Jamal en España: April 2014

Sunday, April 27, 2014

So, the proposal. Every summer when we're at the beach we always get up once to take pictures of the sunrise.

I told Nuria I wanted to go to the beach one weekend and while we're there, sunrise pictures. She agreed, very important detail, and we went.

I had my camera set up on the tripod with my remote to get some pics of us before the sunrise. Unfortunately, the.massive John deere tractor arrived at the same time to clean the beach. So we spent the first five minutes running back and forth avoiding the tractor. He finally finished at our beach and went to the next one. I pulled the, "hey, what's that?" and she turned around and I got down on my knee. She said yes and that was it.

I chose the beach because she loves the beach and especially that beach beacuse it's hers. She grew up going to that beach and has a house there. When her mother passed away a few yrs ago they spread her ashes there so it's very important to her.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

More birthday pics

Some help from the bro-n-law

A big smile from Pepe

My painting and the artist.. and her sister

Friday, April 25, 2014

Nuria told her cousin that her dog had to put socks on to come in so he wouldn't scratch the floor.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

A small painting Nuria's aunt made for me

My birthday gifts from Nuria's family. You can't go wrong with Nike

Nuria and I with Angel, Maria and the twins in Águilas last month.

Happy birthday to me!!!

Before the break, one of my students came and gave ne a hug and said, " happy birthday Brandon because I won't see you on your birthday." Her and her twin sister's birthday is tomorrow so happy early birthday to Julia and Inés!!

The actual clock in the clock tower of the cathedral

The machine that used to run the clock

One of the bells at the top of the clock tower with a view of Murcia below.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Yesterday was El Bando de la Huerta. It's a party celebrating the history of Murcia being a major producer of fruits and vegetables for Spain and the rest of Europe. Everyone dresses up with the clothes they wore way back in the past.

Natalia (Nuria's sister) Lara and Nuria

Nuria and her father (Vicente)

Car I really liked but couldn't get a picture of.

Monday night I talked to one of my best friends, Aaron, for a half hour. It was great talking to soomeone who has been a friend for 24 of my almost 29 years on Earth. We even figured out that we both proposed in the exact same way. I guess great minds do think alike!