Hello from Yakima

Yep, Christmas is over and it's already the end of January.  How time flies.  Greg and I are making plans for a 2 week vacation to Mazatlan in April.  Actually, April 2 - 17.  We are going to be staying at our timeshare, Torres Mazatlan.  We will be looking into trying to sell our condo while we are there.  Not sure how hard that will be but we are expecting it to take some time as the economy isn't good in Mexico right now.  We are looking forward to seeing our Mazatlan friends, especially Dick and Jan, and our friends at Torres.  Oh and the wonderful tropical weather down there.  We have enjoyed the winter wonderland and all the snow here in Yakima this year but do miss the nice warm temps in Maz.  It's been wonderful to be here for the arrival of our three new granddaughters last year and the visits we've had with all of them.  Greg and I have been working part time jobs but are looking for full time positions with eveni...

We spent the week of Sunday, April 5 - Sunday April 11 at our timeshare, Torres Mazatlan. This was Moto Week in Mazatlan and is a very congested, noisey week along the malecon where we live. We chose to get away from the noise and enjoy this peaceful, relaxing resort. Enjoy our pictures from our mini vacation.

Well Carnaval has arrived once again here in Mazatlan. It started last Thursday, February 11 and runs through Tuesday, February 16 (Fat Tuesday) the day before Lent starts. This year the city isn't decorated as it usually is for Carnaval. The lighted masks that were put up earlier in the month have been taken down. We heard that the unusual rain storm we had a few weeks ago ruined them. We were sad to see them come down. We have chose to spend Carnaval this year at our timeshare, Torres, which is north of Maz. We arrived at Torres yesterday, Friday and will stay until Monday. This way we get away from alot of the noise and traffic from Carnaval. However, we will still get to enjoy the fireworks on Monday night which are always spectacular and we can watch them right from our condo. The 2nd parade will go right by our condo but during the day on Tuesday, the last day of Carnaval. We are enjoying our stay here at Torres and will be celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary tomorrow h...