This last weekend was crazy and we are still catching up on sleep! It started on Sunday with Valentine's Day. We usually do not go all out for this holiday, so we decided to get some dinner and then go to Al-Kohl for a few drinks and to say hi to our friends. The bar was having a contest for couples (which we did not join in on b/c we knew the games ahead of time and it would not have been fair) so we watched. It was pretty hilarious! The girls were blindfolded and had to pick their man out of all the participants by feeling only their calves! The guys then had to be blindfolded and pick their woman be feeling only the hands of the ladies! Then there were questions - similar to the Newly-Wed Show, like, what is the man's favorite movie and what is the lady's favorite drink. We met a few people that night and have been invited to a concert on the 27th! The band is a Japanese Rock band, so that should be fun! Anyway, after the contest was over, it was close to midnight and Jared's birthday is on the 15th, so when the clock switched over, Jared had his first taste of ABSINTH as a gift from Christina and Fernando! Needless to say, they closed the bar and Jared, Christina & Fernando and our new Japanese Rock Band friends - Louis, Tony & Corrina, and I ended up celebrating Jared's birthday until 4 in the morning! It was a lot of fun!!
Not only was the 15th Jared's birthday, but it was the start of Carnival (or Mardi Gras) as well and that night we were scheduled to be judges at the Costume Contest. So, after a long sleep and some food, we were back at Al-Kohl surrounded by lots people ready to party! The weather has been very rainy and grey lately, but Monday night the rain had stopped and people were OUT! Here are a few pictures of some of the costumes. (You may recognize Manuel, the fisherman who caught mussels and shrimp for us last month.)
On Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) Portugal is closed down for a vacation day and Jared and I went over to the city to see what was happening. It was raining again, but that did not stop the fun! We jammed under our umbrella to a Gypsy-Funk band in the square at Rossio and then got some coffee and a pastry at Pastelaria Suiça to warm up! Overall, this weekend has been totally rad!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Birthday Jared!
Happy Carnival!
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