A Long Bit Overdue! Long Post...

So...now that we have been residents of Zapopan, Mexico for almost 4 months...it is beyond time that I post a little something. Life here is pretty great! We really love it. Everyone we have met has been friendly, more than willing to help, and extremely interested in us and what we are doing here. We have gotten pretty used to standing out with our blonde hair and blue eyes. It doesn't even phase me to get stared at when i am at the grocery store and mall anymore!

We love our house here...it is big and bright and we have gotten it pretty well decorated!

Zach is studying a lot and doing fabulous in all of his many classes. He has met some great people and is really enjoying everything here...he would like a little less studying though!

I am about to start my fourth level of spanish classes and feel about 20 times better about the language than I did when we got here. The classes have been really great and I have met some really cool people from lots of different countries! I love having new friends...and many of them don't speak English, so it forces us to communicate in spanish!

With some of my level 2 friends on our trip to Tequila.

We also love our ward here. Our bishop and his family have been very welcoming. Zach is on the high council...kind of crazy...and I am the music director in relief society. My calling is helping with my spanish, but makes me really nervous!

We have done some fun stuff...

A Chivas soccer or futbol game with a couple from our ward! So fun...and we are going again this weekend!!

Zach tried to learn some salsa with some friends at our stake's Dieciseis fiesta...it was funny!

There are some great waterfalls just on the edge of town...seriously less than 30 minutes from our house and that is because of traffic! We live in a cool place!

Zach conquered them...I have noticed in recent photos that this is his new favorite pose!

This past weekend we went to the oldest ruins in Mexico that are about an hour out of town with our bishop and his family. Way beautiful and way cool...for more of these pictures see my facebook!

We love Mexico so far! Life is great!! We are excited to come back to Texas for a few weeks at Christmas and visit. Let me know if you want any cool Mexican candy or regalos!! I need to stay on top of this...updating this much takes too long!! Hasta luego!