Vaccaciones en Puerto Rico ~ Partido numero DOS

I think island life is getting to me.

I sure don't feel like writing about anything....

I let the pictures do the explaining.

Pura vida, no time but the present.....

partido numero uno ~ vaccaciones de puerto rico y florida

I guess I'd better write something.....

I've been on vacation for almost 9 days now & not an iota has been penned.  Oh well, guess I've been too busy livin' it to re-live it.  Things were pretty crazy there for a bit:  visiting family in Floriday, marathon races, visiting Topher's old high school friends, traveling to Puerto Rico, acclimatizing to the snails pace of life here, meeting new friends, staying up too late laughing, staying out too long in the sun on the beach, going for long horseback rides on the beach, eating too many tostones & pastries from Puntas Bakery & partying with Topher's family & our adopted Uncle Dave by the pool @ Allison & Craig's condo until the weeeee hours of the night.  Alas, all have left the building, as they say, except for the three of us & Jimmy....& the Coqui's.  So its pretty quiet around here.  Its also only 5:52PM in Portland (its 9:52 here) so I feel like I can spare some time for once & put some things down in the old book for posterity's sake.

I don't want to overwhelm, so I'll just circumnavigate the highlights.

We arrived in Tampa with only minor traveling turbulence & Stella was as good as one could be at eighteen months of life in a small seat for 8+ hours.  She rocks.

Only 1 snotty flight attendant who wanted my to cover up while breastfeeding on the plane & one nasty overworked lady at PDX.  Other than that, piece of CAKE>

Next morning bright & early we met Topher's mom Cathy at the finishline of her first half marathon.  Congrats Cathy!!! We're so proud of you!  She looked like she could just turn around & do it again at the finishline.  An amazing accomplishment.  Beforehand, we ate breakfast on the go with Ben, our nephew before he headed out to North Carolina for TDAY.....

Cousins!  CUTE!

There she is!  She did it!

Way to go Nana!

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Wearing Nana's vest & hanging out in the condo.

We brushed up Stella's swimming chops in the pool on the roof of the condo & got re-acquainted with that odd bright shining globe of light in the sky.  I think its called the sun?  I couldn't remember at the time, but its all coming back to me now....

We met up with some Topher's old high school friends & talked way too long into the night....

We also met up with his beloved Uncle Mark & Aunt Norma Jean & his cousins & their granddaughter, Alyssa....the two of them got along famously & were making eyes at each other the whole time at lunch where I got to indulge in my favorite St Pete delight:  the fried grouper sandwich with cheese.  mmmmmm......

Then we packed it up & got on the WORST timed flight ever at 9pm from Tampa, layover in Ft Lauderdale & then land in Aguadilla, PR at 3:30 am.  

 Margaritas in the airport in Ft Lauderdale....if you can't beat em, join em.

 By the time you get your rental car & drive to Rincon, its 5 am, the roosters are crowing & that baby is gonna wake up like its a new day & you haven't slept since yesterday at 5am when she woke up....PHEW she slept until NOON so that was NICE>   We were pretty jet-lagged though to say the least....but you won't feel that badly for us for very long as soon as you see these:

 Our view when we wake up in the morning & what we do in the day.....not much.

The sweet digs at the Vista.

Stella rockin the jean shorts & LOVES the bananas....

A fun relaxing day @ Steps Beach.....

  

It surely does not suck here.

.......more to come when i have time.  The coqui's are really singing right now out in the jungle & i wouldn't want to miss it.  I also have a lot of sitting in the peace & quiet studying the stars to do, so I better get going on that as well.   :)

If you can't live your life when you are alive, when are you going to do it?????