Mi Nuevo Hombre

Is 31 to old for me? 'Cuz I kind of think so.

Today I was officially introduced to the wonderful world of being the single gringa that all the Mexicans want to set up with the only available guy. I guess this in kind of my second go-round with this, but not really, because no one really wanted me and Fernando "Feo" Nuñez to get together - the "pizza hut incedent" was all a big sham. So I'll consider today the begining of the rest of my single life of being set-up.

The younger brother (but he's 31, come on people!) of Neftali at Iglesia came up to visit from California (he's californian not by birth but by choice, and isn't that grounds enough for dismissal?!). I didn't think much of it until we were all getting ready to go to comida (lunch is at 10-11, comida is the 3rd meal of the day at 3pm) and I didn't know where the place was. So, good old Hermana Nora suggested that I ride with someone. Well, that someone was single, 31 year old Abi. Nora said they needed to come back to the church after comida anyways, which they NEVER really have to do. As I get in the truck with Abi, I realize that no one else is going with us, and that we are in Nef's truck, and he is riding with Nora and family. How obvious can they be that this is all a big ploy. So, as circumstances would have it, I was put in a seat between Abi and the window. Hmm, totally random there, right? haha. They talked Abi into paying for my meal (supposedly behind my back, but I heard), and then I ended up telling him the wrong way back to the church, so when we got there, everyone thought that I did it on purpose to be in the truck longer. Ugh.

In the evening, I went to the park to play volleyball with the Iglesia people. Nora, Elio, and Nef were terrible, they were talking really loud about all these good qualities of Abi, and how we'd be perfect together, then proceeded to tell him that he needs to go get cinnamon rolls at my bakery tomorrow before he leaves.

I'm not sure which was more uncomfortable - this situation with people trying to be obviously subtle about hooking up me and Abi; or last summer when Emil, the Montes twins, Fredy, and Douglas were all pestering me and Feo right in front of each other. I think last year was still the worst - any semi-embarassing situation automatically turns 100 times more embarassing if Emil and David are involved.

I suppose I'd better get used to this, and keep laughing it off - from what I hear, it only gets worse when I move to Mexico! hahahahaha!

By the way - United States beat Panama today 3-1 penalty shots to be the Gold Cup champs.