westbaylodge - July already?

Well, here it is July already.  I have no idea where June went.  We have been really busy around here.  Mostly staying full.  We have just received our permits to build 2 more bungalows.  Milos and Mike have already got the footings set and will start on the floor and framing this week.  They will be a little bigger and have 1 queen and 1 twin day bed in each.  They should be done in August.  July and August are all ready starting to fill up.  We are still running the special of Stay 6 nights and get the 7th free.
In June was Milos's and my 14th wedding anniversary.  We were able to take some time and go out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, The Argentian grill.  They have the best steaks with chimi churi sauce (sauce with basil and olive oil) for very reasonable prices.  It is funny, when we lived in the states I wanted to go out to dinner for special times and have lobster and now I want a good steak.  We did also discover a romantic little lobster place in West end.  It is called The lobster pot and is at the far end of West end.  Drive or walk to the end of town over the bridge and drive onto the sand about 100 feet before you get to Fubar.  At night the owner puts out tables in the sand with torch lighting and candles.  She cooks from her kitchen in her house and brings it out to the beach. We had the lobster appetizers and they were great, my friend went to have dinner and said it was very good also.  During the day there doesn't seem to be anything but beach there.
The shrimp festival this year was held at Coral Cay; the beach with the giant sea turtles.  It was a fund raiser for The little friends foundation, the new children’s clinic on the east end.  It was very fun with the reggae bands playing all day and night and big jumping places for the kids. There was great food and a room with sponsor booths. There was a beauty contest with a representative from each community on the island at 5:00pm.
The new coffee shop across the street in the mall is now open, Cool beans.  It is a great addition to West Bay to be able to get a good latte.  They will also serve lunch with sandwiches, soups and fresh muffins.  They even have asked me if I would like to sell my great banana and coconuts muffins.  I get the bananas and coconuts right from our yard and they are not low fat muffins. 
Good news for all of us who love the Palapa bar on the beach.  It will be staying when Infinity Bay resort opens, just moved back next to the pool with a swim up bar. It had been rumors for sometime now that it would be torn down and they would build an upscale concrete bar.  I think enough people voiced their opinions that they decided to keep our funky little place.
Can anyone believe that it has been 1 year today that we moved here?  It has gone so fast and been so wonderful.  We have met so many people from around the world and have made wonderful friendships.  I still remember last year standing in the driveway with our friends and family crying with us (and the cats and dog and Hermie the crab) just packing up and moving 3000 miles away to a small island in the Caribbean in a foreign country.  It was very scary back then; but look at us now; getting up everyday and loving what we do here.  When people leave here, hug us and say that we exceeded all their expectations and it has been their best vacation, we really know that we made the right decision for us.  Happy anniversary to us!!
Celeste