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It's almost Thanksgiving!
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Nov. 19th, 2007 | 02:28 pm
Wow, November is almost over? We have been very busy here and full. The last 1 bedroom supreme bungalow is now finished and already rented. It turned out great. These 2 bungalows are already so much in demand that we only have 1 week the first part of Dec open for 1 of them and not another night until Jan 13. It looks like mid Dec until mid Jan will be another busy time with most everything full.
The weather today isn’t bad but it has been very rainy for the last few weeks. It isn’t rainy all the time but just some very big showers. It has gotten down to 74’ a few days but is usually around 80’. I heard someone say that since our rainy season came a month early that it should be over sooner and may be a nice Dec.
Thursday is Thanksgiving and we have 15 people staying here so I think I will just make a big traditional dinner for everyone. I love having a big turkey dinner. I made 1 in Sept with all the extras for lots of our friends and told them that Thanksgiving is whenever I find a turkey on the island. No one seemed to complain. We are getting one this year from the mainland.
We went to LaCeiba on the mainland last week for the day to renew our residency cards. I can’t belive it was already 1 year since we became legal residents. Milos, Jacob and I took the 7am ferry over and had a great time. We have a taxi driver who is wonderful and we pay him for the day. I have heard many horror stories about the renewal process. This driver went in with us and translated and we were out in 5 minutes, then went to the bank and paid our fees. Yes, their office doesn’t except any cash. We had time to go to the new ACE hardware store which is huge and then to the mall shopping and for lunch at Applebee’s. We went back at 1pm and in less than 1 minute they handed us our new cards. We had time to do some more shopping. When we got back to the ferry we had 9 big bags to check in. The ferry leaves LaCeiba at 4:30pm and gets back here just before 6 PM.
The Saturday before last we had our Roatan Womens’ group fundraiser. We had a casino night at Parrott tree resort. It was a beautiful and warm evening. Everyone was dressed up and there were very many people that showed up. We played blackjack, poker, bingo and roulette. I am not sure the total raised but it was for the little friends foundation clinic. On Dec 6 is the concert for the Angels at the airport. This is the biggest black tie fund raiser of the year. Last year we raised more than $50k. It will be great to dress up again. If you are coming down the tickets are $50 and $200 for VIP. Last year my mom was here for it and she had a great time and looked beautiful.
We went on Friday to one of my favorite restaurants the Vietnamese Bistro. They are now in their new location. Up above West End divers where Rick’s used to be. This is a great new place for them with much more room and having a roof helps when it rains.
The next school BBQ is scheduled for Dec 1. We are also having a rummage sale and if anyone has something to donate please let us know. We are going to try to have 200 chicken dinner this time. The cost is lp100 per plate.
Well, I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Celeste
The weather today isn’t bad but it has been very rainy for the last few weeks. It isn’t rainy all the time but just some very big showers. It has gotten down to 74’ a few days but is usually around 80’. I heard someone say that since our rainy season came a month early that it should be over sooner and may be a nice Dec.
Thursday is Thanksgiving and we have 15 people staying here so I think I will just make a big traditional dinner for everyone. I love having a big turkey dinner. I made 1 in Sept with all the extras for lots of our friends and told them that Thanksgiving is whenever I find a turkey on the island. No one seemed to complain. We are getting one this year from the mainland.
We went to LaCeiba on the mainland last week for the day to renew our residency cards. I can’t belive it was already 1 year since we became legal residents. Milos, Jacob and I took the 7am ferry over and had a great time. We have a taxi driver who is wonderful and we pay him for the day. I have heard many horror stories about the renewal process. This driver went in with us and translated and we were out in 5 minutes, then went to the bank and paid our fees. Yes, their office doesn’t except any cash. We had time to go to the new ACE hardware store which is huge and then to the mall shopping and for lunch at Applebee’s. We went back at 1pm and in less than 1 minute they handed us our new cards. We had time to do some more shopping. When we got back to the ferry we had 9 big bags to check in. The ferry leaves LaCeiba at 4:30pm and gets back here just before 6 PM.
The Saturday before last we had our Roatan Womens’ group fundraiser. We had a casino night at Parrott tree resort. It was a beautiful and warm evening. Everyone was dressed up and there were very many people that showed up. We played blackjack, poker, bingo and roulette. I am not sure the total raised but it was for the little friends foundation clinic. On Dec 6 is the concert for the Angels at the airport. This is the biggest black tie fund raiser of the year. Last year we raised more than $50k. It will be great to dress up again. If you are coming down the tickets are $50 and $200 for VIP. Last year my mom was here for it and she had a great time and looked beautiful.
We went on Friday to one of my favorite restaurants the Vietnamese Bistro. They are now in their new location. Up above West End divers where Rick’s used to be. This is a great new place for them with much more room and having a roof helps when it rains.
The next school BBQ is scheduled for Dec 1. We are also having a rummage sale and if anyone has something to donate please let us know. We are going to try to have 200 chicken dinner this time. The cost is lp100 per plate.
Well, I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Celeste