365 Day Project - Week 21

This week was fairly low-key, thank goodness!  We took a little trip to the Port in Vitoria to see the war ships when the sun finally came out.  We were also able to get back to the beach this weekend for a quick swim.  Here are a few photos...plus some extras!... from this week.  P.S. Congratulations to my brother Michael and his girlfriend Stephanie on the purchase of their first house! I can't wait to see it :)

Cruise ships at Porto Vitoria...

These gentlemen were very popular....

Winter is coming....

Mexican food with some new friends...

Wall of tequila....

Homemade chicken chili before.....

Ande after.....so delicious

Cocoa tree growing outside our house with new cocoa pods!

365 Day Project - Weeks 19 and 20

To begin, I apologize for my lack of posting and for trying to sneak two weeks of posts into one, but I promise to make it up to you!  These last two weeks have been rough ones with many unexpected things going on as well as my continued illness.  Fortunately, I am feeling a-ok again and things have calmed down so fingers crossed for a good week coming up.  Here are just a few photos from the last two weeks.  I didn't realize until after I uploaded the pictures that most of them are food related, but that's how things go around here sometimes.  Enjoy!

Homemade pizza dough....

I love packages from Canada......especially when there is red liquorice involved.

A truck full of coconuts...

I loved the afternoon light in our house after days and days of rain.

I splurged and bought some Sicilian lemons this week which are wickedly expensive here....but they made a delicious cake!

My first driving lesson in a manual car courtesy of W......and we both survived!

Eating warming comfort food this week between my illness and the weather...

365 Day Project - Week 18

This week was a short week, but quite an eventful one.  We had a lovely two day holiday from school.  Unfortunately, Thursday found me stuck in my bed with mysterious stomach pains. Poor W. spent five hours in the hospital with me to find out I have an infection.  Needless to say we are getting to know our way around that place since it was our second trip in 8 months.  However, I'm on the mend now and I was able to enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Here are a few shots from this week.  Enjoy!

A little toast to Canada...

365 Day Project - Week 17

This week was a really busy one, but luckily we were able to get away and take another little road trip to Belo Horizonte.  It's W's birthday next week and he was happy to see all his family.  L. and I were able to sneak into the city to have breakfast at a wonderful European-style cafe complete with buttery croissants, which made me remember how much I love European-style cafes!  Aside from a little traffic, it was a great end to a crazy week.  Enjoy!

Strange coffe statue....

365 Day Project - Week 16

This week's post contains a lot of food pictures because that was a big theme this week.  There are also a few photos of the beautiful waterfall we went to see in Matilde this weekend. I hope everyone had a great week.  Enjoy!

A delicious Saturday breakfast.

A Double Edition - 365 Day Project - Week 14 and 15

I apologize for the lack of post last week.  We had a crazy Easter weekend filled with visitors and way too much chocolate and time just slipped away from me.  To make up for it I have created a double post for you this week.  It's a mix of Easter preparations, because Easter is a very important holiday here, and a variety of other pictures from the last two weeks.  Enjoy!

Visitors!

365 Day Project - Week 13

Autumn has come to Brazil.  Even though it is still over 30 degrees, the evenings are slightly cooler which is good for me.  This week we ventured up to Morro do Moreno in Vila Velha to watch the paragliders.  These guys are seriously brave....it was amazing to watch but I don't know if I could work up the courage to try it myself.  Here are a few shots from there and a few others from this week.

An interesting church being renovated in our neighbourhood.