So long teens, there's an adult in the house

We had our second trip with API this weekend to Montserrat, The Magic Mountain or Jagged Mountain, which are mountains, or I guess one mountain with a lot of peaks, about an hour and a half outside of Barcelona with a Benedictine Monastery at the top. It was so beautiful and so great to be out of the city for a day. Green and trees and fresh air and chacos! (It's the chi o granola side in me coming out). We took a cable car up the mountain and met our cute little tour guide, conveniently named Montserrat, who took us around the mountain. 

 Ok from left to right our tour guide said there is a pregnant woman, although I'm thinking it kind of looks like a monkey's face right now, and then an elephant, and on the right 2 mummies, one big and one small. Can you see them?

Our guide told us that there are really cheap hostels and hotels up on the mountain and a lot of times students will come up and spend a week here studying for a big test. Finals anyone?

So beautiful! We walked back down the mountain and then had some free time so we ate lunch and walked around the monastery and into the church which was absolutely incredible. And little did we know we would be guests at a wedding! We walked into the church and started taking pictures and then realized a wedding was going on in the front, but it was so bizarre because there were tourists and people walking all around and then the actual guests of the wedding just in a section at the front. It was beautiful, just kind of odd.

The front of the monastery

 The outside of the beautiful church

 Where the monks live!

 The big day, so proud of you two

 Sorry I wore chacos and nike shorts to your wedding...

And then... it was my birthday!! No longer a baby teenager, but the big 2-0! But even more of an accomplishment, Happy Birthday to my Papah who is now a spritely 80 years old! I wish I could have been in Austin to celebrate with the whole fam, but I did get to skype with most everyone and at least wish the old rascal a happy birthday. Love you, Papah! Thanks for letting me share your day for the past 20 years!

I love birthdays, as many of you know, so turning 20 in Barcelona with some great friends was not a shabby way to spend it! A big bear hug to Kate for planning the whole night. You da best! And my host mom Ana made me feel so loved with a little celebration of our own including one delicious cake, some good ole coca cola, and some cutie earrings she bought me! 

She told me not to take a picture of her because her hair was too fluffy but I think she always looks cute

It was another fantastic week and weekend here in Barcelona. Missing the fam, but thank you to Grandmommy, Aunt Jackie, Uncle Jon, Megan, Sam, Aunt Kathy, Uncle Sam, Ben, and of course mamma, pops, and broseph for the cards and gifts all the way over here! I am so blessed with incredible family and friends and love you all so much! Oh and to the roomies last year (shmels, shmates, abs, and kd) birthday wall vids are the BEST!