Roger and Rosanna's Thank You Party

Roger and Rosanna are two parents who have been really active at our school, and as a thank-you for the volunteers for the school Christmas festival, they had a party at their house. When we first got here, I had figured out that this couple knew how to throw an amazing fiesta, and we weren't disappointed.

They live near us in a nice neighborhood called Arcos Atascadero. They have been living in San Miguel for thirty years, and bought the land for their house in the 1970s. Little by little, they have created a magnificent living space. It's hard to describe - it's more than a house, and kind of a mansion. They run it as a bed and breakfast, and have their own living area, and a common area for their guests to share, which is also the party room. Roger runs a business selling high-end house accessories, and his work is really cool and can be found everywhere in the house. The place is stunning.


Guests gathering on the deck

They had some great appetizers, margaritas, and Rosanna made a Thai dinner (with some Mexican ingredients) which was quite good. Plus, they had a couple awesome musicians playing for us. The one guitarist is described as the "Mexican Bob Dylan", and the bass player plays with Doc Severinsen (from the Johnny Carson show) in town.


Amazing musicians

Rosanna is Mexican, and Roger is American, and the guests were a mix of Americans and Mexicans too. I'm getting used to switching back and forth between English and Spanish, although I can still get tongue-tied in Spanish on occasion. The mixed American/Mexican nature of being here is one of the things that makes San Miguel so special. I'm not sure there is any place quite like this in the whole world.