On May 30 our next door neighbor Eduardo Cabrera celebrated his 56th Birthday and inaugurated his newly finished house....
The festivities started with a Mass and house blessing.....
The priest was a warm, lovable person who really showed his love for God and the Mass, the Eucharist......
When the young musician forgot how one of the hymns went, the priest just took the guitar and played and sang that part....really neat!!
Everyone gathered in the family room where Eduardo had set up a table to be used as the altar.....when the Mass ended the priest took Holy Water and went from room to room over all the house sprinkling and praying ---- they'll be no demons in this house!!!
After Mass the party began....
Our host Eduardo sitting by the patio fountain....
Everyone loves to take pictures.......
A wonderful dinner......
Great conversations.....
Room for EVERYBODY!!
The beautiful living room.....
Cozy TV room.....
The well stocked bar.....
Big beautiful white kitchen..... and a formal dining room....
THE HOUSE ALSO HAS 4 BEDROOMS, 3 FULL BATHS, AND 2 "GUEST BATHS".....
And then the dancing began......
And they danced.......
Until 3:30 am...........
And I watched........
So happy to be part of this wonderful Cuencano family....
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One of the biggest celebrations in Cuenca is the 7 day long feast of Corpus Christi......
The Church was magnificant..........
The screen announces the coming of the relic of St. John Paul II from the 17 to the 20 of July, a drop of his blood relic.....
The feast of Corpus Christi is known for all the sweets ..... in commemoration of the "Sweet body of Christ" .....
One of the vendors outside the Church....
Religious goods sold every Sunday from several booths.....
Lunch at Don Colon where we met our neighbors....since we introduced them to this restaurant it has become a favorite Almuerzo place for them, as well as us....on Sunday after Mass...
And now back to the normal life here......
The ceiling in the dining room has been leaking from my bathroom for months......the plumber has torn up the tile and toilet and put in new pipes, three times, but the drips continued.....
I insisted that Jaime (our landlord) call Rene Calle to come investigate the problem and he determined that the water is coming from the shower.....they are now trying to decide the best way to solve the problem - perhaps putting in a big tub....
Rene (in blue) is a Cuencano who worked in the states for 30 years and KNOWS construction, the American way....he builds and repairs homes here now.....0997731068 if you want good work done or a beautiful new house built!!! And of course he speaks perfect English...
This is what the ceiling looks like now....it's an ugly mess....I'll be anxious to get it taken care of before Deborah and Cristina arrive the first week in July.....
