Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Larry's 55th Birthday

 Back in November, I had the idea to have 55 cards sent to Larry for his 55th Birthday.  I started reaching out to people at that point, nearly four months before his Birthday.  In December, my Mom started receiving cards for him and put them in a designated pile to be mailed this way.  Luckily, Adam decided to visit so he just brought them all with him as opposed to paying a small fortune for them to be shipped.  Larry ended up receiving 70 cards!  Isn't that amazing???  He got cards in English and Spanish.  He got tons of stickers with only two repeats.  One was a "I can't drive 55" sticker and the other was a Breakfast Club sticker.  He received two t-shirts.  He was "rickrolled" with a QR code that directed him to the Rick Astley 'Never Going to Give You Up' video.  Ha ha ha!  He was also gifted two crazy shirts, a Yeti can holder, and money.  

On his Birthday, we went to pay his parking ticket and immigration to continue the process of renewing our residency.  Such a fun way to spend the day!  LOL  We did go over to Lorne and Joy's for beers on their rooftop.  It was a hot day and we both got a little sunburnt.  Joy made a carrot cake for Larry that was delicious!  Trisha sent Larry the funniest video of guys dancing and twerking with Larry's picture.  It was so funny!


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Adam Visits~February 17-26, 2024

For Christmas Adam bought a plane ticket to come see us!  Definitely a GREAT present!  He flew into La Paz this time instead of Cabo.  This was so nice as the La Paz airport is truly five minutes from our house.  His trip here had a hiccup though because he missed his connecting flight in Guadalajara.  This means he spent an extra nine hours in Guadalajara and we spent some extra money booking him another flight.  He finally arrived Saturday evening (instead of early morning) and was ready to shower and relax.  He got that shower in, we chit chatted, and Larry made an amazing dinner (steak, mushrooms. and potatoes).

Sunday started out slow with relaxing.  Adam and I ventured out to Walmart for a few items (he bought a t-shirt), the gas station, and a few segundas.  We came home and had a few beers on the roof.  The boys had a lot more beers after I went to bed.  

Monday afternoon we went down to the malecon and ate at Mucho Gusto.  Amazing nachos and tacos!  We looked in a few shops; Larry bought stickers and Adam bought bracelets.  We visited Black Diamond Tattoo to set up appointments for later in the week.

Tuesday we went to the beach at El Coromuel.  We had some very yummy drinks and food.  It was warm enough to get in the water, so we did.  Lots of fish in the water.  Larry fed the birds by throwing crackers on Adam and I while sunbathing.  LOL!  Adam did get a sunburn though.

Wednesday we worked on some adultling tasks for Adam such as renewing the registration for his car, ordering contacts, and obtaining all of his tax information to complete taxes.  After all that adulting, we thought a foot massage/soak was in order, so we did that!  Ha ha ha!

Thursday, I woke up feeling sick....stuffed up and feverish.  The boys had an appointment at the tattoo shop so I had all afternoon to rest.  Larry got a tattoo on his left forearm.  They came home and made chili cheese dogs for dinner.

Friday was very similar to Thursday, but it was Adam's turn for a tattoo.  He got a skull on his right shoulder.  Larry came home with a parking ticket on this trip.  I made BBQ chicken and broccoli salad for dinner.

Saturday was super lazy, but we spent the evening on the roof.  I went and picked up some pizzas so we hung out with pizza and beers.  We went to bed early.

Sunday, we tried to go to El Coromuel again, but the roads were closed so we headed to Tesoro beach.  We took a few pictures and decided the beach was too dead for us.  We wanted food.  Ha ha ha!  We went on to Tecolote beach.  We had a picnic of carne asada tacos, papas fritas (french fries), and chips with guacamole.  We left fairly early, came home, and Larry decided to blow up the pool for the doggies.  Shadow was pretty cute and actually got in!  He also tried to go home with Adam in his suitcase.  We filed Adam's taxes and ran to Carl's Jr. for burgers and milk shakes.

Yesterday, Adam was off early to fly home.  I hate not knowing when we will see him again.  Even though we were both sick this visit and didn't do a lot, it was fun just hanging out and being together.



















Friday, February 16, 2024

Jewelry Organizer

 Larry made me the coolest jewelry organizer for Valentine's Day.  It wasn't easy to make because he doesn't have as many tools here and there aren't as many hardware items sold here.  It turned out perfect though.  A ring insert has been ordered for the empty area in the bottom center.  I think this will be the perfect finishing touch.  Getting my jewelry organized has been so helpful!



Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Three Months of Shadow

 He is a ball of energy and so sweet.  He wants to copy everything his big brothers do.  He is in the throes of teething and is constantly chewing on something.  We have only lost one phone charger so far, but there have been several close calls.  He is still potty training.  He does great during the day when we keep the back door open.  He doesn't do as well at night, but we are trying to change that.  We encourage one big potty right before bed and I've been trying to get up in the night to let him out.  Trying to reinforce the idea that no potty happens in the house.  We will get there!

Sharing a few pictures of our sweet Shadow...







Monday, February 12, 2024

Sunshades

 I ordered some sunshades for our pergola a few weeks ago and they finally arrived.  Larry got them up today after fighting the wind the whole time.  The first picture is the funniest because I caught him throwing his gloves and one of the gloves is mid air!  





Saturday, February 3, 2024

Tabletop on the Rooftop

 There is an odd nook on our roof that Larry has been eyeing since we moved in.  He wanted to build a tabletop on top of this nook to give us extra space for food, drinks, phones, etc.  He got motivated a week or so ago and went for it!  It took several trips to Home Depot for wood, stain/varnish, and painting materials.  The wood here is not cheap because there aren't a lot of trees here, plus the wood had lots of knots or was warped.  Larry sanded all of the pieces by hand, talk about dedication!  The staining and varnishing took several days so he could let each coat dry properly.  The lighter stain ended up being a bit more orange than we originally desired, but you learn to just roll with those sort of things here!  It also randomly rained one morning while the wood was out drying!  It never rains!!!  All of the obstacles aside, Larry got it done and it looks awesome!!!  I'm including some before, during, and after photos.