Usaquin And The Oscars

Sunday, so as you may have already guessed, (since we've been here for six Sundays now) we started our day with mass downstairs. Then we thought we would try out a new outdoor market and headed up to Usaquin (Laura and Steve, thanks for the advice to keep walking further up the hill to reach this market). It was a really nice area with lots of vendors and nice little restaurants. While we were shopping we noticed Victor Betancourt (the artist whose home we went to with Jorge to see his work) had an area set up showcasing some of his pieces. We stopped to say hello and he remembered us right away. He even remembered Luke by name. He showed us a few of his most recent pieces. He said the day we left his apartment he finished all the work he had started and then a few new pieces. He said Luke created great inspiration for him (really sweet). We were happy to see him and actually found a piece of art we really like. After we walked around for a while, we were pretty hungry and found a nice spot to stop and eat. As we looked at the menu and the food being served around us, something started to feel all too familiar. The name of the restaurant was Amarti, but we think it may have the same owners as Luna, that place by the Andino mall that we really enjoy. I ordered the same thing I usually get at Luna and sure enough everything was the same. We thought it was pretty funny that of all the places we could have chosen to eat we pick that particular one. After we ate we made it back to the apartment just in time for Luke to have his last nebulizer treatment. He did well (except with the saline nose flush as usual) and the nurse said his lungs sound good, so thank God. Then we got ready for our big Oscar red carpet party. I know it won't be anything close to your party, Susan and Mark. The Kuligowski's were telling us about the big bash they have for the Oscars, complete with a red carpet entrance and Oscar trivia. Kenny and Luke didn't seem too thrilled to be at my party, but I enjoyed it. I never really paid attention to Ryan Seacrest when he said they were broadcasting live to over 120 different countries, but I definitely noticed it tonight. So we had the red carpet in English and then watched a bit of the Oscars in Spanish until I got really annoyed with the guy translating over all the actors (we really need to learn the language). So we are back to our reruns of the sitcoms instead and then off to bed. We are hoping to hear something from the courts this week (tomorrow would be nice). We'll keep you updated. Oh and we thought the picture of Luke today was cute and so coordinated with his turtle pajamas, turtle bib and turtle like brace.