Weekend With Friends

Friday, we had a (really) late lunch - early dinner at Izalco, a Salvadoran restaurant. We had pupusas, guacamole, chicharron pollo, bistec, fried pork and some grilled chicken. We had more than we could take in, so we had some left for take home. On top of that I guanabana shale and Horacio had his banana shake. The place was really homey and the service was great. The server tried her best to explain to us the food, which Horacio had a hard time explaining himself. On our way back home, the ice cream shop around our corner were giving away free scoop of ice cream coupons. At first, we thought it was just one of those usual people giving away fliers for a psychic place or dental clinic. Few taking one and glancing at it, we realized it was a coupon. Horacio and Nancy went back for more, at least three more. We decided to rent a movie then head for our free ice cream. After debating on which movies to rent, and pouting and attempting to throw a tantrum since Horacio was so hard to please and wouldn't agree with my choice of "Turtles Can Fly" and Marleni's "Aquamarine", we settled for "Bee Season" and they settled with "The Hills Have Eyes - Unrated", we headed for our free scoop of ice cream. I had the georgia peach (which was so yummy and made me forget about my movie not being selected for a moment), Nancy had the coffee flavored ice cream, and Marleni had her black raspberry (which didn't make her forget about her unselected movie). As soon as we went home, we talked more and shared stories. We first saw the "Bee Season" which just left us boggled and trying to figure out why and what of the story. Then we readied ourselves for "The Hills Have Eyes" - which I watched a couple of scenes and fell asleep - on purpose! I am really not a big fan of scary movies. I used to watch them and like them, but I think "Sixth Sense" plus our helper scaring the heck out of me by standing and looking like a ghost in the dark! When I woke up few hours later, I saw Marleni, Nancy and Horacio on the dining table having the chocolate cake that I made and the one that Nancy brought and some chips. After their munchies, we saw "A Walk To Remember", this time it was Horacio who slept. After the movie, we all bade each other good night... few minutes later, Nancy asked if she could sleep on the floor with us. :)

We woke up at around nine in the morning and readied ourselves for Coney Island!!! After the hour and a half (or so) train ride, we finally got ourselves in the boardwalk of Coney Island. On contrary to my Nathan's hotdog craving, we had Popeye's chicken and fries, which was equally satisfying for me. :) We walked through the sand and tried to find a spot closer to the shore amidst the crowd. Although the sand was scorching hot, we relieved our almost blistered feet in the cool water of the ocean. It was a great day under the sun, we took turns going into the water, since it was really crowded and there's no way that we could all continuously keep eye on our things. It was so much fun hanging with Marleni and Nancy again. After few hours under the sun, we headed to the boardwalk and saw a pictorial for a wedding, we found it a bit weird, but we guessed that the place could have been significant for the couple. I felt bad for the bridal party though, since the sun was really shining at that hour. Afterwards, Marleni, Nancy and Horacio went to the ever-famous Cyclone. I opted out of it, and volunteered to watch the things instead. Before parting ways with Nancy, we planned to get together again, at least before summer ends, and go to Bear Mountain or have dinner at Mama Mexico within the week.