como locas por la vida

this weekend was awesome!

friday for catherine's 21st birthday we went to the zoo! i loved seeing all the animals and letting the ecology geek inside of me come and and tell my friends all about the creatures we encountered. we saw a dolphin show, a sea lion show, and animals from all over the world (including flamingo, kangaroos, koalas, pandas, tapers, and anteaters)! after that we went to the shopping district (gran vía) and hung out at starbucks for a while before heading to el cine to see revolutionary road (very good but very intense and sad). we went home to rest and grab dinner before heading out to get catherine her first 21-year-old drink! we ended up at a mexican bar and she sipped a margarita while i guzzled down my virgin strawberry daiquiri.

saturday we woke up early to catch a train to segovia. it was so beautiful! we walked under the ancient aqueduct, wandered through the plaza mayor and all around the gothic cathedral, and went to the alcázar, the castle and defense fortress. before going inside we climbed down the cliff it rests on to get a view of the front of this ship-shaped building. it was beautiful! this is probably my favorite castle. it is the model disney used for sleeping beauty's castle, which is the castle in disneyland!

we then climbed back up the cliff to enter the castle filled with murals, tapestries, and knights in shining armor! it was classic. then we climbed to the top of the tower (between segovia and all of the metro stations i think i did more stairs this day than in my entire life combined...) and got a beautiful view of the city and the countryside. it was a great trip.

sunday i stayed in my house all day, not even bothering with hair or makeup. it was so nice. i slept in till almost 12, ate, did homework, skyped my family, took at nap, did homework, ate, and went to bed. i really needed that day of rest...

now i've got a busy 4 days of school and work before emily and mom get here!!! i'm so excited to see them - it's going to be another great weekend :)

pics of all of these various adventures are now of facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2170626&l=8505a&id=220245