more goings-on

Sorry this is late, I haven't been spending much time on-line recently. Harold is being a Web-hog, and also Kathy (our sister-in-law) is here visiting. So this entry is late, I promise more soon!
Curves
I have been going to Curves three times a week while we have been here. The Curves gym in Puerto Vallarta is near a very popular restaurant, Chile’s, but I have only gone to Chile’s once. Shelley, the owner of Curves, has been very nice about letting me continue my workouts for the Curves study. After one month here, I had lost 1 kg, which is 2.2 pounds. At least the beer drinking hasn’t overcome the exercise!

Children’s Parade
This week I saw several parades of little children dressed in costumes. Most of them were butterflies, bunnies and birds. There were a few Tiggers and Poohs in the mix, too. I asked Melissa if her school did that, too. She said the kindergarten kids had a parade and that it was for the beginning of spring. The parades I saw downtown were really cute.

Tom and Marsha
It seemed like the time went really fast and then it was time for Tom and Marsha to return to Nebraska. We will miss waving to them at their balcony over Olas Altas and sitting up there watching the drama that goes on in the evenings. See ya next year!

Tia Maria
We saw an ad for a little place called Tia Maria in the hotel area. It is just south of Plaza Caracol, almost across the street from the new KFC. We had comida corrida there for 35 pesos each. It was good and we would recommend it to anyone staying in that area or shopping at Gigante.

Fox
Our dog Fox has discovered that she can sit in the windowsill of the front window of our house and get a good view of any action on the street. Now she spends plenty of time perching up there and watching the world go by. The kids in the neighborhood like to come up and pet her and talk to her.

Palm Sunday
This morning there was a procession on our street to the church up the hill. Several vendors set up early selling crosses and other items made from palm fronds. There was a boy dressed in a king costume complete with crown of thorns. He and the priest let the procession up the hill. Many of the people were dressed in white. Two guitar players let a few songs before the procession and while they were marching. The priest also spoke and blessed the parishioners while they were waiting to march. There were probably 150 people in the procession.

Car Wash
Our landlord’s on, Rigo, offered to clean our car. He and Harold agreed that Rigo would wash and dry the car, clean the windows and wheel, and clean the interior. Rigo did a great job and the car looked better than it has since we arrived. An the cost – 30 pesos, or less than $3 US!