Monday, May 23, 2011

Only 5 days left.... Solo quedan 5 dias...


(jardin botanico)


Este sabado nos casamos! Al final decidimos hacer dos bodas, una aqui en Canada (el proximo sabado) y otra en un año mas o menos en España.
La boda de aqui ya esta toda casi preparada, las ultimas 3 semanas han sido un poco extresantes con tanto preparativo... y eso que solo sera una boda de 15 personas! solo la familia mas cercana de Warren. Me gustaria que la mia tambien estuviera presente... pero aun no han inventado un cañon supersonico humano que te dispare desde un lado del atlantico al otro... asi que nada.

La boda el sabado se celebrara en el jardin botanico del zoo, es muy bonito, y tiene el jardin de las mariposas al lado, asi que sacaremos unas cuantas fotos esperemos que impresionantes... Despues de la ceremonia (civil) hemos organizado una cena en la casa del padre de Warren, contratamos una cocinera que tendra todo listo para cuando lleguemos a la casa. El menu consta de: entrantes vieras envueltas en bacon con sirope de arce a la barbacoa, melon con jamon serrano, seguido de ensalada de espinacas con arandanos y queso de cabra, de plato principal sera salmon con algo mas que no me acuerdo y de postre creme brule. Sencillo pero sabroso! :)

Asi que despues del sabado sere Raquel Paré en Canada, la decision de cambiarme el apellido en este pais se debe a que sera mucho mas facil para conseguir mi residencia, aqui la mayoria de las mujeres siempre se cambian el apellido al casarse, y para mi por el hecho de ser española ya las cosas son complicadas y el cambio de apellido hara todo un poco mas sencillo... Pero en España sigo siendo de la Torre Suarez.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

We are busy! Estamos ocupados con mil cosas...

Hola!

Suento no haber actualizado mucho el blog desde qe hemos vuelto de nuestros dos meses de vagoneo. Pero entre encontrar un coche (que ya lo tenemos) y casa (que nos dan hoy las llaves) y volver a la rutina... no nos ha dado tiempo a nada.
El invierno aqui aun sige pegando fuerte... estamos entre los -15 y -25 grados.
Los ultimos dias hemos ido a unos cuantos partidos de hockey, uno de ellos se llama el Heritage classic, se celebro a la intemperie el pasado domingo, en el estadio de futbol. Nunca he pasado tanto frio en mi vida!durante el partido estabamos a menos -19, y duro algo mas de tres horas. Pero merecio la pena, Calgary Flames contra Montreal Canadians 4-0.
El otro partido fue ayer, Calgary contra Boston, el resultado no fue tan bueno... pero no hacia tanto frio y estabamos sentados en primera linea de fuego.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Monday, January 10, 2011

Las Canarias










Beautiful Lanzarote. A week was definitely not enough.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Feliz Navidad







Merry Christmas to everybody at home. I hope you all are having a fantastic holiday.

It never really felt like christmas for me without the snow and cold days, but I did celebrate... a lot. Raquel's family is all about the family meals, so we had a dinner at grandma's house on christmas eve with the entire family at about 10:00 to 12:00 (two hours of eating), followed by visiting and a secret santa gift giving. The next day, a lunch, which was four plates large, not including dessert, at around 2pm. In this short period of time I probably ate enough food to feed a small army. The next day my stomach was not feeling too good, so I stayed off 'the food' for a while. The next family meal is on the first of January and, to be honest, I am a little scared.

I erected and decorated the grand awesome 1.5 meter artificial christmas tree at the home of Raquel's parents. We put it on top of an old 0.5m water filter, so it does look somewhat substantial. Raquel and I, along with a guy from Senegal, dressed ourselves like the three kings for the students of Raquel's mother. Because over here, thats who brings the gifts to the children... not santa. So we dressed up, I read a speech in front of them all (in spanish), we asked them what they wanted for christmas and took their letters. The day of the three kings is not until the 6th of January. This is the day of the year that all the Spanish children look forward to.

After christmas, Raquel and I took the car for a day and drove to a couple different parts of the northern coast of Galicia. Check out the pictures and tell us what you think. Next week we will be in the Canary Islands, enjoying sun, sand, and all the benefits of all inclusive...

Enjoy your new years celebrations and have a drink or two for us... or a grape.

We miss you..
Warren and Raquel

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Vamos a la Playa






Well, we have had a few days of really nice weather, so we spent our time in Redes, a very small village where Raquel's family has a house. It is about 20 steps from the beach and has really nice views of the bay (Ria de Betanzos). The winter here feels like the summers back home, but I have been told that this is not normal for this time of year. I guess we are lucky. We spent our time visiting different beaches along the north coast of Spain, stopping at restaurants along the way to have a coffee or beer, or playing a bit of frisbee. I have been having a few cravings for the food over here, so we had to satisfy those...of couse:

Pulpo (octopus),
Tortilla (Spanish omelette),
Paella (Rice dish with many other things),
El Cafe,
Mariscos (seafood),
Queso de tetilla (cheese),
Empanada (Ask Matt),
Cervezas (Muchas),
Vino (Mucho),
Churros (no translation).

I know I have a lot of cravings, but most of these things we don't have in Canada. I will probably be a little heavier when I get back, or maybe not because the tapa's are very small here.

In the coming weeks we plan to visit more of Raquel's family in a city called Vigo. It is a bit closer to Portugal, but still on the coast. It's supposed to be a good place for surfing and windsurfing, so I hope the water is not too cold.

Take it easy,
Warren