We had our first rain the other night; Friday I think it was. It wasn´t like a floodgate opening and the water didn´t come up over the curb (yet) but it was definitely a precursor of things to come. I am looking forward to the rain. It has a cleansing effect on everything here! The warm weather has arrived and so far, I am managing quite well with one fan on low. Still sleeping under the covers at night! :)
A couple of things I wanted to share with you. I needed to get a pair of shoes fixed. The synthetic insole had puckered and I had to get it replaced with a leather insole. I put it off as long as possible knowing how expensive this is to get done at home ($20-$25). I finally took them into my neighbourhood shoe repair shop and got them back a day later. The cost was 20 pesos. I also needed to get a watch battery replaced but I wasn´t too worried about the price since it usually only costs around $5 at home. Here it was only 20 pesos.
I think I have mentioned before that I have a lot of blog fans out there whom I have never met. They are just silent readers who somehow stumble across this site while doing research about PV. The other Sunday I was having breakfast at Freddy´s (chocolate waffles with strawberries and whipped cream!) when a couple stopped by my table on the way out. They asked me if my name was Juliana and when I said yes, they told me that they are readers. It´s a small world isn´t it! :)
My apologies again for not posting as often as before. I´ll be online daily while in Canada (but not sure you want to hear about that) and then back to full strength upon my return here in July with my new laptop. Not much else to report. I´m off to dinner tonight at Los Xitomates to enjoy the second last night of "restaurant week" which is actually two weeks during which many of the restaurants in town offer 3 course meals for 149 or 249 pesos. And then the free Alejandro Fernadez concert is tomorrow night downtown. I´m not sure if I´m up to facing the crowds though ... we´ll see.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Saturday, May 21, 2005
More Thank You's Required
I forgot to give a BIG thank you to Christina and Will from Bellingham who graciously brought me down a mosquito net from IKEA! The best part of that gift was walking around all night in southside Vallarta with a big IKEA bag, telling everyone that there was a new store in town! LOL
I also wish to acknowledge my new friend, Char, from Chicago, who brought me a new tiara and a HUGE dark turquoise boa! The Goddesses are going to be SO jealous when they see the boa! Speaking of GCV, the dates are set as March 31 to April 14, 2006. We are currently in the process of booking suitable accommodations.
Well, in one month I will be back in Canada. I am really looking forward to my vacation time. I plan to see my family and friends, do some heavy duty shopping and a bit of travelling around Ontario. My base camp will be in Toronto but I will be going to Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and up north of Barrie, Ontario. I look forward to seeing many of you while I am there!
I suppose you want to know what is going on in Vallarta. The weather is still gorgeous. No humidity as of yet so the nights are blessedly cool for sleeping. The daytime temps must be up over 30C but without the humidity and with the breeze, it is quite pleasant. I am looking forward to experiencing the same type of weather in Toronto when I get there near the end of June.
I am still off on Sundays and Mondays and trying to get in at least one day a week at the beach. I think my Mom is expecting me to come home with some kind of tan or something. So I am going to keep this short and post it right away. I am really starting to miss blogging on a regular basis and can hardly wait to come back here with a computer! In the interim, keep those emails coming!
Juliana xo
I also wish to acknowledge my new friend, Char, from Chicago, who brought me a new tiara and a HUGE dark turquoise boa! The Goddesses are going to be SO jealous when they see the boa! Speaking of GCV, the dates are set as March 31 to April 14, 2006. We are currently in the process of booking suitable accommodations.
Well, in one month I will be back in Canada. I am really looking forward to my vacation time. I plan to see my family and friends, do some heavy duty shopping and a bit of travelling around Ontario. My base camp will be in Toronto but I will be going to Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and up north of Barrie, Ontario. I look forward to seeing many of you while I am there!
I suppose you want to know what is going on in Vallarta. The weather is still gorgeous. No humidity as of yet so the nights are blessedly cool for sleeping. The daytime temps must be up over 30C but without the humidity and with the breeze, it is quite pleasant. I am looking forward to experiencing the same type of weather in Toronto when I get there near the end of June.
I am still off on Sundays and Mondays and trying to get in at least one day a week at the beach. I think my Mom is expecting me to come home with some kind of tan or something. So I am going to keep this short and post it right away. I am really starting to miss blogging on a regular basis and can hardly wait to come back here with a computer! In the interim, keep those emails coming!
Juliana xo
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Casa Juliana
I tried to write something last Monday at an internet cafe but, in the middle of typing the second paragraph, the whole place lost power and I lost everything I had written to that point. *sigh*
Anyway, to bring you up to date -- I moved last weekend on Sunday. It took my three hours to pack my stuff (9 boxes, 3 suitcases and various other weirdly shaped articles that could not be packed) last Saturday night and then one hour on Sunday to move it. I had it all downstairs, in the driveway, waiting for my driver by 10AM and we were finished moving it all into my new place by 10:30AM. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of advantages to living a pared down life.
The new apartment is great! Very cozy and it already feels very much like home. I am trying hard to get used to living on two floors. It seems like every time I'm downstairs and I need something, it is located upstairs and vice versa. I also have a small staircase leading into my place so I am getting a little bit of extra exercise too! I might have mentioned that my friends, Jeff and Liz, are my neighbours so Liz and I have started walking in the early mornings.
Liz doesn't speak much English so my Spanish is improving greatly! :) And since one of my bedroom windows is about 5' below their bedroom window, we are doing a lot of communicating "al fresco". Good thing too since I don't have a phone anymore. Living with a cell phone is hell. For those of you who thought I would easily adapt, forget about it! I can hardly wait to get my computer and a toll free line to the rest of North American via Vonage.
The new neighbourhood is very Mexican. I don't miss my old neighbourhood all that much, other than my former landlord, Arturo, who surprised everyone at the office by calling twice last week and telling them that he is "my husband". LOL The little church is close by but I haven't heard any bells. That might change tomorrow, which is Sunday. There is everything I need close at hand including corner stores, internet cafes, restaurants, gym, lavandarias, etc.
I am quite settled and happy to be there. No weird animals so far except maybe these two strange birds on the second floor of the corner store who both emit a rather weird noise when they are "singing". I will have to ask someone what they are. Initially, they annoyed the hell out of me but after one week and a good set of earplugs, no hay problema! Work is going well. We are still a bit busy with cruiseships but I am now working only five days a week, with Sundays and Mondays off. Life is good!
Many thanks to friends for their recent "gifts". Anne Marie, I got my boa back from John and I just love it! Tell your Mom I might need another four by the end of March next year! A woman from my hometown of Kitchener-Waterloo discovered my blog and recently came to PV with her sister, her niece and future nephew-in-law. Sandy, it was great to meet you and your "clan". I hope we can get together for a drink at Ethel's when I get home this summer!
I guess that's it for now. I'll post this quick so that those of you who have been asking for an update will have it. Remember, I am always available by email and soon hope to be available via a Toronto phone number. Keep in touch!
Juliana xo
Anyway, to bring you up to date -- I moved last weekend on Sunday. It took my three hours to pack my stuff (9 boxes, 3 suitcases and various other weirdly shaped articles that could not be packed) last Saturday night and then one hour on Sunday to move it. I had it all downstairs, in the driveway, waiting for my driver by 10AM and we were finished moving it all into my new place by 10:30AM. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of advantages to living a pared down life.
The new apartment is great! Very cozy and it already feels very much like home. I am trying hard to get used to living on two floors. It seems like every time I'm downstairs and I need something, it is located upstairs and vice versa. I also have a small staircase leading into my place so I am getting a little bit of extra exercise too! I might have mentioned that my friends, Jeff and Liz, are my neighbours so Liz and I have started walking in the early mornings.
Liz doesn't speak much English so my Spanish is improving greatly! :) And since one of my bedroom windows is about 5' below their bedroom window, we are doing a lot of communicating "al fresco". Good thing too since I don't have a phone anymore. Living with a cell phone is hell. For those of you who thought I would easily adapt, forget about it! I can hardly wait to get my computer and a toll free line to the rest of North American via Vonage.
The new neighbourhood is very Mexican. I don't miss my old neighbourhood all that much, other than my former landlord, Arturo, who surprised everyone at the office by calling twice last week and telling them that he is "my husband". LOL The little church is close by but I haven't heard any bells. That might change tomorrow, which is Sunday. There is everything I need close at hand including corner stores, internet cafes, restaurants, gym, lavandarias, etc.
I am quite settled and happy to be there. No weird animals so far except maybe these two strange birds on the second floor of the corner store who both emit a rather weird noise when they are "singing". I will have to ask someone what they are. Initially, they annoyed the hell out of me but after one week and a good set of earplugs, no hay problema! Work is going well. We are still a bit busy with cruiseships but I am now working only five days a week, with Sundays and Mondays off. Life is good!
Many thanks to friends for their recent "gifts". Anne Marie, I got my boa back from John and I just love it! Tell your Mom I might need another four by the end of March next year! A woman from my hometown of Kitchener-Waterloo discovered my blog and recently came to PV with her sister, her niece and future nephew-in-law. Sandy, it was great to meet you and your "clan". I hope we can get together for a drink at Ethel's when I get home this summer!
I guess that's it for now. I'll post this quick so that those of you who have been asking for an update will have it. Remember, I am always available by email and soon hope to be available via a Toronto phone number. Keep in touch!
Juliana xo
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