Last week sometime María was complaining that her lower stomach (aka womanly parts) hurt. She said she no longer got "bad." In other words, she doesn't get her period anymore, and that she was nervous she was going to get it again. I suddenly realized I had forgotten to take my pill, so I said "Oooh!" and María looked at me and asked what happened. I told her I had forgotten to take my pill that morning. She goes ooh your pill for the babies? and I said No no María my NO baby pill. She starts laughing then asks me why I am still taking it all the way over here in Spain. Tere, Nicole and I then all joined in and started explaining the different reasons girls go on the pill.
Yesterday, I was eating dinner with María alone. Suddenly, theh conversation shifts to her asking me if I have met any nice Spanish boys (I've told her about Pat) Anyways, when I said no, she began to talk about Tere and a boy that she has been seeing. María thinks Tere only likes him as a friend though. (Sidenote: Later that same night, after María had gone to help the old lady get ready for bed - we call her "la vieja"- Tere walks in the door- after María told me Tere would be out for the night- and the guy, Luis, follows her into her room and they shut the door!) Okay, continuing, María then began to talk about her boyfriend after she got divorced. She had been dating the same guy for 12 years, and he had never been over to her house. 12 years! That's not the best part. Then she went on about how she always got nervous that she would get pregnant by this other man and she didn't want another man's baby! I died. I then told her that's what my no baby pill is for and she started cracking up. At least I can transfer my sense of humor into Spanish a little bit.
That's all for now. More to come. Probably tomorrow at this rate...
love
Francy (María can't say Franny or Frances.. I'm Francy or Francesca in Spain)
how have i never read this post before? i'm dying of laughter
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