Happy Birthday Jess!!!!

     This weekend, it was my best friend Jess's birthday (check out her blog here). Technically it was today, but who has a birthday party on a Sunday night? Anyway, we decided to celebrate her American-ness by going to Applebee's! There is one in the mall near our house, so we invited all our friends down here to come out and celebrate with us. We walked around a bit beforehand, got a delicious ice cream to share, and then we headed over. The Applebee's here has a special, 1 appetizer and 2 entrées for 15,000 pesos, roughly $30 or 15 each between the two of us. We chose boneless buffalo wings for the appetizer. Sadly, they were nothing like the real deal, very greasy, not at all spicy, and made with dark meat. Oh well. Next up we enjoyed our main courses: chicken alfredo pasta for Jess and petite sirloin with mashed potatoes and a salad for me. These were accompanied by our delicious strawberry daiquiris.

     We had a great time chatting with our friends, Daniel and John, and loved meeting John's girlfriend Viviana. To wrap up our delicious meals, we splurged on churros with chocolate (that's cho-co-lah-tay haha) and manjár. Manjár is a scrumptious, sweet, thick sauce, made from boiling cans of condensed milk. It's a little like caramel but definitely different. We all battled each other's hands to get our churros into those amazing dipping sauces. I wish I had taken a picture but at that point, we were so engrossed by all the sugar in front of us, cameras were far from our minds.
     Next up, we stopped at our place to strap on our high heels and head out for a night of awesome dancing. Here are some pictures of our fun:

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS!!!! My best friend and possible soulmate, I couldn't have gotten this far in Chile without you <3