MEXICO, 4TH OF JULY, 49 YEARS, NEW MANAGERS

WE WERE GOING TO MEXICO AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. WE WERE SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE. WHEN WE DECIDED TO STAY THE SUMMER, WE FIGURED PROGRESSO WOULD BE A GHOST TOWN.

THERE WERE ALOT OF PEOPLE....ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THEY WERE ALL TEXAS LICENSE PLATE. WE BOUGHT MOVIES AND VANILLA. WE HAD A ROLL AT RENEE'S. YUMMY!

THE WEATHER HAD BEEN GREAT, THERE HAD  ONLY BEEN  A FEW DAYS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS. THERE IS USUALLY A COOL OCEAN  BREEZE BLOWING, THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE TEMPERATURES BEARABLE. I WAS WALKING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ONE MORNING AT 7:00 A.M. IT WAS 81 DEGREES WITH A HUMIDITY OF 85%. YOU DID WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OR IN THE EVENING, THE REST OF THE TIME YOU STAY IN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HANG OUT IN THE POOL, WHICH WE DID ALOT!
IN THE AFTERNOONS I WOULD TURN ON THE SPRINKLER AND WATCH THE  BIRDS GATHER!

THEY PLAY JUST  LIKE KIDS PLAYING IN A SPRINKLER! TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF JUNE,  DAVID  TOLD DARRELL  THEY HAD GIVEN THEIR NOTICE AND  WOULD BE  LEAVING BY  THE 5TH OF JULY. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED, WE HAD BECOME FRIENDS.  BY NOW, I WAS WALKING 3 TIMES A WEEK, USUALLY 3 MILES AND BIKING AT LEAST 3 MILES 3 TIMES A WEEK. I WAS GETTING FIT!!! WE OFFERED TO HELP DAVID AND SUSAN LOAD THE U HAUL. THEY INSISTED ON TAKING US OUT TO DINNER THE 3RD. OF JULY.  THEY GAVE US A REALLY NICE CARD AND THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERRIT.

JULY 4TH I MADE A BIG DINNER......

AND THAT EVENING WENT AND WATCHED THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN MCALLEN.

 WE SAID GOODBYE TO DAVID AND SUSAN ON  MONDAY, JULY 7, AND PROMISED TO STAY IN TOUCH. WE WILL MISS THEM!!

NEW MANAGERS, TOM AND JAN TOOK OVER THAT SAME DAY. WE CELEBRATED OUR 49TH WEDDING ANNIVERSAY THE NEXT DAY. WE WENT OUT TO EAT AT JOE'S CRAB SHACK. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!

 AND DARRELL BOUGHT ME THIS ARMADILLO.....I LOVE IT!!