Fe, Esperanza, y Amor: Viva España!

Viva España,Viva España,Viva España! Yesterday was one of the most amazing days of my life! We went to the rastro (flea market on steroids) and then ate lunch in a cute little park. We spent all day preparing for the WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP last night. We didn't want to change tradition for the last game so we went to our same little restaurant in the plaza. We left extra early to make sure we got a table but there was not an empty table in sight when we got there over an hour and a half early. Luckily, we'd been there many times before and the ADORABLE manager came over, grabbed my hand and said in his broken english voice, "why you arrive late? i get you table." Such a sweetie. So, we sat down in our usual spot and waited in anticipation for the game to start! I had been getting funny looks all day because of my bright red and yellow wig I was sporting. It was fantastic because this photographer from the newspaper came to take my picture! Awesome right? No, no... my entire table was in the newspaper but they decided to crop me and my fro out :( I guess they couldn't handle all of my greatness!

After an intense and stressful game, the entire plaza erupted with cheers when the time ran out. Emily and I took a victory lap around the plaza screaming loudly the entire way. We were walking around Salamanca celebrating with our fellow Spaniards and decided to check something else off of our todo list. We saw some locals partaking in a typical Spanish tradition (swimming in a fountain) and we couldn't help ourselves...we had to join in. We spent the next few hours soaking up the energy! SPAIN WON THE WORLD CUP WHEN I WAS THERE! It still hasn't hit me yet. The team flew back into Madrid today and the entire city shut down and the streets were flooded with people. The team was paraded down the streets and unfortnately, we aren't in Madrid anymore but we watched with our padres during dinner. Speaking of, we were really excited to have our potato and green bean meal... but then.... she added the cold but cooked fish smothered in mayonnaise. Yum.... :/ It was so great to be here throughout the entire world cup. Being here since the beginning makes this even more special for us!