sorry for typos no time to edit (too busy enjoying the birds, the view and trying to read my Oprah magazine over toast ad nutella with my sweet husband my my side)
We are
getting into a little routine here. My family loves routine- and so do I! We
all thrive on it even if we don’t admit it always. We are boring for stuff like
that.
So Hubby and
I get up pretty early like at 7:30am as we go to bed early like at 10:30pm. We
sit on the balcony and look at the gorgeous views of the sparkling pool and
mini jungle with our books and I-pads and we chat over coffee (for him). Then
the kids get up one by one and come sit with us and eat their breakfast and
chat on the balcony. It’s just super nice… And we listen to the beautiful
sounds of nature.
Then by
about 10:30 am we go to the pool and just really have a great time splashing around.
Then the beach is so so so windy. We rent chairs and umbrellas there and it is
soooooooooooooooo hot. And so beautiful.
We play in
the waves. I have never seen waves like this in my life. It is the most
exhausting of experiences to be in the ocean as the waves are unrelenting. My
bikini almost fell off about 6 times today. We take boogie boards out and it is
truly superb. Then we go for lunch. Today we did a simple Subway sandwiches as
cheaper. Was fun to tastes the Latin difference in the sauces from back home.
Then the boys have their two hours of surf and man are they getting good!
There are
the 4 S’s that Hubby and I have always made sure to committing our kids do and
learn properly: skiing, swimming, sailing and surfing. Done! We prefer to focus on and encourage and invest in these
to team sports etc. as feel they are family activities that the kids will take
with them for life and be able to do with their own kids as a family…or better
yet we can take their kids for all this stuff and sit by the sidelines and
enjoy our grandchildren doing things we also loveJ).
During the
surf we hang out with Beauty in the waves and she and I sneak into private
pools—gosh the girl is smart-she found a way to change the color of our
bracelets! I know bad mommy but I don’t care I am on vacation! It was a deeply
bonding mischievous experience.
Then around
5pm we headed back to the pool and swam again and read and then it is condo
time where everyone does what they want to do (kids Facebook etc. of course!)
The boys all
ventured out to a new market tonight to get some food as these kids are
starving. Oh ya on the way back from the beach we get Hagen Daaas ice-cream
which is such a treat. I am loving this trip so far and reading and sleeping
and not thinking too much about work (or about my being laid off more
precisely!) Except for some bad nightmares here and there and an obsession to
think about the fact my career is gone the moment my eyes open in the morning-I
am able to unwind and relax and feel good.
Tonight we
head out for our fancy night. Steak cooked on volcanic rocks. It is Easter after
all..Although doesn’t feel like it much! We will celebrate Easter and do our
Easter hunt when back home with Didi at her place.
Tomorrow is
our nature kayak tour to see white faced monkeys and crocodiles. I am still
trying to figure out how we go near crocodiles in kayaks….oh well trust the process.
We saw massive iguanas today which were pretty cool. The day after that we are
taking a taxi to Flamingo beach and exploring there before surfing at 4pm on
high tide. Back on Tamarindo.
This leg of the
vacation is very different than I expected and very relaxing. I am dreaming up
all sorts of plans in my little head for the next 10 months..business ones…trip
ones..Friend ones….all sorts of things. I am in awe that I am able to relax and
enjoy this trip and my family after such a shock to my system juts two weeks
ago. I have built up some serous resilience over the last couple of years.So
far-costa Rica is lovely. I am so glad we came here.
PSS- The grumpiest
seemed much better tonight. We ended up cancelling our fancy night at a resto-there
is something about getting all dressed up on vacation (or anytime that is not
work or a wedding to be honest!) that juts irks us all. Its vacation…so put on
a sundress and flip-flops or beach shorts and a tank (or in my daughters case
very short little shorts and a cute little
tank top) and go out and enjoy.
And so we
did.
We went this
back alley way to these kind of back alley restos that are more local (aka a
bar that was called “suck my cocktails” was on the same street!!!! Lol) and we
found a cute little seafood resto. It was a great evening and although the food
appeared great it was so -so. Hubby had amazing Mahi-mahi with lime and cilantro
and the rest of us had good food but not the great food we were used to so far here.
But the point is that is was super fun exploring and just being true to our
more casual selves and had some great family conversations. Our work and school
uniforms provide us enough of an excuse to dress up daily-we don’t need it here
too!
On the way
back we found a great gelato place all tucked and hidden away and strolled back
leisurely with that in hand. Once at the condo the kids are watching all the
super old DVD’s (Forest Gump)that are
here and it is fun to watch them hang out together and do this and not always
be individually on their devices (more on this later as deserves a whole other
post)
Off to the crocodiles
soon in our kayaks!!
