Halloween in Mexico

For any readers who don't know, I moved to Mexico (city and country) for reasons of the heart, adventure of the soul, and a job. You may have been wondering how any of this could work. It is working out very nicely, except my feet and legs hurt from all the darned walking.

I arrived at Benito Juarez International Airport on the 29th of October, late in the evening. After a five-hour flight of nonstop meows and yowls from my ineffectively tranquilized cat, Bootsie. In the airport, I collected my four very heavy suitcases, two carry-ons and cat and started off to customs. I was diverted to the Dept. of Agriculture for Bootsie's official welcome in Mexico. Although her papers were in good order, the man spoke no English and kept hinting that things could be faster if I paid him. I was glad I speak almost no Spanish-so playing dumb was very easy to do. He finally gave up and gave me my papers. Bootsie was now welcome in her new home.

I wrestled with the oversized and weight bags. The luggage cart kept shifting and poor Boots tumbled from the top onto the floor. She is fine... but man, was she mad. My love was waiting outside the security doors, video-taping my arrival. He makes this my home. We taxied to his mother's house where we were lovingly accosted by his mom, sister, and brother-oh, and dog.

Bootsie and I have settled in fine, She has really taken to Jaime and loves sleeping with us.

October 30th we went to the local Bodega and bought provisions for cat and for comida (lunch)

which I would be cooking in the kitchen of, and under the watchful eyes of) Juana, Jaime's mom. The bodega is actually part of Wal-Mart. Before shopping, we ate at VIPS, a very nice diner (owned by Wal-Mart). I could find few ingredients which I was used to cooking, so I did my best. It was okay... we will go to a better store for better spices soon.

While I cooked in front of the whole family, Jaime called apartments listed in the classifieds. No one wants Bootsie.... then there was one. A woman with an apartment not far from the US Embassy takes cats! We went to see it and were really pleased with the location, configuration, and size of the apartment. It is so clean and bright with many windows. Unfortunately, the bathroom is small and tiled in mustard tiles with blue fixtures-ick. So, we are hoping and praying that the lady will take us. Today we will go to meet with her.

Halloween decorations are awesome here! And dead loved ones are remembered and included in fun ways like sugar skulls and a partying, female grim reaper! Woo Hoo! Folks decorate and Trick-or-Treat. I am so glad I can still have such a fun holiday! We went to a bear event-it was not as friendly as back home... but there was a really hot dancer there. We just stood and stared for a while... then wiped the drool from our chins and hung out till 2:45 am. then had a scary cab race home.

November First. Chilly weather here, but I feel warm at heart. Gotta go see the apartment again, and the owner of it. Time for prayers. God is good and so is the apartment. I send out to the universe that I am ready and willing to gratefully accept all good things into my life.

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