Erin had a great birthday. She wanted two things for her birthday. One is that she get to make her own cake. A cheesecake. It was really good. So the day before the birthday, she made a beautiful white chocolate cheesecake topped with strawberries.
The second thing she wanted to do, was to play golf. There is a course ten minutes from us that is right on the ocean. We had researched the price of it and found out that there is a discount for residents and for twilight. So we headed out to play. It was a beautiful day...but we had to wait until 12:30pm for the good rate. Then the weather turned. It wasn't supposed to rain, but it did. But Erin wanted to continue to play, so we did. The above picture is me playing a chip shot while it rained cold, big, sideways drops. We got drenched. And quick. But then the sun came out and we were able to finish the last few holes.
The course was beautiful and full of wild life. We loved it. It is strange to be "missionaries" in a place where there are amenities such as golf on the ocean. But it was nice for us to get a chance to take a day to be together doing something that we both really love.
The last picture is of our new patio. When Erin and I came on our trip to Mexico to determine if we wanted to live down here, our group poured the cement for this slab that is right next to our apartment on the third floor. The pastor has plans to make either a classroom or some bathrooms up in this spot. However, right now, it is used to hold scraps of bricks, lumber and rebar. We asked if we could clear out a spot to use for our patio. Erin has wanted to plant a garden for a long time. We finally were able to muster up the courage to take a few steps toward this. We planted some carrots, and spinach, and something else with seeds and then filled two pots with seeds that should turn into flowers. We will keep you posted on the "garden."
Since my parents now own a landscaping and garden center, it is fitting for us to keep up the trend down here in Mexico. Plus, we are hoping to make our own food.
On a side note, today we went to the fruit market for supplies for homemade salsa, and then had lunch on our patio. Tonight we get to go to a Quinceanera of our friend Gladis, who lives at the orphanage and is one of the girls that went with us on the mission trip to Sinaloa. We are excited for this one.
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