I just got back from Mallorca, where I visited my teacher/friend Monica and her family!  It was just me and the three of them (her two kids, Cristina and Noah) and we spent a couple of days at their house in Palma.  They live in Columbia, MO but have a second house there in Mallorca because MOnica is from there and all her family and relatives still live there.  Although the kids had a ton of energy, it was a fun relaxing trip.  I brought Cristina (whos 5) a paper dolls book with stories in it and it kept her occupied for a long time!  She loved watching me take out and put in my contacts and of course I told her the story of how I ate my moms contacts when I was little.  She calls them my "circles." Noah is 17 months old and he doesnt really talk but he has this gaze that makes you want to say "what have I done!?" Ill show you a picture.  It was so fun being with the kids.  The first night when I got there we went to the beach and stayed for a couple of hours.  Noah went naked and Cristina and I in our bikinis tried to catch all the little fish by the shore.  Gorgeous!  Then the second day we went all over Palma seeing the city the coast and the cathedral.  We ate and then came home and siesta'd then Tini and I went to the pool, but it was freezing! We played around a little bit then we came home to eat and sleep!

Then this morning we woke up and ate breakfast and went to a little town called Valdemossa which is really cute and pretty, up in the mountains, giving me a complete other perspective of the island.  Sorry if this post is short but I am leaving in 2 hours for GREECE so I have to be quick!  My visit to Mallorca was awesome!  I cant wait to see Monica and the kids backa at Mizzou.  I will be babysitting for the baby boy this coming fall-YAY!!