35th Wedding Anniversary Party

After the Corrida Nocturna, Alheli invited me to a "family and friends lunch" after church the next day. I happily agreed to go! Turns out, to both of our surprise, that lunch was actually a 35th anniversary party for some of the family friends. I have definitely decided that I LOVE Mexican parties...they really know how to celebrate! We began the afternoon by eating lots and lots of yummy food and then spent the rest of the day dancing to a live band! Later in the evening we ate cake and more food and I was finally dropped off at home around 11 pm. Whew! What a fun day!

As I mentioned before, Alheli is a new Christian, and she is the only Christian in her family. It was so neat for me to meet Alheli's family and family friends, and for her to be able to connect her family with one of her Christian friends that she has been telling them about. I was also able to learn about and participate in several traditional anniversary celebration activities at the party. The more I learn about the Mexican culture and traditions, the more I love them.