The Torres' In Honduras: Party all the Time!

US at Jose's Company Christmas Party

I know what you're all thinking - that I am totally the worst Blogger EVER! I'll admit it - I am, but if you knew how busy my social calendar was you just might understand! I've been a little busy since the last time I wrote - you would just not believe how much partying goes on around here! I'm a little worn out! Of course it's Christmas time here now (about to start the New Years festivities too), and here the Hondurans all celebrate on the 24th. Folks typically gather in their respective homes for the evening (with extended families) to celebrate with gifts, food and FIREWORKS at midnight! Seems like all month long there have been fireworks. We are fortunate enough to be included in the family gatherings of one of the big families here - they have truly taken us all in and made us theirs, inviting us to just about everything they do - we love it and love all of them! Last night we attended a party for a friend that had just completed Law School and was getting "sworn in"- it was a great time and a very beautiful ceremony. She had great food, great music, and even a Tequila Fountain!. On Christmas Day we had some soldiers over for dinner and then spent the evening in another friend's home for food and drinks, I already mentioned Christmas Eve, then Christmas Eve Eve, a quiet afternoon at our house ended in a late evening with 20 or so of our closest friends, before that we had Jose's company party and then there was Halloween and a big party in the neighborhood. Leading up to the Halloween event there was a weekly "movie night" at different homes where a children's movie was projected on the wall outside and then after the movie the adults sang Karaoke until the wee hours of the morning. The idea of the movie night was too charge a small admission and sell concessions (including beer) to make money for the Halloween event. The day after Halloween there was a "Power Outage Picnic" where the whole neighborhood gathered on the soccer field with BBQ grills and coolers since no one had power for the day. We've also celebrated both Jordan's and Everett's birthdays this fall. These kids birthday parties are just as much for the kids as the adults and they can last from 2 in the afternoon until the late hours of the night! We've also attended many other birthday celebrations for friends, and the neighbor kids - we've even sung along with live Mariachi bands and have learned to like Tequila- ALOT (well not really).... We've also managed to take a trip to North Carolina to see Jose's family for Thanksgiving. We had a great time - Boys did indoor Sky Diving, and we even had a visit from our good friends John and Jolie Woods. We traded stories and talked about what a lousy blogger I am. John wanted to know why I didn't BLOG more about some of my experiences - such as getting rear ended by a BULL (it's true - I did. He even put a big hole in the back of my car). So among my New Year's Resolutions - I promise to try and be a better BLOGGER and to BLOG about the things you really want to hear about!!