Alyssa and Robin in Spain: Here Comes the Sun, And I Say It's Alright :)

Did we mistakenly put a honeymoon picture from North Carolina on the blog? Nope! Just plain, gorgeous weather here in northern Spain. We were surprised too! It’s amazing what a little sun can do for one’s motivation and energy! On Friday, we managed to get everything done on our to-do list on our sunny ocean-view porch. After finishing our chores, our creative juices started flowing...

Homemade Household Orange Cleaner

Robin focusing on drawing an accurate U.S.A. map

Thankful! Thankful! Thankful!

A Lanzada Beach

Until this year, I had never escaped a brutal Wisconsin winter during spring break. It’s a weird feeling to sun-bathe on the beach during the first week of March. We’re not complaining, though. We went to the town of O’Grove about forty-minutes south of where we live. O’Grove really juts out into the ocean, so the open waters are great for surfing. There were lots of surfers taking advantage of the huge waves. Other than the surfers who were wearing wet-suits, Robin was the only one crazy enough to swim in the freezing ocean. Also, nearby the beach was a church with the exterior completely covered in shells! Cool beans! It doesn't come as a surprise since the town hosts one of the world's largest seafood festivals every October.

People are always asking us why we don’t bundle up like we live in Antarctica when it is almost 50 degrees out. This time they thought we were crazy to wear short sleeve-shirts and shorts when it was almost 70 degrees with sunny blue skies. We are constantly explaining to teachers and store cashiers that we are from Wisconsin where people will go out and wash their cars on the first 60-degree day of spring. The owner of the fruit store refers to us as “Wisconsin” now. Maybe this is aided by the fact that Robin brought three different t-shirts with Wisconsin written across the chest.

Views From Our Front Porch During These Beautiful Days

Lots of kayakers lately. We'll have to get out there soon!

Pictures from Carnaval at Alyssa’s School

We went to Vilaxoán to watch their Carnaval parade and indulge in traditional Carnaval sweets. We ate many homemade crepe(ish) types of dessert. Also, we loved the homemade sugar-dusted flowers! Basically, we ate a lot of fried dough! It's a good thing we gave up sweets for lent. The students are so creative and get really into their costumes. Even the teachers dress up. The funniest costume by far would probably be the religion teacher dressed as Bob Marley. This costume might only fly in California, Washington and Colorado. It is clear that American culture definitely plays a part in Carnaval costumes. Two entire classes of three and four year olds dressed as Vikings might be one of the cutest sights known to man!