be wearing a hat!!!
DELISH!
Music and Art Show
On Thursday, my friend Karen and I went exploring downtown. We searched for this awesome street vendor bread, then headed on to a guitar and art show. The art show consisted of local artists selling their paintings for 5-20 mil ($10-40). I found this great little painting that I though Steve would like.
We then listened to 2 guitarists plays. They did a very good job playing classical guitar, though the second one outshone the first. We had a great time walking around La Serena. I would post a picture of the 2 of us, but Karen is nice and petite, and the picture makes me look like a GIANT, so I decided to forget it. Maybe next time…
Steve and I have been on a pretzel making kick. We’ve made them for 2 parties recently. Thought i’d share the recipe we’ve been using. They are surprisingly easy to make and everyone says that they are the best pretzels. Enjoy!
Beer, 007 and Chinese. What more can you ask for?
Yesterday, we finally joined the ranks of Daniel Craig as James Bond fans. I would go as far to say that he is my favorite James Bond ever, with Sean Connery in a close second. I really enjoyed the movie, from all aspects. I liked the toughness and edge that Daniel Craig brought to the movie, the only thing I missed was Q, though I feel in past Bond movies the gadgets became INSANE!! We went with our friends Rob and Joanna, and before hand we ventured to Schopdog, which is a chain restaurant here in Chile, for the ever popular Rocket…
After the movie we headed down to the little chinese restaurant on the beach, and ended up joining up with our friends Chris and Rikki. We had a wonderful meal and a great day overall. NO big plans for this weekend, hopefully we’ll head down to the beach. Hope all is well with you, and since I never posted a new year’s post, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Today…
I went to Caleta Los Hornos with Joanna and her parents, and had a great lunch amidst a breathtaking view. For lunch I had empanadas de queso y jaiba (cheese and crab), then for the meal- had fish and a salad- all for the bargain price of $5. I then came home and made Steve’s Grandma’s sugar cookie recipe. I was invited to play group for cookie cutting and decorating. Had a great time with the kids and the parents and we made some great cookies. Unfortunately, we ran out of time to decorate them all, so now Steve and I have to decorate our cookies, then luckily, we get to EAT THEM ALL!!!!
Merry Christmas
I just wanted to wish everyone a merry christmas. Since Steve is up observing, it was just Leyna and I for christmas today. We slept in, had a leisurely morning, talked to my fam, then went for a nice xmas hike. I had plenty of offers to spend xmas with friends, but I decided to just stay home. We also watched some xmas movies ate some xmas cookies, and listened to xmas music. Though it was a beautiful day in the upper 70’s it was hard to believe it’s christmas. I miss the cold and the snow but tomorrow, I’m sure i’ll be glad it’s summer and sunny, and will probably go to the beach. Here are 2 pics from our xmas hike…
I also wanted to wish Terry (my father in law) a very happy birthday! Hopefully we’ll get to celebrate it together next year!!!!!
Merry Christmas Eve
Sorry I haven’t been blogging lately, it’s been crazy around here. Steve is getting ready to go back up on the mountain again and I’ve been busy getting ready for Christmas. On Thursday, Joanna and I attempted to make gingerbread houses. I had envisioned this wonderful house and this is what it came out to be:
Joanna’s, of course, looked much better than mine, but what do you expect from an artist.
Tonight, Steve is going up to the mountain to observe for three nights and I’m going to my friend’s house for a nice Christmas Eve dinner. I’m busy now making cookies to bring.
Today on Steve’s Wild Kingdom…
I present to you the Viscacha. The Viscacha is a rodent that is part of the chinchilla family native the Andes. It resembles a large rabbit with a long squirrel-like tail. We often see them in the mornings on our drive back from the telescope to the dorm. This morning I actually managed to grab a picture of one. The Sun hasn’t quite risen yet and the viscacha wouldn’t let me get very close so the picture isn’t the greatest. Shortly after taking this picture, the viscacha bounded up the rocks and further away. It is quite odd to see what looks like a rabbit scrambling up a rocky mountainside.
That wasn’t the only wildlife I managed to see today either…
