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Hey! I miss my friends so much! But hey, I have made a few friends here and this weekend showed me I can count on them. Of course everyone at work wanted to take me out on Friday, but I took the night off to think about things. Sol, my Argentine friend from the hotel, was so great this weekend. We went out on Saturday to see the downtown of Mexico, it is very pretty. Little, winy roads. Tall, antique-looking lights and light-poles. People dressed in Indian costumes and people dressed in Halloween costumes. The day of the dead is a big day here in Mexico and people go to their relatives' graves to say "hi" I guess and offer offerings (sorry about the redundancy). I am so thankful for knowing Jesus is right here listening to me and I don't have to go through anyone to get to Him. His promises have been close to my heart this weekend. Praises to the only one who can sustain me! We also went to the Cathedral, I am not sure about its name. It was very pretty and it had gold everywhere. I started thinking about the gold and whether it was wasteful. Then I remember the passage that talks about the lady pouring the expensive perfume on Jesus and everyone freaking out because of the waste. Jesus didn't think so. So, I wonder if He sees the gold in the church the same way. Maybe He will let me know.

So, today I went to church and it was nice to be surrounded by believers. Oh how I miss having fellowship with people everyday - I miss my Cooper girls. But after church and a yummy, spicy, Mexican dish with Bob -Lyndsay's dad, I took a cab home and met Sol to go to the movies. We walked around, had yummy cookie dough ice-cream, talked, laughed, and went to see a Mexican movie called Arrancame la Vida. It was okay, kind of crazy actually! So now I am off to bed while I look at some catalogs for work, and write some on my new journal. I finished my last one. A good sign - new journal - new life :)

In addition to that, my grandma had surgery this weekend. She came out okay, lost a lot of blood in the process and will be in bed-rest for about 4 weeks. After that, she will be in a wheelchair. Painful for her since she loves doing everything on her own. No more french fries for me, I guess. She will be staying in my house I think, which is great considering I am going home soon.

I leave this blog with a thought... Hope is based on Christ's character and not circumstances. I can't wait to hear from you friends. T. Tere. Teresita. Me. TJM. Teresita Julia Mariani Albrisi.

Here are some pics from today... with my new friend, haircut, and earrings :)