A beautiful day in Antigua!

Today was another beautiful day. We got up and were ready to head out for a walk this morning by 8:00. We called to see if our friends, Sara and Coco wanted to go with us. They already had plans, so we headed out alone to explore. First, we stopped at one of the premier local coffee shops that Moses and I found on a previous trip. We got a coffee, hot of course (they don't have iced coffee around here). We then walked across town to the far West side.... the area to the West is very busy and full of people. This is also where the Mercado is located. They have fruit and vegetable markets, flower markets, artisan markets, and pretty much anything else you could possibly want or need! We walked around the markets and bought some stuff, then moved on to the Parque Central. We met up with our new Mayan friend, Ligda. She sells different items to tourists in the park... we met her the first day we were there, and she is VERY friendly. She introduced me to some of her friends, and we just sat in the park and visited for a while. She's going to look into having some special items made for me with the local embroidery methods. If the rain holds off tomorrow, we'll walk into town again and find out if she can make the items for us.

After the Park, we walked home (I walked, Lili slept). After her nap, I tried fixing the computer (the mouse was not working). After several hours and a new mouse, I am finally back online. We also visited for about an hour with our landlord and his wife in their house. They are a very sweet couple and have been looking out for us and helping us. It was nice to sit at the kitchen table with them and just get to know them better. Lili really enjoyed their kitchen table.... she had a lot of fun banging on it!

So, after baths and dinner, Lili's off to bed, and I'm going to read for a little bit. I've been having trouble sleeping because of all of the different noises, as well as Lili's restless sleeping, so hopefully tonight is easier for me.

We hope everyone is doing well, especially Moe and Max. We miss them terribly and cannot wait until we are united together forever. If you read this and have a chance, please check in on my two boys. And let them know how much we love them.

Adios for now!