House Blessing - Monday April 13, 2009

We went to a house blessing this afternoon. We were told to arrive between 2 and 2:30pm. We arrived around 3pm and were painfully early. But we all got to work, even Isaiah. Wiped down chairs, got food ready, washed dished. It was fun. I was really proud of Isaiah for the way he pitched in. (As we were heading home he said "I was a hit today.")

The priest finally arrived around 4:30pm. He read some blessings and then we said the rosary as grandmother and mother took holy water and sprinkled/sprayed it on the walls and especially in the corners of each room with a flower. Then we had a delicious meal - goat, beans, cabbage salad,pasta salad, tortillas, and salsa. From my experience, the standard celebratory meal. After the meal we sat around and talked until 9:30pm when Micah got very concerned that it was way past his bedtime and he needed to go home. (The boys are still on Spring Break.)

The conversation was all over the place. We sat across from the priest and had a chance to talk during the meal. Mostly about exercise and basketball. The rest of the evening was spent telling jokes, talking about religion, local politics (This went on for a long time. I learned that the govoner of Guerrero is coming tomorrow. I hope I can hear him speak.) raising kids, UFO sightings, family fueds, conflicts with neighbors, stories of growing up and raising cattle. It was wonderful and relaxing to hang out. Something I hope to really make time for this year.