The month of October just flew by.  We started it with the celebration of our 2nd wedding anniversary.  On that day (a work day), we decided to go hiking to a nearby lagoon that was formed centuries ago by a river of volcanic rock that flowed all the way down from a volcano about 8 miles away.  Carlitos was our guide, as usual, and we had a great time climbing rocks all morning and trying not to get crushed by loose rocks.  The view was wonderful and the place incredibly peaceful.  We were the only ones in the whole reserve.  I found a baby calf on the way there and it was the cutest thing.  Unfortunately, I did have to work that afternoon so we had to rush out of the reserve and I had a loooong and tiring afternoon of teaching English grammar.  My birthday came and went and we ended up spending that night at my cousin's graduation party.  That Sunday, my friend Andrea organized a birthday lunch for me.  Then it was time for Halloween again and my dress-up fever came back full strength.  However, we don't have all the props and wigs that we had access to in the U.S. here and, even worse, we have no thrift stores! So, for the first time we found ourselves at the costume rental place.  We ended up buying the only thing that did not include a pair of "Ecuadorian-size" pants (which would not go below Nathan's knees), a cloak.  So, we also got some face paint and I did our make up.  Believe it or not, that dress I wore is just part of my normal tango wardrobe... hum.  My co-workers at the party did not recognize me, so I felt like we did a good job at dressing up!!