Sunday October 25th & Monday October 26th, 2009

We are still alive! After having a 25 year old with us Ross was quite concerned about this dilemma, Tara and I have been partaking in the Mexico spirit and doing Margarita’s and stuff and Ross is ready to sleep! However, things are always good in Mexico!

We woke very late, Tara, I’m sure had some breakfast and lunch before we woke up and we had a huge scare! Big dog and Gracie normally get up after we do to go potty, and Big Dog could not walk! We got him outside but he looked like he was drunk, his back legs wouldn’t co-operate and his back legs kept collapsing. He couldn’t even go pee. We got him inside and we were contemplating having to call the vet to have him put down, but decided to give him his medication (we normally gave him the medication after breakfast) and see how he was in an hour. Well…………he stood up and went outside and went potty, walked around the block with Ross and Gracie, we only have one more day of medicine for Big Dog, so before we do anything else tomorrow, we need to get more medication from the vet.

I feel better now; it was hard to type about Big Dog. I just answered an email from Deb and Ron, they have to go back home and want to meet up before they go. I hope to see them tomorrow. We actually have set the alarm for 9am, cause Tara needs to go home Tuesday and needs to get in as much stuff! as she can before she leaves, so we are getting up early (yuck, its 11:05 right now) (we actually changed the time today, we went back an hour because of daylight savings time is now done) and we have to meet up with Deb and Ron (we hope) get to the vet to get Big Dog more meds, go to Mama Lucia (a tequila factory in Mismaloya that makes the best tequila everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and Tara wants to take us to dinner at Si Senor in Vallarta (somewhere) for dinner, because it is (according to Tara) to die for.

Stacy called me to ask if I can change my hotel reservation to include Jordan in Cancun for Pamela’s wedding as they have a maximum for people to stay in the rooms before they upgrade to a larger room for way more money. I called Travelocity and not only did I get Jordan in our room for an extra $350.00 they are crediting my MasterCard for almost $200.00 because the rooms are on sale right now! What is the luck in that! Just tell me that!

I have to tell you about the guys that Tara met on the flight here (don’t give them too much hassle, they are from Calgary), well, there is Serge and Blair that are realtors and they bought a couple of suites in “The Peninsula” in Vallarta that are really, really, really, nice (big bucks) (but again don’t hold it against them). They took Tara to Sayulita to learn to surf and Serge came to Philo’s last night and came over and had some Mama Lucia orange tequila (as he is so lucky) and we made some Margarita’s (to die for) then Ross drove him to Bucerias Centro to get a cab to Vallarta (at 3am, but don’t tell anyone). Tara had forgotten her sunglasses and our towel in the van they rented so we had to get those back!!!!!!

Tara had a bit of a tummy bug most of the day, but after a snooze, some pepto-bismo and some pedalite she was feeling much better so we took her for a bit of a drive up the river and then went to Nuevo to The Riveria Restaurant where Jenn works. We introduced Jenn and Jean-Franco to Tara then proceeded to order dinner, Ross had his Mahi-Mahi, Tara had tortilla soup and I had my tequila shrimp, to die for.

We then drove to Vallarta to pick up Tara’s pants and stuff from Serge and Blair’s condo. Well…………….I have to tell you the condo only has two suites per floor and the HUGE French doors open up to a HUGE balcony overlooking the ocean and swimming pool! We are on the 12th floor. I can’t even start to explain this condo……………except to say it is fabulous but we still love our little white house in Bucerias! I think Ross took some pictures, if he did I will post them later this week………….ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

We had a Margareta there, met some other people that have also bought in this condo complex (she is 65 and ready to retire, but her husband she says is only 60 so he wants to work a couple of more years, they are realtors also) then said goodbye after about an hour. We got home around 10ish (?) our time changed Saturday night so we are now on standard time (we match Edmonton right now), and we chatted for a while then went to bed.

We got up this morning at 10ish (seems like a pattern here) and got to the ocean at about 1pm. I have to say we are having another beautiful day in paradise! The temp is about 30 with 60-70% humidity, quite nice I must admit! We are sitting in our beach chairs chatting (we are doing a lot of that) when a guy comes up to us to sell us some silver jewelry (what is the chance of that…..100%), we didn’t buy any but he told us he also does massages too, right now because it is so slow $250 pesos an hour, so Ross and I bought an hour, I had the first half and he had the other half. Wow, a massage on the beach! Life could be worse. The guy (Jimmy) really liked Tara so she got a shoulder and foot massage just because she’s cute.

We went home for a shower then went to the market in Vallarta, drove to Mismaloya to look at the wonderful homes they have up there, came back to Vallarta, walked the Malecon then went to Si Senor’s for supper. What a wonderful restaurant, Tara had fried cheese, Ross had Swordfish and I had a chimichanga (I haven’t had one in Mexico yet) with of course Margarita’s! The atmosphere was great, running water lots of candles and we had a guy that played a Mexican harp, made in La Cruz.

We drove home after a stop at Wal-Mart (Ross’s very good buddy at his Beaumont home group is dying of cancer and he bought him a stuffy for Tara to take home to give to Ross’s sponsor to give to him). We are now just chillin’, Tara is talking, of course to Evan in Fort McMurray, Ross is doing dishes after having some fruit (he will make someone a good wife one day) and I am eating some fruit, drinking wine, watching Holmes on Homes on TV and of course typing. My fingers are getting tired now so I think I may say goodnight for now.

Ross, Tara and Kim in Paradise!