Feliz Año!

For days there have been parades and fireworks. In attempting to go to el centro on New Year's Eve, multiple detours had to be made in order to get to San Sebastian, where there was another parade gearing up. Here's Mick, Linda, and the other Larry with ringside seats.

San Sebas is a new eatery in town located at San Sebastian.
The parades are usually led by an angel and the wise men.

The child had to be prepared for the Nativity.

There were musicians of all ages.

This float included the domes of the Cathedral.

Roman soldiers

This one must have been sponsored by NBC.

Nikolas has been tormented for days with the fireworks. The traditional fireworks,
los cohetes, which means "rockets", are most disturbing. The result is an extremely loud "BOOM". He's usually with us, but at this time of year, that's little consolation. As night approaches, the noise increases.

For New Year's Eve, we attended the Schunk's party. Greeting guests was Año Viejo.

The hostess, Karen

Deborah and Rhonda

Mick, Linda, Nikolas, and me

In that we're not late night people, we were home before midnight. We watched the spectactular fireworks display that lit up the city from our apartment. The booms finally subsided around 1AM, only to begin again at daybreak.

In addition to the New Year, January 1 is also our wedding anniversary. Today is number 29. Despite his brilliance, Mick has yet to figure out how to get rid of me. This is for the duration.

Happy 2012!

Until next time,

Mick and Kathy