Last week in B.A. It goes so fast. Last minute visiting has taking all week. On Monday, nothing happened. I still had some people I wanted to see but were supposed to call me, so I was in the waiting game. Monday afternoon, a friend of my mother, a muslim lady called Fatima, came over for tea. She is a nice lady, just can't agree with her beliefs. Can't understand why my mother has to hang out with her. At least she is not trying to convert anybody.
Tuesday morning I met Marcelo at a confiteria (cafe/lunch place)a few blocks from my mom's house. Marcelo used to live across the street from my mother's, but we actually met at college. It was one of those funny things. You live next door but you have to go someplace else to meet. We were friends all through college, used to hunt used books together -we were studying spanish grammar and literature, and latin and greek. We watched so many strange cult movies together. We had a great time. He is now married and has three children, and continues teaching. We haven't seen each other in 15 years.
I passed by my grandmother's apartment while my mother took the kids to play soccer at the park. My grandmother and I had some time alone for a change. She is very forgetful and is wondering how much longer she has to live, but other than that she is in pretty good shape.
After that my mom took us to Martinez to a huge McDonalds with an enormous playground. The kids loved it. I met again my ex boss, this time with his wife, little daughter and his grown up son Guido. We talked about all kinds of things and enjoyed each other's company.
Wednesday we had lunch at Eneida's house, a friend of my mom. We had empanadas and ice cream. It was a beautiful day, very sunny.
I've been trying to figure out what to bring back as a souvenir. I really didn't want to go downtown by myself to shop, so I had to make do with what was available around my mom's neighborhood. Prices are crazy, and there is no buying in bulk, so I tried to be conservative.
Some neighbor friends Juan and Nico came to play with Blake and Brett. They had fun but they were acting up some. After a while they all went to their house to eat dinner. A few minutes of peace!
Thursday my friend Laura that lives around the corner came over, and we walked around the neighborhood - we actually have sidewalks - talking for over an hour. Then my kids went to her house to play the playstation with her kids and have lunch while I had lunch with my mom, grandmother and a friend of my mother Eduardo. Eduardo is a great storyteller and we had a lively lunch.
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