Hit by Ecuadorian ways again...

I thought we would be going to the park today, el Parque Metropolitano, for a "parrillada" but that wasn't the case.  You see, my host mom had mentioned to us that they and another family they know through church wanted to grill on the last day of the "feriado" (holiday).  Well we had been thinking since then that it was still happening.  ACTUALLY, when I was eating breakfast and my host dad and mom were leaving to Megamaxi, my host dad said that they would call me when they would get to the grandma's house (which by the way lives 2 blocks away and you can get there by walking through the park) so that I can head over.  And so I asked him if he meant so that we could all go to the park for the parrillada.  He looked confused and so my host mom stepped in and said that it wasn't going to happen anymore because that's how people are here.  That they offer to do something but in the end nothing happens.  So, Yonseili and I were left without any solid plans really.

Nonetheless, I went to the grandma's house for lunch and it was good.  The grandparents were there (and my host family) as well as my host dad's sister and his nephew (Javier or "Javi") and nieces (Jessica and Micaela).  They had bought a lot of guaguas and they had made colada morada as part of the tradition on the 2nd of November.  That is the only day, supposedly, when they eat that then they must wait another year to do so.

I didn't eat any guagua's or colada morada because lunch was filling enough.  We played sequence and of course there was a lot of conversation about whatever the topic was.  I really enjoy those family conversations.  During sequence Yonseili came over for me so we could go to Quicentro to get a gift for Sandra.  She is the older of the two daughters of the lady that works at Yonseili's house.

We came back and a few moments later the family showed up and we wrapped the gifts for Sandra who is turning 9 on the 4th.  The internet took up the rest of our time...