- baby illness!
+ great medical service for $30
+ CARNITAS
+ tortillas. so good
+ shrimp cocktail
+ tamales
+ churros
+ other pan dulce
- rain, rain, rain
- no dryer/no sun to dry clothes
+quality time with family
+ no schedule! nowhere to be, nothing to do
+ corundas
+ salsa, avocados, produce in general
+ big fancy house in the middle of town that feels far from the city
+ courtyards and seamless inside/outside living
+ tile floors
+ familiar sights
+ lots of beer
+ husband and baby getting to know my bro and dad and vice versa
- having to listen for the cowbell for the garbage guys and apparently missing it or maybe they just didn’t show up? not actually that bad though.
- the gas guys who play their theme song on a loudspeaker early in the morning when they come by to sell gas
+ the rain giving us even more excuses to laze about eating and drinking
- noisy machinery like the water heater, etc.
+ dad giving me new books to read pretty much daily. Right now I’m loving House by Witold Rybczynski and I can think of several of my acquaintance who would also like it.
+/- such good internet access….
