Easter, Well Kind Of

Sunday March 23, 2008

To bring Semana Santa to an end I figured that Seville would have huge plans for Easter-fire works, awkward costumes, tightrope walkers, but no. They’ve got nothing. Easter doesn’t really exist here in Seville, which seems pretty sad to me and it leaves me a bit confused as well. I understand that the death and resurrection of Jesus is and was pretty important, but what about the light at the end of the tunnel? What about the resurrection? Since Sevilla had a lack of Easter spirit Sam, Allison and I celebrated in our own way. Allison and I kicked the day off right by taking Easter pictures and then going to mass. When we returned home Sam had gotten Easter presents for us all, which consisted of 3 Cokes and 3 desserts. Can you say, delicious? We ate our “family lunch” a.k.a. pasta with tortillas españolas, drank from our Easter straws (thanks Mom), and ate the desserts. Not exactly the nice family meal that I would have had at home, but it worked with my girls here. It was weird not being in the States for my first “family holiday,” so I decided that I would call the family. Everyone was to gather at my house for lunch and I called to say hello. Grandpa answered the first call, but I couldn’t hear anything (oh, Grandpa!), so I had to try back a second time. It was good to talk to them all; I haven’t done that in a while. I’ve got to admit that I did miss being there. I felt a little left out all day when I received messages from friends, called Aaron and talked to the family, but it was to be expected. Overall it wasn’t the plastic grass, egg hunt, family gathering, and going to mass that I’m used to but we did what we could with it!