Tia Maite's expression regarding the weight of the Paella for 14 people.
Yesterday was our last day to have our Barcelona guests in our house. Their plane left at 8:40 p.m. As a wonderful parting gift they prepared paella for lunch for 14 people. M, their daughter and neice, lived in our house for more than a year. M married a Colombian who was born in the USA and they now live in Denver. M's sister is in Denver now studying English. My son recently married G, a Brazillian woman who was introduced to us by M. Yesterday we had for lunch: two Colombians, two Brazilians, five from Barcelona, three from our family and two friends who had hosted M's sister in their home.
I am amazed at the international network that surrounds our family. I can't remember when our hosting of international adults changed from just an interesting way to meet people from other countries to a vital international support system around the world. Somewhere along the line it did. Now we truly have "family of the heart" in many parts of the globe. Next "family" visit: Chile in November.
It seems strange today not to speak Spanish--and to have the house so quiet--but the memories of their visit are dancing in my head as I return the paella pan to its place in the storage room.
This afternoon I will attend a baseball game, part of the Rockies' last home-stand of the 2004 season.
Posted by: Maite "tieta" | October 03, 2004 at 05:53 AM