22 March 2010 - time flies

As we are approaching our leave-taking from Merida (Angela, stop cheering), we are amazed at how fast these 5 months have flown by. It seems only yesterday when we were still butt-sore from the drive down here and now we have to face it again. But it has been so wonderful to be home in our home which is so fabulous and getting better day by day. This year, we added some new treasures from our travels to Puebla and Mexico City, from the store of our friends Francois and Geraldo (the tree of life which we are delighted with every single day), and most recently, from an exhibit by a photographer here named Barbara McClatchie, formerly of Canada. And it has been wonderful to connect again with friends we've made here and make some new ones.


We caught up with our pals, JoAnn and Paul, from IL when we were all in Cancun. They almost made it to our home in Merida, but then there was a glitch, so we were "forced" to go to Cancun a day early to spend a wonderful evening at Harry's celebrating Paul's birthday. In addition to the cotton candy, they also bring a birthday cake to the table and all the waiters sing, which is quite festive. Clearly, Paul enjoyed being the center of attention!!


We also hosted Tom and Jerry for a few days in Cancun and again returned to Harry's for a fantastic dinner after days in the sun. We also went downtown for a meal at Locando Paulo's where Paulo was not cooking on Sunday night, but his adorable nephew Alberto was. We've been hearing about Alberto for years and how we went to Italy to learn cooking and he clearly mastered his craft. Not only gorgeous but also a wonderful chef.


And then as the week in Cancun progressed, we met up with another old friend, Linda Scharf, who was visiting the area from her home in AZ. Linda and Sandy used to work at CCH when it was CCH and Linda continues to plod away there even though it changed its name to Wolters Kluwer. Linda was visiting the Riviera Maya with her pal from Mesa, Melanie, and Melanie's family (whom we didn't meet since they were at Chichen Itza for the day). We drove down to have lunch with them at their resort only to find the security there was incredibly tight and annoying, so we whisked them away for a quickie tour of Cancun's hotel zone, our security-light resort, and lunch in downtown Cancun. Seemed to them like a jail-break!!

Cancun remains for us a terrific getaway spot. We leave it relaxed and refreshed even though our lives are not hectic in Merida, but somehow a week of reading on the beach, swimming in the ocean and pools, and shopping, not to mention great dining, is just the ticket.