Tea Party

Today I attended my very first tea party without stuffed animals and baby dolls. Kelsey, this american girl Kelsey (my roommate) and I met at the gym, invited us to her house for tea and then to church. So she picked us up in a tiny but very cute car and drove us to her and her husband's (famous soccer player) house. She had the cutest little tea party set up for us. We snacked on brie cheese with crackers and grapes, fresh cut fruit, homemade tortilla chips with tomato, mozzarella, and cilantro on them, and a salami salad that included black olives, red, green, and yellow peppers, onions, cheese, chick peas, and cheese with Italian dressing. All of it was delicious. She had a real teapot with matching cups for us. There was an assortment of tea for us to choose from and actual cups for milk and sugar. It reminded me of being little and setting out the tea party in the living room, where ours was held as well, and setting places up for my favorite stuffed animals or baby dolls. So we spent the next hour or so talking like old friends and laughing at each other's jokes and stories. We then proceeded to church where we were able to get headphones to listen to an English translation. The English translation wasn't the best and was really hard to follow but I was grateful nonetheless. Mass (if that is what you call it for a nondenominational ceremony) was nice and most of the songs they sang was in English, but I didn't know them. After our lovely afternoon, Kelsey dropped Kelsey and me back off at home, each of us promising to get together again soon.