A few things

1) Thanks to a lot of prayers, and Gods help, Eliana and I have made so much progress with our civil marriage stuff. Really the paperwork is finished, although we have to turn in a few things. Soon we will be ready for our civil marriage ceremony.
2) Eliana and I washed most of my clothes by hand. They have a small washing machine, but most clothes are washed by hand. I think that most homes here do not have a washing machine at all. So Grandma, you can be proud, I am learning to wash clothes by hand. Everyone here was surprised to know that I had never washed clothes by hand.
3) In front of all of Elianas family, I spilled a whole bowl of hot soup into my lap. I was sitting at the table, and reaching for something, and I think my jacket hooked around the bowl, and when I leaned back, it pulled the bowl onto my lap. It really scared everyone, especially Eliana and her father. I was a little red on one spot of my leg, but that was all.
4) Elianas family and people from the church gave us a wedding shower last night. We really had a good time, and ate some delicious food. A lot of people are coming together to help us with our wedding, and that was such a relief to the both of us.
5) My spanish is getting better, and I am able to understand more of what people are saying, and people are able to understand me better.
6) People have asked me what I miss in the United States (other than family). Well I love ketchup, and people don´t eat much ketchup here. French fries are usually served with 3 different sauces, and none of them are ketchup. There is a little restaurant near the house, and they serve some really delicious sandwiches, hamburgers, and pizza.
7) Elianas nieces and nephews now call me uncle. Tio is spanish for uncle, so I am ¨Tio Tim¨. I now have 9 brothers and sisters, and 10 nieces and nephews.