Cars

Pretty quiet day today. Not much going on.

Guatemalans seem to enjoy decorating their cars - a lot. Most of them tint all their windows ... and when I say "tint" I mean "black out." But beyond that there are all kinds of stickers and decorations. I've seen lots of windows and rear windows that say "Dios Es Amor" (God Is Love). After awhile, though, these slogans are kind of old news. There are a few that really stand out from time to time. I call this first photo "Wishful Thinking."

This next one just made me laugh. Tony and I both had a good laugh last night when we saw this. The sticker on windshield says "Regalo De Dios" ... which when translated is "Gift From God."

As long as we're talking about pickups, I gotta share with you that I've seen a Volkswagen pickup that has to have been manufactured after 1987. I never dared to dream that such a thing existed. I've only seen it twice so now I keep my camera at the ready just in case I have a chance to snap a photo of it.

In other news, this morning I noticed that the old toothpaste tube was looking a bit delgado (thin), so when Donna, Ellie, and I stopped by la bodegona, I found the toothpaste section to replenish my supply. To my horror, I found that la bodegona only stocks Colgate toothpaste! I momentarily froze like a deer in the headlights. All I could do is walk from one end of the aisle to the other hoping that somehow a tube of crest would magically appear. I had just given up and chosen dejectedly grabbed a box of whitening toothpaste when Donna came to my rescue! She packed extra toothpaste and it's Crest!

You're probably wondering why I think you care about  this toothpaste story, but I'm sure that Andrea OC is feeling me on this one. Haha! That's right - we've had a toothpaste conversation before ... it's amazing the diversity of topics you cover when you work crazy hours with someone!