Today we went and had our Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant called La Bodega. Salad, followed by cream of broccoli soup and croissants, traditional dinner (turkey, mash potatos, gravy, green beans and cranberry sauce) then pumpkin pie for dessert.
It was very good and very filling. Obviously we are all thankful this year to be here in sunny Mexico......even though today it is not so sunny. This weekend has been overcast and it rained today during the day. Although we can't complain about a few rainy days here and there. Since it has been rainy we were watching t.v yesterday.....Jamie Oliver's meals in minutes. I love that guy. He makes me want to channel my inner chef. lol So last night I made one of his desserts. Roasted stone fruit (plums and nectarines) with vanilla icecream. It was pretty damn tasty. Next I need to get some fresh prawns and fish from the market and make a seafood bake. For today though we won't be eating too much after our big late lunch. Maybe tomorrow for a special dinner since it is my mom's birthday.
This week we went and picked up some more furniture....a couple of end tables and we also starting looking at replacing our couches in the tv room. The couches in here are not too comfy and are not very pretty either. But it is something for now. We found a place called Furniture for less" where we bought a cabinet for the hallway and they will custom make a couch for you in your choice of fabric, style, density of foam, and you can even choose the type of feet you want on it...all for the listed price. a 3 seater sofa costs about $800 canadian dollars but it is custom. If you want a deeper seat or you want it longer they will do it. They are very accomodating and everywhere has free delivery.
We painted some colour samples on the walls outside and we have a winner - a mustard colour that Shelley calls Gray Poupon (NOT French's) LOL. We will paint the house itself Terracotta. There aren't a whole lot of walls on the house, as it is mostly floor to ceiling windows. Tomorrow Trev and I will go and get a big bucket and get started on the wall.. We have planted some planters along the veranda and a few new cactus out in front of the wall by the gates. Other than that, we have not done too much (except eat, swim, nap etc.)
This week we are getting some people in for quotes on the work to be done on the casita. It will be nice if we can get in there in a month or so but I really have no idea how long the work may take. Really for us to be able to move in we only need to tile the floor and change the window to double doors and then add a door to the hallway that leads to our washroom. The rest can be done while we are in there.
On Wednesday the PanAm torch is going to be here in town. My mom has a meeting in Ajijic with Focus Group on future retirement living, so Trev and I as well as my Dad will go into town and watch it. I would love to hold it if they allow that. Then I can add that pic to my pic of me holding the olympic torch. Dare to dream huh.
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