This afternoon it’s sunny and 48 degrees. The weather thing says it’s cloudy, but looking out the window I can’t see a single cloud!

I went to Ciudad Real this morning to pick up my NIE and I’m crossing my fingers I won’t have to go back again (there shouldn’t be any reason to) for as long as I’m here—I don’t like catching the 6:45 bus…it’s WAY early and freezing cold at that hour! Good news though, I didn’t have to chase down the bus…I arrived with plenty of time to spare this time! Lesson learned! I arrived at the police station at 9:01 (they open at 9:00). I told the guy who works the door I just needed to pick up my ID, had to wait for like 45 seconds, handed my passport and a document to the guy working the IDs and 30 seconds later I was out of there! I caught the 9:45 train and was back in Socu by 11:30! Carmen kind enough to pick me up!

Afterwards I went and got my hair cut, because it’d been forever—at least three months…the Iast time I got it cut was before I left! Yeah, it was getting bad! I when to the one right by our apartment and forgot how expensive it is! I went one time last year also because I figured it was so convenient. Thirty Euros later my hair is shorter. All I really wanted was the cut and nothing else, but they said it’d be the same to style it as well. I thought thirty was quite a bit…at least I got all the ends off…

I think I’m going to Marilu’s in Criptana for New Year’s. We talked last night and while nothing’s set in stone, I was thinking like Saturday-Tuesday maybe? I don’t want to overstay my welcome! We’ll see…

Xoxo,

Court