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Comfortable as a pig in mud

The rain came a couple of days ago and we have been experiencing cooler than normal temperatures – not humid and VERY welcome. Paul and I went to a hotel in Nuevo Mazatlán for an overnight for Paul’s birthday.  We had a nice time swimming and lounging around the pool and had a very good dinner. But it was quite a shock to hear so much English spoken, as every waiter or bell boy spoke perfect English.  I think the...

Yes, it was good

I know all of the bloggers who attended the meet-up have already posted about it, but I still thought I would write my thoughts, random as they are… Jonna and Mimi’s – We have all enjoyed watching the renovation of their house from start to finish, but I have to tell you it is even more wonderful to see in person than in pictures.  The house is elegant in a relaxed way.  The high ceilings, paint colors, and furnishings just...

Mérida was wonderful

It has taken me a while to get through my photos of our trip to Mérida, and I just didn’t want to post until I had them together. It was such a wonderful time. It was said several times that it felt like we had known each other forever. It was really true for me, especially with Wayne, Jonna, and Theresa. We have “known” each other for several years so I guess it wasn’t surprising that we were immediate friends....

One year in Maz

  • September 20, 2008
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Today is our one year anniversary of living in Mazatlán.  Some times it seems  the year has gone really quickly, and at other times it seems as though we have always lived here.  We have no regrets. We’ve learned a lot in the last year. We’ve found that people who uproot themselves to make a life in a foreign country are different – adventurous and outgoing. We’ve found that people here are very tolerant and accepting.  They are friendly and...

Why we blog

There’s been a lot of flap lately among the Latin American blogger community about comments. I don’t want to rehash what’s been said – but the more I thought about it the more I knew I needed to get something out. The crux of the matter for me is that it’s MY BLOG and I can set the rules. My blog is a fun place for me to talk about our experiences here in Mexico. I really enjoy it. I...

Amigos!

While a lot of bloggers were lucky to attend the Blogger Meetup last week on Isla Mujeres put together by Wayne, we had another Meetup going here in Mazatán. Bliss and the Captain sailed into Mazatlán and we had several enjoyable visits. They were moored in an area just South of Centro – less than five minutes by car from our house. We ran over to the marina and picked Bliss up. We came back to our place and after...

Friends come in all shapes and sizes

  I have been thinking a lot about friends lately…and also about those people who contribute in an important way in the formation of our own personalities.   When we moved to Mexico last year, we left behind many people who were important to us in various ways. Some knew how much they were valued, and unfortunately there are some who probably don’t.   But being away from them has made me think a lot about friendship and how people...

Even bloggers take a holiday break!

It seems like a lot of the blogs I read have been sporadic in their postings for the last week or so. I took a bit of a break myself. But that doesn’t mean that nothing has been going on! So I thought this post could be a random one about odds and ends. Friends – We are really loving Mazatlan for the new friends we have met. Over the last couple of weeks we have had several dinners out...

Tuesday Update

One of my last posts brought a flurry of comments that I thought I’d respond to in a post instead…. Learning Spanish – Both of us have been doing pretty well, but nowhere near as well as we would like. We manage transactions ok if we have thought it through before hand so we have the expected words handy to the tongue, but sometimes we embarass ourselves or have a brain freeze and feel stupid. People are very helpful and...

Are we famous?

I forgot this little tidbit in my last post, so I thought I’d step back in time to Sunday. We’d moved our van full of stuff in, and after dancing around a while we headed out to buy a mattress. We decided we’d buy a queen size for the guest room and just stay in there for the time being. That is because we want a king size bed in our master bedroom and don’t want to buy it with...

Why Blog?

  I thought about doing a post yesterday but I loved that picture of Seattle and didn’t want to see it moved lower on the page…isn’t that dumb? What a beautiful day that was, though. As we become more and more immersed in planning our move, the blogs I read daily become more and more important to me. I just want to know what people are thinking and doing so much – I guess to try to project what I...