Once Upon a Time in Mexico

July 4, 2008

Much to our surprise and delight, Adam and I are spending the fourth of July in Mexico - an appropriate statement of the the level of our patriotism at the moment. Last week in San Jose we met up with Erin Dunigan who is a Princeton grad who was writing for the Presbyterian Outlook, which Adam was blogging for. We had fun hanging out and in the course of conversation, she mentioned she had a house in Mexico where she was spending the fourth of July. We expressed the amazement we always feel when we know someone who owns a house, with some added admiration that this particular abode was in Mexico. A few days later, after some annoying job hunting, Erin emailed to ask if we wanted to come down to Mexico for the weekend.

This offer commenced multiple hours of conversation in our marriage that took the general form of my whining about how much I wanted to go to Mexico and Adam anxiously pointing out all the obstacles in our way (like his job interview and my lack of a current passport). Needless to say, my whining was more powerful that Adam’s worrying and here we are (apparently you can get in and out of Mexico with a birth certificate and license as long as you’re driving). While it did take a bit of running around (including a vet visit so Sadie could come too), I believe we are both very glad we put in the effort because Mexico is delightful.

Last night we had dinner in a restaurant overlooking the ocean. This morning we slept in, went for a walk on the beach, hung out, went to eat cheap tacos, hung out some more, took some naps, made dinner, and played Monopoly. It has all been very relaxing and unexpected - and even better, Adam got a job at the Apple store and I got a second interview with Kaplan.

We have to head back Saturday so we can work on Sunday, but for tomorrow, we will sit on Erin’s porch, eat scrumptious food, and watch the ocean while we remember that there are good things about living in California (like being able to drive to Mexico).

Posted in life, marriage by Sarah