La vida dulce

Here we are in Mexico, nestling into a new life of stability that we haven´t seen since, well, last year. We rented an apartment, and we ain't leavin' for a whole month! We're researching salsa classes, getting memberships at local video stores, and playing pickup soccer with bemused teenagers.

Meg started Spanish school on Monday and at night is feverishly working on her residency application. Rahul, inspired by Meg's diligence, is making the bed, going grocery shopping, and reading old copies of US Weekly. Speaking of which, you in America may have heard this already, but Brad Pitt totally dumped Jennifer Anniston to hook up with Angelina Jolie! Man, it feels good to be back in touch with current events.

Anyways, we´re on pace to break all kinds of records for the year, like:

-- Most consecutive nights that Rahul has slept in the same bed: 6 (as of tonight, but only if we make it back from Mexican Independence Day celebrations)
--Most days without cracking a Lonely Planet: 5
--Most straight meals that we've cooked ourselves: 5 straight dinners (that's actually a record for Rahul in any year)

We've got a sweet roof deck where we can eat dinner, stare at the mountains and read el periodico while the sun sets. And we've even got a yellow lab named Rami to keep us company and lick our faces.

All in all, we're pretty psyched. And if any of this sounds compelling to y'all, we're putting out an open invitation to everyone out there to come visit us. If you can find a cheap flight to Oaxaca before Oct. 10, you've got a free place to stay and we'll cover you from head to toe with mole. Seriously, come see us. We'll make it worth your while.

--rahul