We had a softball game at 10am this morning in Jesus Maria. It was my second game with my new team, but at a different field than the first. One of the girls from my team, Angelica, who lives close to Plaza San Miguel as well, offered to meet me there to take a combi together at 8:30. I ended up calling her at 8:45 just to make sure she didn't forget me, but not to worry, she was just operating on Peruvian time while I wasn't. A couple practices ago I got the coach to agree that if we won, he would take the whole team out for pizza. After the 2nd inning we were ahead 7-0 but the game got interesting as it went on. I guess classless teams are international because the team we were playing against decided not to cheer for their own team. Instead they thought it would be perfect to try and beat down our pitcher, and catcher, and anyone from our team that was up to bat. I was at third base, right by their dugout and almost charged it a couple of times. I guess I got my revenge when a girl tried to steal 3rd and I tagged her out (I don't think she's ever been taught the art of sliding). She tried to knock the ball out of my glove so I took a page from hockey and inconspicuously elbowed her as I turned to throw the ball back to the pitcher. :) We did end up winning 8-7!! So that means pizza for everyone!!
Afterwards I went to Nini's house to celebrate my birthday. She's been so busy getting ready to open her store that this was the first chance to see her. Doraliz made Torta de Manzana, kind of like apple pie.
It was muy rica and just what I needed to get me jump started and ready to study, study, study for my final exams that start tomorrow. Even though Doraliz had to leave early to go to work, she was there in spirit. Nini, Max, Belen, and and I watched the film from the store opening the night before. After the tape ended, it rewound back to the beginning and we got to see Doraliz in a school pageant from when she was 14 or 15! Tomorrow we're having a girls night out (Nini, Belen, Doraliz, and me). Doraliz told me that Monday's special at Chili's is the honey-chipotle chicken crispers, and it will be the perfect way to start our day off on Tuesday :)
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