Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Lunar Eclipse
In honor of yesterday's spectacular lunar eclipse seen in so many parts of the world, today, we give you a different type of moon experience!
Friday, July 17, 2009
July Getaway
We had a fun little July getaway in our own backyard - Nuevo Vallarta. Ok, not exactly our backyard, but only 15 minutes away!
We stayed at the RIU Palace Pacifico which just opened this past November and is crazy fancy! (Waaaaay fancier than we are, but we did our best to blend in!) The lobby had over 100 crystal chandeliers!!!
We spent a few days just hanging out together, spending afternoons floating in the pool and sipping pina coladas next to the swim-up bar,
swinging in the playground,
eating ice cream and more ice cream,
gossiping with other sunbathers (mostly Sophia gossiping, Pablo and I just hanging out nearby in case our daughter decided to look for her parents),
sprinting around the courtyard,
flirting with the bartenders (again . . . Sophia),
learning to sip through a straw,
splashing in the ocean,
making new friends
and just being all-around adorable (yet again, Sophia) - not sure Pablo and I are so adorable. In fact, I know we are not.
Pina Coladas, Family Time and AIR-CONDITIONING, seriously . . . we could not have asked for more!
We stayed at the RIU Palace Pacifico which just opened this past November and is crazy fancy! (Waaaaay fancier than we are, but we did our best to blend in!) The lobby had over 100 crystal chandeliers!!!
We spent a few days just hanging out together, spending afternoons floating in the pool and sipping pina coladas next to the swim-up bar,
swinging in the playground,
eating ice cream and more ice cream,
gossiping with other sunbathers (mostly Sophia gossiping, Pablo and I just hanging out nearby in case our daughter decided to look for her parents),
sprinting around the courtyard,
flirting with the bartenders (again . . . Sophia),
learning to sip through a straw,
splashing in the ocean,
making new friends
and just being all-around adorable (yet again, Sophia) - not sure Pablo and I are so adorable. In fact, I know we are not.
Pina Coladas, Family Time and AIR-CONDITIONING, seriously . . . we could not have asked for more!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Lunattack!
We are puppysitting Luna while Michelle is away! We'd forgotten how much fun it is to have a puppy around! (Our dogs are grown and independent!) We'd also forgotten what its like to clean up after a puppy - 3 accidents and counting!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Summer Days
We finally finished up with our last wedding a week ago; we had a fun (and delicious!) final dinner at La Palapa last night, and Michelle just took off for the airport for her three-week trip to see family and friends. The idea that summer has arrived is sinking in!
While most people (at least at home) anxiously await the summer days, things here are a tad different! We love the idea of no weddings for three months - don't get me wrong, there is LOTS of work to do - but not having to work any 20-hour days in three months is a welcome thought! We love the fact that we will get to spend nearly a month at home spending time with friends and family!
We do NOT love the fact that temps here are in the 90s with 100% humidity. We do NOT love the fact that we are constantly wet - either because we a) just washed the car, b) did our best to get into Soph's tiny little pool with her to cool off, c) just got out of the shower or d) are dripping with sweat from the heat. There is really no dry time. If only we could all run around shirtless.
So what, you may be thinking, do we do during these hot, humid months when we just can't seem to dry off? Here is a peek from this first week of summer!
We are thankful for little miracles. A pretty sunrise from the roof of our house:
A beautiful rainbow seen at the same time from the balcony:
And cows grazing in the street.
Have I mentioned that Sophia's first word was Mama. Her second word was Baby. And her third was Moo. How many children have cows that wander by their house on a daily basis? I think its cute. Pablo's ego was a tad hurt by the fact that she said Moo before Papa - which she did achieve just a couple days after the homage to the cows.
Thank God for small miracles - a cool floor, for example. Sometimes you literally have to just lay on the floor to get a break from the sweltering heat.
Have you ever seen anything more chunky and adorable?
Not only has the heat begun, but the rain is also falling on a near-daily basis. I know I've said this a million times and I'm sure I'll say it a million more . . . but when it rains here, it pours!
Streets flood within minutes due to a drainage system that has not kept up with the growing city. I'm not kidding when I tell you that small children literally swim in the streets. Last year I remember driving down a small side street where two little boys laid in the rain-filled road waiting for cars to drive by and send waves rushing over their bodies. Oh so fun - dirty street water waves. This isn't the best photo as it was taken through a windshield while moving in pouring down rain, but after only 10 minutes this street was flooded with water moving up and over the sidewalk!
The great part about the rainfall is that it brings a welcome coolness to the city for about 15 minutes until the sun comes out again and turns Vallarta into the largest natural sauna on Earth! We try to take advantage of this small window of freshness to get outside and walk! We recently checked out the new street that is being paved by our house, and Sophia discovered her own little miracle (about as exciting as the dirty water waves) - rocks.
Seriously. Why do we buy toys?
While most people (at least at home) anxiously await the summer days, things here are a tad different! We love the idea of no weddings for three months - don't get me wrong, there is LOTS of work to do - but not having to work any 20-hour days in three months is a welcome thought! We love the fact that we will get to spend nearly a month at home spending time with friends and family!
We do NOT love the fact that temps here are in the 90s with 100% humidity. We do NOT love the fact that we are constantly wet - either because we a) just washed the car, b) did our best to get into Soph's tiny little pool with her to cool off, c) just got out of the shower or d) are dripping with sweat from the heat. There is really no dry time. If only we could all run around shirtless.
So what, you may be thinking, do we do during these hot, humid months when we just can't seem to dry off? Here is a peek from this first week of summer!
We are thankful for little miracles. A pretty sunrise from the roof of our house:
A beautiful rainbow seen at the same time from the balcony:
And cows grazing in the street.
Have I mentioned that Sophia's first word was Mama. Her second word was Baby. And her third was Moo. How many children have cows that wander by their house on a daily basis? I think its cute. Pablo's ego was a tad hurt by the fact that she said Moo before Papa - which she did achieve just a couple days after the homage to the cows.
Thank God for small miracles - a cool floor, for example. Sometimes you literally have to just lay on the floor to get a break from the sweltering heat.
Have you ever seen anything more chunky and adorable?
Not only has the heat begun, but the rain is also falling on a near-daily basis. I know I've said this a million times and I'm sure I'll say it a million more . . . but when it rains here, it pours!
Streets flood within minutes due to a drainage system that has not kept up with the growing city. I'm not kidding when I tell you that small children literally swim in the streets. Last year I remember driving down a small side street where two little boys laid in the rain-filled road waiting for cars to drive by and send waves rushing over their bodies. Oh so fun - dirty street water waves. This isn't the best photo as it was taken through a windshield while moving in pouring down rain, but after only 10 minutes this street was flooded with water moving up and over the sidewalk!
The great part about the rainfall is that it brings a welcome coolness to the city for about 15 minutes until the sun comes out again and turns Vallarta into the largest natural sauna on Earth! We try to take advantage of this small window of freshness to get outside and walk! We recently checked out the new street that is being paved by our house, and Sophia discovered her own little miracle (about as exciting as the dirty water waves) - rocks.
Seriously. Why do we buy toys?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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