So here's how the weekend went...

Leap Year's party on Friday was fun. We had a pretty good turn-out, and managed not to make a huge mess of the apartment.


Woke up Saturday feeling slightly worse for the wear to attend the European Hostel Conference. We drove all the way up to the conference only to find out that it really starts on Sunday. What?! I was vindicated later in the weekend when we found out that the date was indeed changed and caused much confusion. Thank god we didn't fly in for it.

So we spent the rest of Saturday running errands. On the way to pick up some furniture, we got a flat tire. For anyone who knows me, I am the queen of flat tires. I always expect to get one, and I'm usually prepared to change one. Not this time. The tire seems to not want to come off. So we had a few random Spanish men under our car trying with all their might to kick or pull it off to no avail. Thanks to our friend Magnus who showed up and bought some cans of foam that you can spray in your tire to artificially inflate it. It only lasts for awhile so we have a stock in our trunk until we can get the car to the garage.



Later that night, Magnus (MVP of the Day), brought over a load of cigalas (giant prawns) and cooked for us.

Sunday we got up and went to the conference. The seminars were hit or miss. We walked out of a few but learned a lot from others. That was followed by a movie (The Other Boleyn Girl - read the book instead) and Hostel Conference networking drinks.

Needless to say, Lee and I are a bit exhausted and still have a million little things to get done before the first guests arrive Thursday.

I'll post more pictures later, Mom. No, my camera is not broken.