A little bit of this, and a little bit of that!

Okay, so much has been going on in my life that I have been like many of my fellow bloggers, … well not blogging!

It seems that every time I want to sit down catch up on blogs I follow, and then write my own – something comes up. Then I think well rather than just write a lot of nothing I’ll take the time to do it properly – “next time”. Well “next time” never happens – that is when I know I am becoming more and more Mexican! Jajaja – well that is what hubby and all our friends tell us. That and I now crave Churros from the guy on La Luna and Las Torres… Is that terrible?

Okay, so I came back to Canada for Thanksgiving – yes, we celebrate it about a month earlier in Canada than the US. It snowed – yes I said SNOW in mid-October.

I have a lot of things I want to do, and am taking full advantage of bringing back 2 suitcases FULL of some more stuff. Oh and I’m even getting my hair done! Woohooo :)

Okay, well that is all I have for now, but will soon have tons of stories of the last few weeks in Cancun that were keeping me OH so busy…. Finding a rental as we are building another house in a completely different area, furniture shopping, parties, registering, trying to get my drivers licence, slowly updating my blog….and so much more!

Nos vemos!!!

Nos vamos al mundial, nos vamos al mundial!! ahueves!!!

It's official folks - yesterday Mexico clinched a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa!! Only the largest sporting event in the world...as in most watched!

I'm counting on you El Tri - as my other teams aren't looking hopeful. |If Portugal doesn't make it there certainly won't be the eye candy of Ronaldo.... Oh right, I am still talking about soccer/futbol though!

Viva Mexico!!!!

Quinta Luna Cancun

It has been a really long time since my last post, but I have been soooo busy with everything going on down here in Cancun. Hubby and I are still busy moving things from Canada to Cancun, and often don’t we know where we are, or what we are doing!

Anyways, I thought I would quickly write about my suegros’ 60th birthday surprise party!!! We have been busy planning it for months – actually my Cunada and my husband have been busy planning it for months.
We rented out a place called Quinta Luna Cancun (http://www.quintalunacancun.com/ ) it was a fantastic venue for the evening. We invited about 100 guests in total and had probably that many show up!

The venue has a dance area that is covered, but over looks the pool area. A bar near the dance area with an EXCELLENT wait staff. Service was incredible and I never saw anyone without a drink in their hand.

We surprised my suegro by flying in his mom from Mexico City, and she greeted him at the entrance to the party. Wow – was that a surprise, and if he did know he did a great job pretending. We also had about 30 of his brothers, sisters, and their kids fly in from Cuernavaca. WOW – what a great evening.

Unfortunately my camera was dead, but I am gathering pictures from some family and friends – thank you. Go to the link above and check out the venue as they have a great gallery!
One of the last things I wanted to mention for all of you out there with kids – it is kid friendly! I can’t believe how great the set up was for kids. We had an air conditioned room for the kids with 2 mattresses (bring your own sheets) a TV and NANNIES!!! Okay, we had to supply the nannies, but it was wonderful. Parents didn’t have to worry about their children…as much J.

Total for the evening including venue rental, alcohol, food, etc…. $800USD. Now to me that was more than reasonable as back in Canada it would have been in the thousands!!

Feliz Cumpli Suegro!!!

You have what? Must have positive thoughts....

Well it’s been quite some time since my last post, and usually I try and keep them upbeat and positive…. Well I’m still going to try to do it with this one.

My step mom Joy who I am EXTREMELY close to and love as much as you could ever love someone who is not blood family was recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). I don’t want to even go into too much detail as I get upset, but for those of you who don’t know it is terminal, and a terrible debilitating disease.

Joy’s cousin recently designed a website : http://www.hopeforjoy.ca/ that talks about the disease, and has a blog where Joy can write about her day to day experiences with the disease and treatments.

Health care in Canada is scary, and thank GOD my family could go through the private sector and get some answers. 11 months public and she was still waiting for a CAT scan. 2 months in the private sector and she was diagnosed, and has already begun treatments. I won’t even go into the costs so far… However, you can’t put a price on your health!

Coincidentally enough, they are now in Mexico! They are actually going to a clinic in Mexico that was recommended by their clinic in Canada – it deals with neurological diseases, and detoxifications. http://www.sanoviv.com/ .

I will write more when I know more, and let you know how the experience at the clinic is. It’s supposed to be World Class, and really promote healthier living which is essential to a person living with ALS.

So from the Rockies to the Baja she goes!! Funny isn’t it? Free health care in Canada, free my ass. Sorry, but that part really frustrates me… I’m going to have to let that go!

That’s it for now, but again I’ll make sure to post some pics of the clinic and let you all know how the treatment(s) go!!!

Here is a picture of our family with Joy ... the last time she was able to hold a golf club. WOW. Who knew that would be the last time?

Tulum.... ohhh what a lovely day!

Just wanted to post a picture from August 18th, 2009 of the beach at Tulum.... Nice to see there are still people going!! (Yes, I know it says 2002 and May, but camera hasn't been set!!!)

For anyone who hasn't been to Tulum, it's worth the drive and the water is fantastic!!

Queires bailar???!!!

One of the things I was not naturally graced with is a gift for the arts.... What a shame that was for me growing up to as I looove the arts!! Dancing, music, singing, painting.... etc... I was always more of a sports girl, but that didn't make you a hit at school dances and such!

Thankfully, my best friend is amazing and she took the task of teaching me some rhythm... After all she had to be seen with me on the dance floor!! Then I met my hubby, and like most, and I"m not going to say all, but most Mexicans are born to dance!!!

One of the things I enjoy most about Mexico living is music, dancing, and art is everywhere!!

Hubby is great, and loves dancing with me when we go out! I am sooo happy as I know I still look like that silly "white" girl who can't dance!!! That being said - I look a hell of a lot better than some of the others, and a million times better than I did 10 years ago!! Needless to say I was rarely "picked up" on a dance floor!

(Wanna Dance????!!!)

Here a couple of recent pics of hubby and I dancing the night away!! Yes, feel free to make fun of my faces and snapping fingers... A bad habit I just can't seem to get over!! LOL!!

(And... I'm spent)

A little bit of paradise!

Well, I just got back from 16 days in what I like to call the European Paradise .... Croatia!

My brother and I enjoying a laugh by the sea

What an amazing trip I had, but oh boy oh boy was it scorching hot!! This heat was out of this world insane. It was drier than Cancun, and there certainly was not a breeze to be had. There is a heat wave going on along the Mediterranean, and Croatia was hit with temperatures ranging from 40-50 degrees Celsius!!! YES, I said 50. To me this was unbearable, and I honestly sat in the shade for the most part! My poor grandmother... I drug her all over the place in that heat - she was a trooper!

I don't want to bore anyone with too many details, but I"ll fill you in with a shortlist of what I did:

-Cousins wedding - starts at 1:00 pm and ended at 5:30am (literally best wedding I have EVER been to)

-Beaches of Split, Makarska and Dubrovnik - all AMAZING, but VERY expensive

-Visit family, family and more and more family

-Went to Medugorije, Mostar, Omitski, etc...

-Another cousins wedding - not as good as the first one, but still nice

-Much, much more!

Here are a few pics, I hope you enjoy!

Me shopping in Split