"To lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth"
Thomas Wolfe

Monday, January 3, 2011

This New Year

2011 arrived with the usual noise that accompanies the holidays here in Uruguay; loads of fireworks. We fired off our share after a fairly smooth performance at the parrilla by yours truly. Standard operating procedure: chorizo, home made flat bread, melted provolone and pork ribs, yeah!
Our flat bread is like Pita, made on a pizza stone over the fire.
 The kids had two close friends over for the night. They are also brothers of around the same ages. They kept it lively until around 4:00 to the best of my recollection.
 Most of our group was away at the beach or in Punta del Este already, so it was just us, the kids and Amalia who held up nicely even at 88.
The real party crowd; Vincent, Santiago, Nicolas and Luca kept things interesting.

Our friend Virginia stopped over with her son later on, so there was yet another round of explosions. No one seemed to mind, the city was lit up and loud all night long.
Another year in the books. No complaints here.
Thanks for reading.