Looking forward to Fridays

Well it was another great win last night...we are undefeated in 2009. What a difference a year makes, haha. On other good news, Pats old team rosalia also won. They were great guys, so its nice to see them come together and win! Anyway, it was a tough game for Pat, he just couldn't get the ball to go in! He played good otherwise but didn't have a good shooting night. Next time! It was great to see how well his team plays together, and there is always someone new that steps up and plays great! 

After the close and really exciting game, we went to our usual dinner spot, Carmelo's and ate dinner with the team. I just love it there. Everyone is so nice, and it's so relaxing, I really look forward to everything about Friday! After dinner, around 1:45, we went out to a club in La Laguna, where they usually go first after dinner. We went there last week and it was a lot of fun, so we decided to go again. My new girlfriend Aina, is so nice and we have a blast together dancing and talking(spanish). I didn't really drink last night, because I was driving, and I didn't feel like not being able to move the next day, again, haha. Regardless, it was an awesome night.

Pat is going today to a lunch with the team, because one of Tenerife's sponsers is hosting a lunchin. It should be nice for him, but I know he is tired! We didn't get home last night until 4:30, which is actually kind of early here. Anyway after that, we are going to have a fun day, maybe go to the beach. Tonight we are meeting up again with a few teamates and Aina, and going out to a new club. Should be fun, Im pretty excited. 

Back to school

Today was a really great day! I got to spend most of the morning with Pat. It was nice because normally every other thursday he has to do community service with the team, but for some reason they didn't have it today. So we woke up, had our usual coffee, and then he took me to pilates. He hangs out and reads or does rosetta stone, while i spend an hour trying to make my abs rock hard, haha. Never gonna happen i realize, however it is fun trying. 

So afterward, we went to my new school, which is really nice. Its not a University like Santiago, but it is a good language school, that i can take intensive classes. I'll be taking classes again 5 days a week from 10 until 1:30, so its not too long, but just long enough. This whole learning a new language is so hard, but I'm hoping if I persist, something will click!

So now, im just waiting for Pat to get home from practice, and then we will eat mexican lasagna, soo yummy, a good Rachael Ray recipe!

3 in a row!!

Well it was another great night, after another great win! After the game, we went to Carmello's and ate great food and drank too much alcohol! Most of the team went to the restaurant so I was able to meet them. All of them were so nice, so it was a great time! After dinner, which ended very late, we went to 2 different clubs. Both were a lot of fun, and I became quick friends with one of the spanish girlfriends. She is so nice, and was a blast to hang out with. Also she doesn't speak english, so it allows me to practice my spanish. Today was a very lazy day, just hanging around the house and eating junk food. 

Tomorrow we are planning on going to the market in the city, and go to a new church that is supposedly right near the market. After were getting ready for the big EAGLES game, we can't wait!!

win streak=celebration

Well I know it isn't exactly a great streak... but its the first time all season Pat has won 2 games in a row!! I think this calls for a major celebration!! So last night after his game, my new friend Chelsea and I went to this italian rest. called Da Carmelos...and wound up staying for 5 hours. I didnt know it was possible to stay that long, but it was. It was a really fun night. The owner of the restaurant is Carmelo, and he is so nice. He loves the basketball team, so he loved us too. He has a daughter who works there, Ornella, but she hung out with us all night instead of working, drinking sangria and taking shots of tequila. It was so fun.  I was speaking spanish all night, so it was a great time to practice. Toward the end of the night Carmelo came and hung out with us, taking shots and drinking as well. There was another waitress there we hung out with alot,  Marcela. She is from Chile, and is the funniest woman ever. We were teaching her english words, and she was hilarious trying to use them! Just as we were about to leave, around 1:30 (we got there at 8:30) Carmelo brought out this huge bowl with a bunch of straws sticking out. I knew it wasn't gonna be good. There were cut up apples in the bowl, and a lot of alcohol. I only had a little, I really couldn't drink anymore. So we left a little bit later and walked home. Our apartment is in such a great location everything is within walking distance. So after about a 10 min walk, i got home went to bed, and slept really well. It was such a great and memorable night!

 Pat got in this morning at about 9:30am, so we've just been enjoying a very relaxing day! He was soo happy to get another win, wasn't the prettiest, but in the end we won and isn't that all that really matters! Well talk to everyone soon! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Good Start in Tenerife

So Pat is at an away game, near valencia. He is playing Gandia which should be a win tonight, so we are looking forward to it. Pat left yest afternoon, so Ive been hanging out here in our new apartment still settling in. A little more cleaning, and putting things away, the apartment is almost done! 

So the other day, Pat and I were driving and walking around Santa Cruz, the city we live in Tenerife, and we found a pilates studio and a gym right next to each other. So because we are in an area that I will be in a bathing suit often, I hope, i knew I was going to do one of them. So we walked into the gym, got information, looked around and left. Next we went to the pilates studio, and i was a little out of my league. I have never done a real pilates mat class, much less use the machines and contraptions they have, that quite simply look like some kind of torture contraption. So after talking, all in spanish, for about 20 min with the woman, I was roped into pilates. Yesterday was my first session with a trainer, one on one, and it was great. I really like it, and think it is going to be amazing for my back! She said the only thing for me that will be difficult in joining the group class will be the language. So after a few more one on one classes I am going to attempt a group class...we will see how that goes. And of course, on my walk home, about 20 min, it starting pouring. So i started running home, and all the way home...wow i am so out of shape its not even funny. 

So after a fun workout at pilates and jogging home, I got a shower and went out to dinner with Chelsea, a girlfriend of one of Pat's teammate. She is from California, very nice, but she is only visiting. She is leaving in a little over a week, so it will be nice to spend time with her while she is here. Dinner was great, we found a MEXICAN restaurant, and although not quite like home it was good. We got a pitcher of margaritas, which tasted more like sugar slushies, but it was a lot of fun. Tonight we are getting together to watch the game, and then going to Carmelo's, the most amazing italian restaurant, and even more amazing owner and staff. They are all so great, they love the basketball team, so thats good for us!

Well so far that is about all. Im looking into spanish schools here, and i think i have found one that i may try to find sometime this week to check it out. Pat is doing well, and really loving the change. He likes all his teammates, coaches and the club. Say a little pray for his game tonight! 

Talk to you soon

Amanda

A WIN

wow we totally forgot how it feels to win!! this feels so great i cant even describe the feeling! anyway more to come, but pat played amazing... and it was such a great night!! miss you all and love you all!