More Mexico 2011

One day while in Mexico we visited a little town called Bucerias.  This is "old Mexico" with dirt streets and an open air market.  We had awesome tacos at a pizza and sports bar called Yo Yo Mo.  We also walked through the market and visited with the locals.  I met the cutest little boy who walked up to me and said, "chicka?" which means girl in Spanish.  He was selling little packs of chicklets gum and he couldn't have been more than 3 years old.  I asked him how much and he held up five chubby little fingers (five pesos, approximately 50 cents).  Of course I bought some and then I had my picture taken with him.   So cute!

He appeared to be with his grandmother who was selling all kinds of things, but her grandson clearly stole the show.  After our picture he dropped his little box full of gum so I helped him pick them up.  He was adorable.

I loved this sign on the side of a building - inside you could buy groceries, beer and auto parts! Now that's a super market!

I loved this bike parked on the side of the road - it looks like a workhorse!  I can't imagine that riding a bike was easy on those streets, which were made of large rocks mixed with dirt.  Had to be a bumpy drive.

Back tomorrow with photos of my new armoire which will also be a workhorse storing many of my crafting supplies.

Mexico 2011

Just one week ago today I came home from Mexico to a blinding snowstorm.  My tan is fading but luckily I have some great photos so that my memories won't fade too!  I'll share a few with you today.

Our trip this year was to Puerto Vallarta, which is on the Pacific Ocean.  Our past trips have all been to the Riviera Maya which is on the Carribean Sea, so we had lots of new sights, sounds and experiences this trip.

We stayed at the Riu Palace Pacifico and it was beautiful.  Here's a look at the hotel from the pool/ocean.

This hotel is 9 stories, and 8 of those floors are guest rooms.  The bottom floor is the lobby, restaurants and shops.  Our room was on the third floor with a partial ocean view.  We were on the right as you look at this picture.  The hotel was truly a palace - very elaborate and ornate.

We wandered up to the 8th floor and went out on the balcony to take some "arial" photos.  The pool is huge, with a built up infinity pool in the middle.  The beach was also large and there were mountains to the left and right.

This is a picture of the pool from one end.  As you can see, there are loungers built right into the pool which was a great way to stay cool while catching some rays.  They are made of tile but more comfortable than you might think.

Each and every day we saw beautiful sunsets from our balcony.  We were usually in our room getting ready for dinner around sunset so we went back and forth between the bathroom and the balcony many times so that we wouldn't miss the sunset.

I have a few more pictures to share from Mexico and then I'll actually talk about crafts - more specifically, craft storage.

Extreme Opposites

I spent all of last week at a 5 star, all inclusive resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  I can't even begin to tell you how much fun I had!  I also can't show you any pictures since I'm having computer problems, but I will as soon as I can.

While I was basking in the sun the weather in Minnesota was very nice - in the 50's I hear.  That's fine by me; I'm not one of those people that wishes for terrible weather at home while I am on vacation.  What I didn't appreciate was that the nice, warm weather in Minnesota came to a screeching halt and turned into a blizzard on the day I arrived after my nice, relaxing vacation.  Was that really necessary?  In one day I experienced 80 degrees and sunny and then 25 degrees and horizontal, heavy snow.

I hope to have my computer fixed in the next couple of days and then I will post some pictures and regale you with long stories of my trip, full of inside jokes and "you had to be theres".  Sound like a plan?