Clockwatching

Hola!! It has been a great and relaxing week in Granada. Monday I went to class and took a wonderful nap on the benches outside the CLM-K in the sun. Claire, Elissa, and I have an awkward 90 minute break between our classes, so we have started the tradition of laying on the benches with some coffee and a snack. The courtyard outside the building is beautiful with lots of orange trees and sunshine! Tuesday, the weather took a turn for the worst--it has been rainy and chilly ever since. Not my favorite. It always seems infinitely harder to get up and go to school in the rain! Tuesday I received some mail from my mom (which I always love!), which included a picture of all my aunts, uncles, and grandparents that were together this Christmas. I will be very honest here and say that this unexpected piece of home spurred a small crying fest in the office of my study abroad program...The program director started asking me questions about the people in the picture and I just couldn't keep it together anymore! Even she noted how much mom and Nana look alike, which I did get a little chuckle out of. She even thought Sean and Dillon were my brothers! It was actually a pretty precious moment despite my waterworks, haha. I have been fighting off quite the intense cold all week, so that hasn't been too fun. Luckily I found Spanish cough drops so I'm doing alright :)

Tomorrow I am headed to Madrid to meet Mom and Patrick. By tomorrow I really mean...I will be leaving my apartment before 5 AM, which is in six hours. Too bad I haven't packed a single thing! Oops. I will meet them in the airport, and then we will head to our hotel. I'm hoping to meet up with Colleen tomorrow, and we have tickets to see a Real Madrid soccer game Saturday night! This is going to be quite an experience, especially for my sport buff brother. I think he is excited...well, as excited as Patrick gets. We will sight see around Madrid until Sunday afternoon, when we fly to Granada. I am so excited to see them and show them around Spain! I wish my daddy were coming too, though! (I know dad, you have to pay for the trip...)

Sorry I don't have a whole lot of exciting things to say in this post! I promise to have lots of pictures and stories for the next one :) Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
Un beso, Shannon