Last night Marianne (the Croissant as I like to call her but with all affection) invited us to her new flat for cava and snacks. We were going to come back to our flat afterwards so Gian could cook stroganoff for dinner but he ended up bringing all the ingredients over and we had it at her place. It's a very nice flat with better heating than ours and very cosy looking, but smaller. (Photo: Alexis and Mel, the posers)
The Croissant also opened a bottle of wine her family made, which had Christmas spices in it, like cinnamon and cloves. It tasted like a Christmas pudding- very delectable. Gian also made caipirinha and we were all made to drink too much. Poor Mel felt so seedy today. But we had a great time. The stroganoff was great. I somehow managed to eat two plates of it and was so full Mel had to roll me home. (Photo: Mel, me, Marianne and Gian on couch)
Today Javi's mum invited us over for lunch and she cooked absolutely delicious dishes- one of them, her own invention, was chicken, ham, cheese and something else sauteed on a toothpick. She's the loveliest woman imaginable, so adorable and friendly and cheery. After lunch (I probably look glazed in the photos because I ate so much I could barely move) we all sat around the fire and played a spanish board game called Parchi and I won, ha ha. Javi's mum played with us as well. She's so cool. She teaches little kids in a church nearby, for communion or something and gave us a tour of the church. It's very small and ancient, from 1521 but in good condition and neat and lovely. (Photo: lunch- Em, Mel, Javier's mum and me)
Before lunch, she suggested that since it was so cold in the room, we should go upstairs and put on dressing gowns to keep warm. It was a bit incongruous because we had such great food, and elegant table settings and we looked like geriatrics, shuffling around in our bathrobes. Javi especially looked like Hugh Hefner, with a quilted dressing gown and a sleazy look in his eye.
(Photos: me and Mel; Em and Javi)
Last night Marianne (the Croissant as I like to call her but with all affection) invited us to her new flat for cava and snacks. We were going to come back to our flat afterwards so Gian could cook stroganoff for dinner but he ended up bringing all the ingredients over and we had it at her place. It's a very nice flat with better heating than ours and very cosy looking, but smaller. (Photo: Alexis and Mel, the posers)
The Croissant also opened a bottle of wine her family made, which had Christmas spices in it, like cinnamon and cloves. It tasted like a Christmas pudding- very delectable. Gian also made caipirinha and we were all made to drink too much. Poor Mel felt so seedy today. But we had a great time. The stroganoff was great. I somehow managed to eat two plates of it and was so full Mel had to roll me home. (Photo: Mel, me, Marianne and Gian on couch)
Today Javi's mum invited us over for lunch and she cooked absolutely delicious dishes- one of them, her own invention, was chicken, ham, cheese and something else sauteed on a toothpick. She's the loveliest woman imaginable, so adorable and friendly and cheery. After lunch (I probably look glazed in the photos because I ate so much I could barely move) we all sat around the fire and played a spanish board game called Parchi and I won, ha ha. Javi's mum played with us as well. She's so cool. She teaches little kids in a church nearby, for communion or something and gave us a tour of the church. It's very small and ancient, from 1521 but in good condition and neat and lovely. (Photo: lunch- Em, Mel, Javier's mum and me)
Before lunch, she suggested that since it was so cold in the room, we should go upstairs and put on dressing gowns to keep warm. It was a bit incongruous because we had such great food, and elegant table settings and we looked like geriatrics, shuffling around in our bathrobes. Javi especially looked like Hugh Hefner, with a quilted dressing gown and a sleazy look in his eye.
(Photos: me and Mel; Em and Javi)
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