The one with pasta and love ;)

We hadn't gotten together with Masha since before Christmas break, so we were dying to know what had been going on in her life.  Masha had an adventure of her own, heading to Switzerland for Christmas and then Russia to spend New Year's with her Grandma.  She also got an awesome surprise while she was in Switzerland...this guy that she has been facebook/salsa friends with for years and that she finally met in early December surprised her out of the blue by coming to the Salsa convention that she was attending in Switzerland.  He flew all the way from London for literally one night of dancing to be with her.  So basically I may not have found love while here in Spain, but she has, and it is totally AWESOME!  She reciprocate the awesomeness by getting Cirque de Soleil tickets in London for his birthday, which was so generous and amazing of her.  It is something that I have always wanted to see but never really been able to...someday!

All in all, we had a great night of homemade wine (by someone else), spinach and artichoke pasta (made by yours truly!), and some fantastic pastries from the pasteleria down the street.  I enjoy any opportunity to cook for company and try out a new recipe!  It was soooo good, not that I was expecting otherwise, considering how I feel about Spinach Artichoke dip.  We ended the night early with some Apples to Apples, in which Masha definitely creamed us.  Yay for friends just chilling in Zafra! After such a busy Christmas vacation and with our big Carnaval trip to Amsterdam coming up, we have been taking it easy.  Next weekend, as a quick getaway, we are taking a trip to Sevilla to finally see some of the sights we keep missing out on the way to the airport.