The big exciting thing coming up, has been the wedding of one of Maria’s aunts ( who I believe is about 5 years younger than Maria.) The big day was Saturday and my friend Tom, (of penpal fame, who has come back to GTO for a visit,) and I went to it.
We took a city bus out to Yerba Buena, a community on the way out of town, and after asking directions a few times and, of course walking quite a ways, we found the church. Once we were there, we waited for a while - of course.
It was a long mass with lots of sitting down and standing up. We were standing in the back, so we could relax.
I kept trying to focus on what the pastor said, but soon realized even if it was in English, I probably didn’t have the attention span to follow along, so I spent most of my time looking at cute babies, trying not to eat their pudgie little hands.
After the ceremony we squeezed onto a bus that they had hired to take people from the wedding to the reception at El Rancho, (the home of Maria and her family).
Once everyone was there, we sat under tents and tarps, listening to live musicians ( a guitar and a bongo player,) sing love songs.
And waited for the fellows to cook this wheelbarrel full of meat.
It was served with mole, rice and tortillas and mmmm, was it good.
It had been a very hot day, but the wind began to blow and it started to cool down. It was quite wonderful.
We decided to go before the cake, and the dancing. I don’t think anyone missed us.
