Archive for July, 2009
Turning 18 in San Pedro Belize
Posted on July 30, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Today is Sandra’s birthday and she is officially 18. We started her out with some exercise at the pool – always a good time and we get in great shape. Then Mitch and Jill took her for a beach afternoon at Caribbean Villa’s. More to come… The girls bought Sandra a Dirty Banana at Catamaran [...]
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Walking shoes
Posted on July 29, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Barefoot on the upstairs balcony watching the sunset with Sandra – she wanted to watch the sky get dark. Earlier we had our walking shoes on and Mitch – Jill – Sandra and I walked along the beach to town – puttered around and walked the main road home – got as far as Marina’s [...]
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First timers
Posted on July 28, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
This afternoon we are being invaded by an 18 year old this afternoon for 1 week – Jo’s daughter Sandra. Not seen her in 3.5 years so it will be fun – I suspect she will probably come to the conclusion we are boring old farts pretty quick. Mitch’s friend arrives this morning – both [...]
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Coffee tasting
Posted on July 27, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Tammy invited Mitch and I for coffee tasting today – little did we know she was going to get us drunk on coffee by serving us everything on the menu. For all you Canadians out there the cold frappucino tastes like iced caps from Timmy’s. Lobster tacos were yum. Cindy came to see us and [...]
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gypsy co-op massage party
Posted on July 26, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
I am on vacation since last night. I didn’t take any pictures of the pot luck at Dick and Carole’s but I will say everyone who was meant to be there was – we had a fabulous time and ate like kings. We have scheduled a pot luck massage party with Zac today at our [...]
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Rum punched
Posted on July 24, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Sunset cruise was just what the doctor ordered. We all had a great time on the boat – it was nice to let loose and forget time for a while. I did not follow my rule of waiting till the sun set to have punch so I definitely got rum punched. If we could have [...]
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23 facebook updates
Posted on July 23, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
11:14pm – working late and just about to wrap up and shut my lap top down but decided to check my email first cause I kept seeing facebook updates pop in while working. I just deleted 23 of them sight unseen. Sometimes I want to shut my facebook email notification off lol. Lets here from [...]
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United Airlines Milage Plus sale
Posted on July 22, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Hoping rain holds off a bit I just hung sheets and towels out to dry. Found an interesting article on United Airlines Mileage Plus Sale – now through July 24, you can fly from North America to the Caribbean on United Airlines using just 25,000 United Mileage Plus miles, rather than the usual 35,000. The [...]
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Swimming Weather
Posted on July 21, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Yesterday Mitch and I decided to hop on Lara’s errand run and get a few of our own in there. Stopped in to see Tammy but she was on her own errands so we continued on and got back to hummingbird later for our iced frappucino’s. If you want to get on Tammy’s mailing list [...]
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Comparison shopping follow up
Posted on July 20, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Last Monday I posted my outrageous prices list which was created from going to various shops around town and taking note of what I thought seemed expensive. After posting the info - azbob and Brenda from Prescott Arizona and Michelle from Laguna Beach in Southern California both took my list and did a price match. [...]
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Sunday at the gypsy co-op
Posted on July 19, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Sunday and we have been sitting on the upstairs veranda pooling our resources and plotting which led to a shopping list. The plan is to make donuts and ice cream with the donut maker Cindy scored at the last stuff swap and the ice cream maker back from France. Also in the works is a [...]
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Learning SEO
Posted on July 18, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Who ever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? At the ripe young age of almost 42 I am undertaking my own crash course learning SEO. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a very handy skill to know in today’s fast paced internet world and there is so much to learn – been [...]
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Roadkill fundraiser
Posted on July 16, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Mitch and Carole came to aquafit class today – we had a nice ride to the pool. Was a good sized class 9 of us there. My back is still tender from yesterdays massage so I took it easy. Last nights karaoke and shooter fundraiser for Juan Pablo was a big success. $500 raised from [...]
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Tropical spa
Posted on July 16, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Wind came out of no where and brought a fast and furious rain shower with it - lasted all of about 5 minutes if that. Now the sun is coming back out which is great cause Mitch Vicky and I are headed to see Carole and Zac at Las Terrazas this morning and check put [...]
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Playing hookie
Posted on July 14, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
I decided to play hookie today it was so much fun. Started out by sleeping till 8:30 – then I just puttered and drank iced coffee till pool time. When I got home I continued on with pool time – floating and chatting with Mitch. After that I spent about 4 h listening to music [...]
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The bride wore pink
Posted on July 14, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Down the road Around the bend Off to Cindy and Jeff’s wedding at Pedro’s Mitch helping Cindy get ready Paul and Jeff the happy groom Cindy and Molly Molly and Cindy waiting for the ceremony to start Pedro and Paul Jack giving away the bride Let the ceremony begin Pedro did a fine job marrying [...]
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Good morning
Posted on July 13, 2009 in 1,620 + posts
Good morning all. It is a sleepy Monday here at the taco shack – both quietly doing our work. Got an email saying that the spotlights in expatify for Michele and I are up. Our first water bill came via e-bill last Friday [paper copy came 3 days later] it was for $57.18 from June [...]
