Este Es El Dia: ADIML

I took these pictures and wrote this stuff for livejournal. They have a group called A Day In My Life (ADIML) where users take pictures of everything they do in a day and then post them for the world to see. Seeing other people's days is really interesting, in my opinion. So here is my day.

At 7:45am the alarm clock on my cell phone goes off. It feels too early to be getting up, but I do. I go to the bathroom then crawl back into bed.

I get online and immediatly start the rounds. Hotmail, webmail, myspace, facebook, livejournal, fauxsheezy, and craigslist.

As an au pair for a family in Spain it is my job to wake three of the four children in the morning. Raquel here is the slowest to wake up. She didn't even realize that I had turned on the light AND took a picture with a flash until later in the evening.

Consuelo, the mom of the family, is finishing her breakfast before taking Javier to school and then heading to work.

Warm milk with hot chocolate mix. This is the kids' basic breakfast. They are supposed to eat more, like bread or something, but they usually don't have time.

After making sure everyone is awake and getting ready I get back online. Flynn, my boyfriend, is home and online. He lives in Seattle so there is a 9 hour time difference. It's about 8:40am for me. I sit in bed and "talk" with Flynn. Actually today was the very first time since I got to Spain (three weeks ago) that we did talk! We used our mics and AIM to actually talk. It was AMAZING to hear his voice.

Once everyone is off to work and school I hang out online for a bit longer.

I put in my contacts. Someday I'll have lasik surgery and perhaps on that day I'll do another ADIML. But for now, it's just contacts. Flynn and I chat until a bit after 10am. Then at 10:20am, Flynn has gone to bed, and it is time for me to get going with my day.

Somehwere in this mess of cords is my iPod...

Time to go for a run. I have all the essentials: warm cloths, warn in shoes, my iPod (fully charged), my house keys, and my camera. I don't usually run with my camera... but I've been wanting pictures of where I run, so today seems like a good a day as any.

Before I go I grab a few slices of yummy chorizo.

Since I have only just gotten back into running I am taking it slow. I walk for one song then run for one song. I alternate running and walking for about an hour or so. It works out pretty well. So each time I stopped to walk, I took a picture.

This dog was just chillin on the sidewalk.

Through this is Castillo de Vinuelos. I haven't been to it yet though.

The hazy morning hills.

It is so nice and quiet out here on the road all alone. I think only two cars drove by the whole time I was out here.

On my way back home. I love the rock wall on my left.

A look out onto the Spanish country side. I'm feel very blessed to get to see this any time I want.

I'm almost back home now. I like this road. I'm in the city, but I can see the hills and mountains.

I'm not sure what the purpose of such a narrow sidewalk is. Especially since they put poles right in the middle of it.

After my run I feel victorious! I love the feeling I get after a good workout.

Don't forget to stretch.

This is Lola. Obviously she is a fierce gaurd dog. Look how she jumps into action to protect the family from evil intruders.

Back from my run and stretch. It's time to start getting ready for the day.

The shower is small, but the water is hot and that's all I need.

This is one of my PE teacher outfits. I had to buy "work appropriate" clothes when I did my student teaching last semester. It may not be the cutest outfit, but it's comfy.

Breakfast of champions. I don't usually have breakfast so late, but I was talking to Flynn when I usually eat.

Today I need to clean my room. Luckily it is small and I don't own very much stuff, so cleaning is pretty easy.

Tada! Much better.

Now it's time to get back online and see who's on. Try not to be too jealous of my awesome Candycorn socks.

It's time to try and learn some Espanol. I have been here three weeks. I wish I knew what people were saying to me!

My hair was still wet from my shower so I brushed it out and put on a hoody. The rooms lighting makes my hair look super bright.

This is my hairs normal color. Also, spanish is confusing.

Javier the eldest kid in the family and clearly he is thrilled to see me. Sara, the family's very pregnant housekeeper, is making lunch.

Hmm. Fried fish and rice. It's tasty, except the fish has too many tiny bones.

My only other official au pair duty is one hour of tutoring per kid each night. Javier is up first. It is 4pm.

5pm. Next up is Raquel. We are studying the nervous systems. Health degree finally comes in handy!

Silvia is up next at 6pm.

At 7pm Jorge wanted a more formal picture. He sent a copy to his American penpals.

Spinich puree. It doesn't look good, but is actualy quite tasty. This is one of the many things I am going to need to learn before I go back to the states.