a Baldwin halloween

So, don't worry...i'm working on a huge blog about the Skatalites concert which was amazing, so that will be coming soon! however, i just had to do a blog on Halloween since i was sent these incredible photos:

First of all, the Baldwin family tradition continues...mom and dad have outdone themselves again:
Also, my grandma Memaw and her roommate were not to be left out...they dressed up for their Halloween party they had at their Assisted Living Home (UNC girls you might recognize these outfits!!):
Here's Memaw, showing off her surprisingly shapely body at 89 years old!

And here she is, with her roomie Ronnie: Ronnie's getting a little frisky:Here, in our little corner of the world, Elvis and i celebrated Halloween a little differently; we decided to take advantage of the fact that i didn't have to work on Friday, and we escaped the city to go to a little colonial style town called Suchitoto to spend the night. it's a cute town with little shops and cafes, cobblestone streets, and a huge lake. We stayed at a cute little hotel...i was so excited about having air conditioning and hot water!! we thought we were going to find refuge from the noise of the city in this little quiet town, but of course the mayor of Suchitoto decided to throw a huge Halloween party for the whole city. As in any Salvadorean party, this included a huge sound system which blasted through the whole town allll night long! we just wanted some peace and quiet so we went and hid in our hotel, but the thumping bass from the party literally shook our hotel all night...i think they stopped about 2 am. So much for peace and quiet! here are some pics from around town:

Here's a picture from inside our cute little hotel:On Saturday, we walked down to a nearby waterfall...actually i had been there before with marty when i came to visit him once, but there was no water in the waterfall because it was dry season. This time, there was a little bit of water since rainy season just ended recently. The rock structure of this waterfall is really neat:

In other news, i had the honor of playing the flute in another friend's wedding yesterday and elvis and i got to take part of the "lazo" ceremony which is something they do sometimes in weddings here...literally we put a fancy rope around the couple to symbolize their union. Congratulations Karla and Mario!