¡Hola!

First of all, let me just say that the new Sara album is out and I am currently basking in its glory. Sooooo happy right now.

Anyway, the reason for such an ethnic subject line is because I'm using this blog post to share my epic plans for next summer...Summer 2k11...Kingett TAKES OVER MADRID!



This is me, pausing for emphasis.



Anyway so I mentioned this in a few posts, but pretty much for the month of August we had a Spanish addition to our family in the form of Emilio, the son of one of Fr. Planty's friends from Madrid. And even though the first time Emilio met me it was in the morning after my father's booming voice woke me up far earlier than anticipated (for those of you who know me even at all...that's pretty much as ugly as I can ever be...and I don't mean physically, although now that I think about it that's probably true too. Never wake me up before I expected to be awake...bad. just bad)....I have somehow been invited to come stay with the familia de Manzorro next summer (as a return favor for Emilio staying here).

Um, okay.

OBVIOUSLY.

I need to expand my list of foreign countries I've been to, considering this is currently what's on there:
England
Wales (is that even different from England?)
...Canada.

So yes. Madrid sounds good to me. The tentative plan is to go for a few weeks right after Sar's wedding, so the end of August. I'm not trying to be there at the same time as all of World Youth Day though, so maaaaaybs after that's over? We'll see. Here's what I've already done in preparation for said journey:

-Convinced my brother to send me his already illegal copy of Rosetta Stone. I am determined to learn Spanish. How good of a resume booster would that be? Bilingual in English and Spanish. Totally possible in a year, right? I guess anything is possible when you're basically unemployed...
-Practiced the proper way to open and close a fan. Emilio's mom brought me one from Madrid and apparently there is a correct way to open and close it. I am literally a pro now.
-Found things I'd want to consume in Spain. So far the winner...SANGRIA! I can survive on that, right?
-Researched Spanish fashion...according to Emilio both Zara and Manolo Blahnik hail from Spain. Goodbye all the money I plan on making this year. Sorry family, but I will not be bringing you any souvenirs. But you are welcome to admire my new shoe collection.

And that's about all I've done so far. And realistically it's all I'm going to continue to do. Let the countdown beginnnnn!