shari
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MORDIDA!!!!! MORDIDA!!!
Many words have different meanings...the word "mordida" meaning "bite" strikes fear in the hearts of tourists when it means the thought of paying a
bribe to a cop or official.
But at birthday parties the word is repeatedly yelled out when the cake arrives...the guests call for the birthday person to lean over and take a bite
out of the edge of the cake.
Yesterday we had the honor of hosting a celebration for our friend and worker Manuel on his 61st birthday. Juan mentioned that he had never had a cake
before which may explain this most amazing mordida I'd ever witnessed.
I held the cake so he could take a little bite and perhaps give his face a tiny push into the cake...and when I did, he grabbed the cake and literally
wiped his whole face in the middle of it taking full advantage of the mordida...it was AWESOME!!!
Adrian & Juan played the birthday song and entertained us all with wonderful music all afternoon....Surfdoc's date sang a few tunes too!
Stan is wishing Manuel a very happy birthday
Zoe provided the tequila to get the party rolling
It's neat some of the expats here are immersing so nicely into the local culture....Surfdoc is a real romeo these days and Nancy's spanish is really
improving as she chats easily with her new amiga.
It was a lovely party for our esteemed, humble amigo...thanks to all of you who attended.
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woody with a view
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Ateo
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What a great celebration. Looks like you all had a great time.
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Lee
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Great pics. Almost like I was there. Thanks for that. Definitely some gusto going around.
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acadist
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Looks like fun!
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Heather
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We went to a bday party for my daughter's best friend in San Diego yesterday...she got a big mordida of her Hello Kitty cake too. She came up with a
pink and white face.
The hostess made some pretty good ceviche, which I was glad to eat, since I didn't get any in Cabo last week!
Her suegra also made some good carne asada and homemade flour tortillas.
I felt like I was still in Baja since everyone was speaking Spanish and I was the only gringa around!
...but they all shouted for the Mordida tambien
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Bob H
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Looks like a lotta FUN.... wow!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Lauriboats
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Great story!
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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fixtrauma
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Nice!!
Happy Birthday Manuel!!
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shari
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I shall pass on the greetings to him...manana...he DID have a very happy birthday that lasted well into yesterday...he is having a nap today and will
report for work manana....si dios quiere.
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BornFisher
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Looks like Stan is taking a mordida out of the lady`s hand there!!! Great party pics!!
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Udo
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Shari, you really know how to make one wish that one already lived there!
Udo
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Eli
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Tecate and cake, ay yi yi, what a combination. Looks like another great birthday party.
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shari
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most people wipe the cake off as soon as they can but seeing as it was Manuel's first mordida...he rather enjoyed it and remained cake-faced for quite
some time...it was stupendous.
Next up...tonight's sea food extravaganza at Loncheria Mari's with baja grouper, and a nomad lurker who have graced us with a visit.....then....horse
races tomorrow amigos...and the world's best shrimp tacos! It's all about the food!
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