We're having a great time. El Paso is a cool town, with lots to see and do, thanks to Patrick's cousin and his girlfriend, and his mother. Saturday when we got to town, we went to a Mexican restaurant called Kiki's. The food wasn't fancy but it sure was delicious. After that we went to a few bars and drank and hung out.
Sunday we visited Old Mesilla, which is actually in New Mexico. Pretty cool to visit another state. Don't do a lot of that in Long Beach (unless the state of confusion counts). After that, Patrick's family had a little mini reunion. They were all excited to see Pat's mom. And, they were very sweet: it was my birthday, and they sang happy birthday to me and had a cake. Everyone's been very nice and are making us feel very much at home.
Today we hung out with Adrian in downtown El Paso and visited Concordia cemetery. It's a pretty cool place, and when Patrick's dad was with us eight years ago the last time we visited here, he found his father's grave. Patrick couldn't locate it now, and unfortunately there was no headstone, but even still, it was very interesting. Many, many people buried there, and it's a very old cemetery.
Here's a quote from one of the more famous people buried there, John Wesley Hardin, a bad man who died in 1895. It's appropriate because right now Patrick is taking a nap beside me.
"They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Well, it ain't true, I only killed one man for snoring."
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