Well as I write this I am sitting in my Tango class and we are dancing for our midterm : ) Patrick and I were the second couple to go so I can now officially say that my midterms are done! PHEWW : ) (real tough eh?) The trip to Uruguay this past weekend with Katie was so much fun and so much greater than we could have even planned! We went to the ferry station and our big ferry left the port after midnight! It was huge and looked like an airplane on the inside! Three hours later we arrived in Uruguay : ) As we walked to our hostel Katie and I both looked at each other and said, "Do you smell that, it's fresh air!" hahah : ) We stayed at a cute little hostel in the middle of town and we had a private room so we didn't have to share with strangers, always a plus! : )

Saturday morning we explored the town walking and then we found out that our hostel had free bikes to take around so we did some more exploring on the bikes! : ) It was so great to be able to cross a street and actually have the traffic stop for you! Colonia is a very antique town that has kept many of the original buildings and streets. The old part of town reminds me of how I would imagine a European town : ) And most of the streets are cobblestone! It is surrounded by water and so we spent hours sitting on the rocks watching the hundreds of sailboats and drinking mate : ) tough life! We rented a scooter for the afternoon and it was the best choice ever! haha. We scooted all over town and explored the outskirts and went to an old bull fighting stadium! There is this beautiful road that goes right along all the beaches, it was so incredible to drive the scooter and see nothing but ocean to your left and beautiful houses to your right : ) We stayed at the beach to watch the sun set and it breathtaking and so worth the cold scooter ride back into town! : ) Enjoyed "Chivito" a traditional plate of Uruguay which is pretty much like a garbage plate and so delicious! A base of potatoe salad-ish and french fries, and on top of that is a piece of meat with a fried egg on top and on top of that is ham and melted cheese! O baby, I could feel my veins hardening! : )

Sunday we drove our little scooter out to the beach and had our own little 'church service', it was just so incredible to be able to sit on the edge of the ocean in Uruguay with a new best friend and realize how truly blessed we are, a pretty surreal experience: ) and then spent the rest of our time exploring a little further outside of town, we avoided getting lost and took the scooter back with out any new scratches! PHEWW! It was such relaxing and laid back weekend and I am so lucky that I have the chance to experience a new adventure every weekend : )

Last night we prepared our pasta for the main event! It was Grace's son's birthday last night so a bunch of family and their significant others came over to eat dinner and celebrate. Once again a team effort brought about a delicious pasta dish : ) It was so much fun to meet more of Grace's family and they are just as loving and welcoming as she is : ) 

Thanks for reading! Bailey

Grace, Emma and Meghan! Girl's night of cooking and fun! The pasta turned out great! Thanks to our wonderful chef Meghan : ) We are all learning! haha

For dessert... FRENCH TOAST BITES! Meghan's friend sent her real maple syrup in the mail! So AMERICAN and delicious!

Our Hostel!

Colonia, Uruguay : )

On our bike ride! The streets were incredible!

Part of the historic part of town : ) We climbed the lighthouse! Not quite as tall as Hatteras but beautiful view : )

This is the life

There was a parade of all the cultures of the different provinces and I had to post this picture, can you imagine marching in those heels!?!?

And to answer your question, I didn't wreck her once, we had some close calls but nothing touched : )

With the old bull ring in the back : ) WE ARE BABES!

Chillin at the beach, drinking mate, reading the Good Word : )

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The sunset as we drove back into town. I told you it was worth it : )