El matromonio

So the wedding was a lot of fun. The girl getting married, one of my bosses, Margaret, called me friday morning and when i picked up, she told me she sort of had an impolite question to ask me...and then asked me if i would be interested in going to her wedding. someone had cancelled, and she thought of me, so invited me. it started at 8 in cajon del maipo (it takes like an hour to get there) so i met at Marie's house at 5 30 and we left at 6. (marie is another one of my bosses, sort of...). anyway, so we went there and the hotel was designed as a tree basically. it was really pretty. ill put up pictures soon, but there was a tree in the center of the backyard and over it they had put a white tent. so the ceremony was in the backyard to one side of the huge tree. it was a civil ceremony, so there was a civil officiant there...it was crazy. he said their id numbers and everything and then went on to describe what a marriage should be like. so different from the u.s., but pretty nonetheless. they both had one person up there to witness for them and then they gave their vows, margaret's in english, victor's in spanish. so then was the dinner and the toasts. the toasts were all in spanish and english, since there were people there who didnt speak spanish (margarets parents) and people who didnt speak english (all the chileans there basically). margaret's sister translated for everyone.

dinner was really good too...for appetizers, the women got thick pieces of salmon with soy sauce on a bed of lettuce, and the men got some sort of thick soup with mariscos in it, in a bowl made of like pastry thin slips of breadlike things. for the entree, the women got two pieces of turkey with a really good gravy on top, and the men got a big steak and a side of like potato soup, but with big chuncks of potato. it was really delicious. then there was a dessert buffet. after that commenced the dancing, which was great.

so i ended up catching a ride home that night around 4 30 or 4 45. i think margaret went to bed around 5 30, so by chilean standards this was an early party. they usually stay up partying until like 8 or 9 am. crazy!

gearing up for mom and dare's visit...