When I opened my eyes this morning, I looked out the window and noticed that is was overcast and cool. What a relief from the heat. The plan was to go to ‘La Moneda” in Santiago. La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Rupublic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency and General Secretariat of the Government. It occupies an entire block in downtown Santiago, in the area known as Civic District. We also planned on going to Cerro San Cristóbal, a hill in northern Santiago which houses Santiago's largest public park. And we were to meet up with Nicole.
Sabine and Colomba went in one car, while I rode with Rodrigo and all the boys. Apparently, their children had never been to the city. Rodrigo was excited about not only taking Nate and I but also taking his kids. We parked in an underground parking structure. I got out and took Nate out. Then as I walked around I did not see the puddle of motor oil on the ground. I stepped on it and slowly I slid. I slid all the way down and landed right on the oil. Oh my god! I was wearing white shorts and was just stunned. Rodrigo was polite and told me it was not bad but I knew. I grabbed my jacket and wrapped it around my waist but was uncomfortable. I did not want to ruin the day for everyone so I just dealt with it.
We walked over to “La Moneda” and found Nicole. Then Sabine and Colomba arrived. We walked around La Moneda and took some pictures then we went to the center or Plaza. Lots of activity going on. I could tell Nate was a little spooked. There was a group of people playing the drums and dancing. It almost looked like Mardi Gras with all the costumes and people with large puppets on stilts. Nate said “Too loud!” Sabine had asked me if I was too uncomfortable we could go home and I told her no, that I’m fine but I also saw that she was not feeling well and all the walking was exhausting for all the kids. So no Cerro San Cristobol and back home we all went. Sure enough all the boys fell asleep on the ride home.
The weather was so nice. Sabine had picked up empanadas for us to have for lunch. We ate outside. She also made this salsa that was a perfect spice to add to the empanadas. And of course what would lunch be without another wonderful bottle of wine.
After lunch Rodrigo started playing with the kids. It was so much fun to watch. All afternoon they were all outside playing some sort of game. To see Nate laughing and playing like that was pure joy for me. This was first time Rodrigo was able to spend time with Nate. Since he works late, usually the kids are in bed already so the weekends are when he spends time with them. And you can tell he just loves it. I think Nate fell in love with Rodrigo. At one point Rodrigo came inside and Nate went looking for him. I could hear Nate calling for him “Rodrigo, Rodigo?” It was so cute. Later Rodrigo said he gets a kick out of Nate calling him by name.
When I put Nate down for the night, I noticed he was running a fever. I gave him Motrin and he fell asleep but I was worried. I know that fevers come because your body is fighting an infection. I told Sabine that I was actually tired and was going to bed early. Early by their standards was 11 pm. I ate dinner and off to bed I went.
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