Incredible Friends! (5/6)

Our friends Andres and Priscilla invited us and others to their house for an "asada" (barbecue). There were others there as well, people Deb works with and their spouses. (Andres used to work at ADS, but has moved on.) It was a real test of my ability to understand and speak Castellano (the preferred name for the "Spanish" language here). Sometimes, people slowed down to accommadate or repeated themselves, but I had to have my brain in gear or I couldn't participate. I did manage to add a bit to the din, but was happy playing with Benjamin when my brain needed a rest.

But the best part was after lunch and a few hours of chatter, the others went home and Deb and I remained. We washed dishes, our car, played music, made dinner, put Benjamin to bed, and stayed until 11PM. In a very real way Andres and Priscilla have made their house ours as well. But, this friendship isn't free. They know my intensions to make a chocolate/manjar cake. I am suppose to prepare said cake for Saturday, May 20 because they are coming over to judge it. I hope I can put my cake where my mouth is.