In early June we made it down to our favorite cabins for one last visit. Thanks to the Kreuzers, we had a good excuse for another Fulbright reunion, all three of them were celebrating their birthdays this month. It was so good to see them again, especially since they hadn't been able to make it to some of the last few get-togethers. Here, Nathan is looking at that big cake with all those candles, probably thinking, "I can't believe this, I have to blow out all these candles when I'm only turning two years old! Fortunately he had some help from his mom and dad, which was only fair, especially since he and his dad share the same birthday.
It had begun to snow Saturday morning, so it sure looked different around the cabins than it had when we were there last summer, in February, or even just three weeks ago on our previous visit. The girls and I only had gym shoes with, so we wouldn't be doing any hiking this time. 
That was fine with us, it felt good just to hang out in the cabins near the wood-burning stove, relaxing and spending time with good friends, especially knowing this would be the last time we'd all be together for a long time. Probably until July 2008, when we all get together in Portland, Oregon for our first annual Chile Fulbright Reunion (we Americans are such planners!) As soon as they mentioned Blues Fest and Beer Fest, I was booking my air travel. Seriously, though, this is one incredible group of people I sure don't want to lose touch with.
We had a good game of Scrabble going, Melinda and I were great partners, handily beating Doug and Bill and Catherine and Dan. We knew there was going to be trouble when Bill innocently asked, "Does it have to be a word?" and Dan quickly quipped, "Yeah, we're kind of sticklers on that!" Doug rolled his eyes and looked around the cabin for a new partner, "Hey Nathan, wanna come and help Daddy?"
No matter how you spell it, a weekend at Cabañas Los Andes with Fulbrighter friends always comes up F-U-N!
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A special thanks to Dean and his wife for always being such wonderful hosts on our visits to their cabins. You can check them out at their website: http://www.cabanaslosandes.com/
