Back in Spain

Well, sister Lori Domingues has inspired me to try blogging. She sent me a link to her's and I was so impressed that I thought that I'd like to give it a try. I would like to keep this updated with info about what we are doing in Spain this year. Anyway, that's the plan! So, here goes!

We left California on May 20th and landed in Madrid, Spain on May 21st. Leaving my boys was difficult, but not as hard as last year. Don't get me wrong, it wrenched my stomach the night that we said goodbye. But, seeing that they are happy and settled in a great church made it much easier this time. It was easier for Meghan too. Last year she cried, literally, the whole flight to Europe! Tears just ran down her cheeks the whole time. But this time she was actually looking forward to seeing her friends and getting back to Vigo. I guess that knowing where we going to live and what we were going to be doing this time made a huge difference.

We landed in Madrid at 8:00am but couldn't leave for Vigo until 2:30pm because we had brought our dog, Sasha, with us. It's MUCH easier for a person to come to Spain than it is for a dog, for some reason! We just walked through customs, handed them our passports and after they stamped them, walked on through the doors. Bienvenidos a Espana!!!! But for Sasha it took HOURS!!!! I won't bore you with the details. When we finally drove off for Vigo, which was a 6 hour drive away, we were exhausted! We stopped 3 times to rest and finally made into the city at 9:30pm. We got hamburgers at McDonald's, checked into the hotel and finally slept!

It took 3 weeks to find an apartment. Things are so much more expensive this year and with the exchange rate it's even worse. Then, once we got moved in, the owner came to us and told us that the building that we are living in has a "no pets" rule! He doesn't mind us having a dog but the lady under us was throwing a fit. So, now we have to send Sasha back to the states to live with the boys. Meghan is crushed and I must admit that I am also heartbroken. I know, she's just a dog! But for some reason we are very attached to her! She's so human-like. She flies back to the states next Tuesday.


Our church is doing good. We started the church in June of 2007. Then we had to leave in November to go back to the states to raise our funding, which took 6 months this time! But, everybody is thrilled that we are back and services are going well. We had our first baptism last Sunday in the ocean. It was great! We went to the beach after our Sunday service and it was a warm day so there were alot of people there! Needless to say, we attracted alot of attention! I have posted a few pictures on my page if anyone's interested.

Well, that's all for now. I will try to keep this updated. Thanks for checking things out!!!!