Cafe con Leche con Hielo

Spring has finally arrived in Zaragoza, which made for a pretty nice weekend. Friday after work we all went for churros con chocolate. Churros were fantastic (even more like funnel cake than usual), but I wasn't overly impressed by the chocolate sauce - maybe because I got the cheapest one. Spent too much money on tapas and wine for dinner, sadly, so it's looking like peanut butter sandwiches and dinner at home this week. Saturday I woke up to a note that my box of goodies from GA had arrived, so I went on a little adventure to find the post office. Super-nice day for a walk, except I could feel my face burning. Must find face sunscreen this week. By lunchtime I had already read the nice card from grandma and half the Cosmo, and dug into the grits, peanut brittle, and girl scout cookies. Fail. Feeling like I needed another walk after all that sugar, I hoofed it to the Carrefour to buy a bottle of Jack for my friend Jack's birthday. Win of the day: on the way to Jack's, Mike definitely asked me if I brushed my teeth with it, a la Ke$ha, ha. Fun times Saturday night playing an interesting board game called 'Pass Out' and a British/American hybrid Circle of Death card game, and then out for karaoke. We were a bit disappointed by this particular karaoke bar, because they kept playing songs that no one requested instead of our requests. Possibly because our requests were mostly in English, but since we were practically the only ones there this shouldn't have been an issue. I did get to scream 'Livin on a Prayer,' so the night wasn't a total loss, ha. The plan is to try a different place Friday night. Sunday everyone was sluggish in the apartment due to the time change, and we didn't eat lunch until 3, but it was a colossal lunch of smoked salmon, guac, multiple salads (I made balsamic-tomato-cucumber in honor of spring), roasted veggies, and steak, which apparently everyone eats practically raw here - ew. I left mine on for 20 more minutes and it was still delicious:P Later met up with friends at the aptly named Drinks&Pool, but instead drank iced coffee (hence this post's title) and played whist (which is like spades). Overall, a pretty low-key weekend in Zaragoza. Looking forward to buen tiempo this week and possibly Aljafería!