Cinco de Mayo

Hola hola

Many of us have heard rumors that Cinco de Mayo is not widely celebrated in Mexico, I am here to officially tell you, everything is celebrated in Mexico. Granted not to the drunken debauchery that we see so common in the States, but there was still some drinking to be had....

I started by going to the local championship futbol game, La Manzanilla versus Barra de Navidad. It was a big deal since La Manzanilla´s team doesn´t typically make it very far, or so I have heard. The crowd was enthusiastic, and as long as I could keep the beer guy somewhat near, so was I. Imagine a young kid walking around with buckets of beer, and plates of limes...a bit of a dream come true. But even though the game was a close one, Barra was the winner.

Afterwards we heard that a pig roast was happening in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, but we were unable to find it so we went back to my friend´s Mary and Dennis´s restaurant and cooked all the left over food...from shrimp, to steaks, to fish, to rice and potatoes and salad. I had so much fun donning the apron and going to work in an official kitchen as Dennis kept my wine glass filled. After filling our tummies, we headed to the Jardin for the nightly entertainment of loud musica. Have I mentioned before how everything is much louder in Mexico, and how Mexicans LOVE their music albeit the men don´t dance much. So myself with a couple other local ladies proceeded to entertain ourselves with dancing with all the small kids. Many laughs were had, and the kids, as always put a smile on my face. They were having just as much fun as we were!

But now the holiday is over. And I am resting my weary body until the next one, Mother´s Day which in Mexico is celebrated this Thursday. I´ve heard that the festivities begin with a lunch and end with a huge dance. Even though I am not a Mother, I have been invited to attend. It should be another fun filled day...

Until the next time,
Heidi and Maddie moo too.