Just got home after spending the afternoon with my (ex) brother-in-law, Alvaro. I had a wonderful time with him, his sort-of girlfriend, Ana, and Peter, Gabi's best friend.
He had been craving a burger all morning, so we ended up at JG Melon, and gorged. I had a turkey burger since I already indulged this weekend at HK. Best Turkey burger I've had, by the way! I wonder if they injected fat into those turkey patties. Haha. They were not dry at all!
Why am I blogging about Alvie, you ask? It's not like I never have overseas friends who visit me every now and then. But he is Gabi's brother and with all the weight he's lost since I had last seen him, he looks SO MUCH like his little bro. The same bright cobalt blue eyes that pierce right through you. Same perpetual 5:00 shadow even when they're freshly shaved. Same sense of humor around people they are affectionate with.
"Is Gabi as mean with you, too?" Ana jokingly asked me after Alvie had her pose for a picture and only shot the landscape behind her. "Gabi had to learn it from someone" I answered, winking at Alvie.
He's off to the Hamptons with PM and flying back to Madrid tomorrow afternoon. I wish we had more time to hang out, but he was aware of this weird tension between me and Peter.
"If you don't mind not opening your present until after you get home--Gabi didn't get Peter one and we're worried he'll be jealous." 'Nough said, right? Haha. Peter is a great guy, I believe that. So I think Gabi has a lot to do with the tension. I do feel that he tried to pit us against each other in the past for reasons only Gabi knows and understands.
I gave the three of them a hug right before they took a cab to Grand Central. Alvie promised he would visit again around Easter and will hopefully stay longer. I keep wishing Gabi would go on the trip with him. It's so hard to look at him and not miss Gab.
Perhaps I should visit Spain again next year. We'll see. Money hasn't exactly been overflowing lately. But today is definitely a good day and I'm totally grateful.
He had been craving a burger all morning, so we ended up at JG Melon, and gorged. I had a turkey burger since I already indulged this weekend at HK. Best Turkey burger I've had, by the way! I wonder if they injected fat into those turkey patties. Haha. They were not dry at all!
Why am I blogging about Alvie, you ask? It's not like I never have overseas friends who visit me every now and then. But he is Gabi's brother and with all the weight he's lost since I had last seen him, he looks SO MUCH like his little bro. The same bright cobalt blue eyes that pierce right through you. Same perpetual 5:00 shadow even when they're freshly shaved. Same sense of humor around people they are affectionate with.
"Is Gabi as mean with you, too?" Ana jokingly asked me after Alvie had her pose for a picture and only shot the landscape behind her. "Gabi had to learn it from someone" I answered, winking at Alvie.
He's off to the Hamptons with PM and flying back to Madrid tomorrow afternoon. I wish we had more time to hang out, but he was aware of this weird tension between me and Peter.
"If you don't mind not opening your present until after you get home--Gabi didn't get Peter one and we're worried he'll be jealous." 'Nough said, right? Haha. Peter is a great guy, I believe that. So I think Gabi has a lot to do with the tension. I do feel that he tried to pit us against each other in the past for reasons only Gabi knows and understands.
I gave the three of them a hug right before they took a cab to Grand Central. Alvie promised he would visit again around Easter and will hopefully stay longer. I keep wishing Gabi would go on the trip with him. It's so hard to look at him and not miss Gab.
Perhaps I should visit Spain again next year. We'll see. Money hasn't exactly been overflowing lately. But today is definitely a good day and I'm totally grateful.
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