Aventura 27: Barbacoaaaa

Sunday concluded a weekend that I can count on my fingers as one of my favorites ever.  I'll tell you about the Friday and Saturday part later, but this aventura on Sunday was a centimeter less than perfect, only because perfection doesn't exist!

What happened? On one end, it was one of the calmest aventures I have recounted here: relaxing, eating, and talking.   

On the other hand, it was the most exciting aventura yet! My fútbol team, Sansur, had a barbacoa in place of the game that got rescheduled.  We all drove out in three cars 45 minutes outside of Barcelona to a teammate's house closer to the mountains.  Even just driving on the highway with the window rolled down, the music singing along with the wind, and looking at the mountains of Montserrat in the distance was enough of a break from the city life of Barcelona.  But add to that: 

Preparing food in a country home

Dancing and grilling the best looking chorizos, carne, butifarra, vegetables, pollo, and pan to put it all on

Sitting around a makeshift table on the patio, the only way to have a true cook-out

Talking, laughing, reaching across the table, using the slingshot fork, eating homemade cookies

Singing happy birthday in catalán/castellano (yo) while carrying the candles out by hand because they won't stay in the cake!

Walking up the stairs to the patio on top of the roof and just relaxing on chairs, taking in the powerful rays of the sun that decided to come out just in time!

Dancing and singing over and over again to a playlist of only 5 songs (but the 5 very best songs!)

Passing and juggling la pelota

Water fights

Quick! three pictures in a row and you have to change positions and you can't fall on anyone even though Nata just jumped over everyone!

Laughing and laughing and laughing

Sleeping on the way home, window rolled down, after three hours of lying around in the sun

I don't think even colorful words though can explain this day any better than this picture.  Silliness, smiles, comfort, hugs, sun, jumping and falling on top of each other, laughing......it can't get any better than this.