Election Day

After mass we thought it would be a good idea to head back up to the Usaquin area that we went to last Sunday. It's a nice place to walk around, get something to eat and look at the neat things at their market. When we got there, it looked a little bit different from last weekend. There were police and military everywhere. We thought maybe just heightened security for some reason. So we tried to make our way to where the market was set up last time. To enter people were patted down and bags were checked. Still we kept going only to find out that we just entered the voting polls for their congressional elections. It wasn't the market at all. So we left that area and headed to lunch instead. We went to Amarte again since we really enjoyed it last Sunday. We thought we'd relax with a good drink and good food. But no. There were no cosmos or cerveza being served. We came to find out that they don't serve alcohol anywhere on election day. So after a great meal we decided to go back to the apartment. But then someone pointed out that the market had moved to a different area because of the election. We're so happy that we decided to take a few minutes to walk around the market area since we found great pieces of art for a reasonable price. We really liked the young artist and he is from Bogota. So not only will the art look great in our home, but it also helps to support this hard working artist. So now we're back at the apartment. When we were getting on the elevator a nice guy stopped us and asked us if we were here for an adoption. He had heard of us from FANA and went on to tell us that he and his wife received their baby girl, Maria, from FANA on Monday. They are another family from Spain, but not Barcelona, they are from Madrid. So it was nice to meet another family staying here at La Fontana. Oh and the picture of Luke in his stroller we thought was cute. That is how he rides around all day. He won't sit back anymore since he got his brace off. So he rides around holding onto the front of the stroller like he's the mayor of Bogota. But anyway we've started counting down the days until we are home. Tomorrow we're off to the embassy to get Luke's visa. Then two more days to go!