Tuesday, September 30, 2008

My Favorite Week of the Year

A week from today, Hubs and I will be arriving in Zaragoza, Spain. It is a city of 600,000 people (the fifth largest in the country), and I was blessed to call it home for a year of my life.

Photo found here.

The first time I experienced the annual Pilar festival was in October 2002. Little did I know what cultural fun I was in for. Concerts, cultural song and dance, vaquillas, churros con chocolate, cachirulos (checkered neckercheifs), and great times with friends. 

The week's festivities charmed me, and I soaked up all that I could. I went back two years later, and loved it again. It's just a special week for me.

Now I'm taking Hubs back with me. It is exciting--apart from Christmas, there is little else that I anticipate with as much excitement as I do the Fiestas del Pilar. I have dreamed about taking my husband back to the city where I spent one of the most wonderful years of my life--to introduce him to my friends there, to the places where I lived and worked and hung out, to the Italian restaurant that serves the best food ever, and on and on...

To introduce the man of my Present and Future to a place from my past that played an important role in making me the woman I am.

Zaragoza, ¡llegamos pronto!

8 comments:

Cari said...

That sounds like a wonderful trip! I hope y'all have a great time! Looking forward to hearing your stories and seeing pics!!

J said...

I'm totally excited for you! It sounds like a WONDERFUL vacation. :)

Carrie said...

That looks like so much fun. Take lots of good pics!

Sharon said...

I remember your pics from that time! I can't wait to take my husband to Paris!

Anonymous said...

I'm so happy for you. I'm glad you get to share some of your past with Hubs. Enjoy!

Saucy said...

You must be so excited, I'm excited for you! I suspect you will have an exciting, romantic, intoxicating trip. And by intoxicating, I don't just mean the lovely Spanish wines, I mean you will be intoxicated by the city yet again!

Saucy said...

Oh and PS. I never get tired of seeing your wedding photos on the sidebar. Never.

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