First of all, let me just apologize to those who religiously check this blog everyday for updates, Mom and Margie, I am soooo sorry that I haven't posted in a while, there's really no excuse. However, I will now be trying to give you my best ones...
What can I say? We are settled. Things are going according to plan. The team is living life in Madrid, regularly meeting with Spaniards they have befriended. Relationships are growing and the girls and I are in a routine. Its good.
Last week, or maybe longer now, we took the team, our family, and extended family (Ryan's side) to see El Escorial in San Lorenzo. The MASSIVE palace/monastery/school/cathedral that Philip II had built in response to the Reformation. Just about ALL of the great "christian" rulers of Spain are buried here and the history of this nation continues to fascinate me.
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| ready to see a BIG palace. |
It was beautiful and daunting and mammoth.
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| ryan wins the photography prize! |
We had a great time having family here! It is such a blessing to be able to show them what we are doing here and why, to give them a glimpse of Spain, and all its mystery....and of course the extra hands with the kids, the free meals, and the familiar faces ain't so bad either...
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| this beauty putting the gardens at El Escorial to shame... |
We were able to take the Moores to the main royal palace as well, in Madrid. In case you didn't know all you need to know about Europe is that its a lot of churches and a lot of castles....
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| sisters lovin the Royal Palace in Madrid |
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| You ain't gettin by me! |
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| Little V just enjoying some palace time |
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| because if you are going to build a palace you are going to need a church to go with it. |
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| Royal Place, bigger than Versailles....take that France! |
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| Wine and wine and wine... |
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| brothers gotta hug...in front of centuries old cathedrals |
So not much for excuses, Ill try to be more regular these last three weeks....WHAT!!!??? THREE WEEKS LEFT...no way? yes way...we are almost home, to the land of bacon and breakfast....
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