Wonderful weekend with the family

We celebrated Ivone's mother's birthday this weekend with cake and food on Saturday and a trip to Barra de Potosi for food and some kayaking fun. Everyone had a wonderful time and with lots of laughs.

Breakfast with family and friends

Thursday morning 9 am.

Another perfect day in Zihuatanejo and a good morning to share breakfast with family and friends at the Club Intrawest Hotel overlooking La Ropa beach and the Zihuatanejo Bay.

From Left to Right:
Araceli (Laura's mom and Ivone's best friend)
Andrea (Ivone's daughter)
Laura (Andrea's best friend)
Me
Ivone

Another wonderful birthday here in Zihuatanejo. Ivone is a wonderful cook and my cake was delicious. 

Code? We don't need no stinkin' code !

Walking through the streets of central Zihuatanejo (Centro), it is interesting to see the variety of electrical mishaps, makeshifts and make-do's. Here are just a few photos:    
 

And there are soooo many more.

(Title is in reference to the 1948 Humphrey Bogart movie; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre in which the line is actually:
 "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges." 
I love that movie.

Dick Clark

Dick Clark 1929 - 2012 Rest in peace

All my life people have told me that I remind them of Dick Clark.  I always felt that was a compliment of the highest order.  He was a driving force in the music industry and an integral part of our generation.  We will miss him.  

My Christmas gift to us ....

BEFORE


Here are the before and after photos of the project on the rooftop. The cover will be invaluable this summer for protection from the intense sun and rain. It is now a pleasure to work upstairs even at midday. It has been a good Christmas day and we are happy. Karim and Andrea have been visiting for several days and we are all enjoying playing games on facebook and just being together in general.



AFTER









The dinner last night at Ivone's mothers house was a fine get together with lots of laughs, good company and excellent food.
(L to R) Me, Ivone, Ruth, Andrea, Adi, Atenas, Malu, Agustin, Karim and Christopher.

Celebrating one year in Zihuatanejo

Wow. It hardly seems possible but I have completed my first year here in Zihuatanejo. I don't count the month of April when I went back to Oregon because my heart and my mind were here with my love Ivone. Now as we are making headway on projects around the house I feel even more at home than I ever have before. We are making more plans even before these are finished and it is a joy for us both. The cover over the roof will be finished soon and the garden is coming along just fine. We will be making another trip to Mexico City in mid-December and I hope for some more good photo ops.