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Viva la Mexico!

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In October, we took the opportunity of a firm-offered "boondoggle" to visit our neighboring country to the south. First stamp on our passports, for both of us! Michael had to spend a whole 3 hours a day in classes, but the rest of the time was, frankly, just for fun! Monica's teacher stayed with out kids while we were out of town (except for Elena who hung out with Grandma Valerie and Grandpa Howard for a few days).  Our favorite dinner out - just the two of us at Rosa Mexicana in Punta Mita. Boy, that margarita was strong, but I remember that we had a really lovely time! Guacamole and Pico de Gallo made table-side and so delicious! We went for a walk and a golf-course attendant offered to take a picture... well, what can I say! I added this to my bucket-list immediately so I could cross it off - "Coco-Loco on the beach, mid-morning" Our "authentic" Mexican excursion where Michael learned to grind corn to make tortillas li

Catching Up on Birthdays

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that someone who posts blog posts less than monthly might as well not be blogging at all. *sigh* Nevertheless, I press on. I use this blog as my scrapbooking process, and without it, there will be no scrapbook, and hence, no record.  So, to catch up on birthdays from this year: Elena turned 5 in August! Our baby is five! We actually had a small family celebration the day of her birthday, complete with some candles stuck into a Costco muffin, and the pictures were sweet. However, a young man of the family was messing around with my phone, and those pictures are gone for good, a feat that seems nearly impossible in the day and age, but there you are. At the end of August, we celebrated a joint birthday party for Elena and her cousin Elinor, who was celebrating her first birthday.  It was a "unicorn" themed party.. Snuggles with Grandma Valerie Little Elinor had gotten the hang of opening presents by now. Dad