We celebrated 5 years of marraige October 5. In the states, we usually celebrate by going out of town for a night or two and hiking/shopping. This year, was a bit different... I suppose we already are out of town. The two managers at the albergue gave us a wonderful suprise. They made reservations at a very 'fancy' restaurant, chauffered us there and paid for the dinner. What an amazing treat. What kind of restaurant did they pick for us? Because they love Joel so much, they picked a great Pizza/Italian restaurant. We started with two small rolls with garlic butter. Then we split an unusual salad... two pieces of lettuce, green beans, peas, beets, carrots, a few unknown Peruvian veggies, onions, thinly sliced cucumbers, and a mayonaise dressing. Joel had pepperoni pizza and I had ravioli filled with... something... but it was yummy! Then we spent the evening walking around Trujillo and visiting their beautiful Plaza de Armas.We truly felt loved by this gift. A meal like this was an expensive treat and a truly generous expression of friendship and love. Joel was happy to have a taste of something 'normal'. It's been amazing to celebrate our marraige at the beginning of this new adventure!
