Monday, Nice to be back

It was a beautiful wedding.  We had so much fun.  We also had our aggravations getting down and back, but overall it was a huge success.  I do have to say Mexico is not for the faint of heart or the pocket book.  Most of the aggravations were caused by money and airplane issues.  But we weathered it all and I will go back just with my eyes opened this time.

 The beautiful couple.  This resort was absolutely gorgeous. It was all inclusive which meant you could eat or drink as much as you wanted.  Of course I do not drink so I was a cheap visitor for them.  The food was not terrific, but edible, the sunshine was fabulous.  I slept and napped, and walked miles and miles on the beach.  I am so suntanned I don't recognize myself, when I look in the mirror.  The first few days were alot of work but once the wedding was over we just relaxed and enjoyed the terrific weather.  It did rain everyday some but would clear off immediately and be gorgeous.

You were having to tip people constantly and that was an aggravation for me.  No place would take a credit card and you were expected to have hundreds of dollars in cash on you at all times. Not something I would ever do in Mexico.  Not one of the websites we checked were accurate for pricing. When you would get to a venue it was always several dollars more and then they wanted cash, so we did not do many of the things we had planned off site. All the prices for everything were so high, way higher than you would pay in the States and they wanted only cash.  I finally got fed up as I felt taken advantage of and felt like the whole country was very dishonest.  You really need to go with an open mind when it comes to money.  I do not have an open mind when it comes to money, as I work hard for mine and I want to keep it.  I just got the feeling that no one had any respect for our money down there.  We were all rich Americans and we just owed them money.  It was distasteful and by the end I refused to tip anyone, unless it was for an extreme service I could not do myself.  That being said it was a lovely vacation.  I got plenty of sun and rest, something I needed.

     I missed my husband and my dog and I am happy to be home.  I think there is enough laundry here for a full days work, but I do have my suitcase unpacked and I am ready to start to face the laundry monster.

     I was up very early today due to the time change plus daylight savings time.  I got all the online bills paid and will go out later to get the others done like the last house payment.   I can't believe Thanksgiving is only a few weeks a way and f then a Christmas a few weeks after that.  I am not sewing today, just greeting customers.  I have a pile growing, but I will put it off until tomorrow.  Today is for laundry, bills, and catch up. I am so happy to be back and I missed my blogging friends.

     There are so many plans in my head swirling around and I have to take stock of our situation here and figure out what comes next. Right now I am going to figure out the money situation so I can see if I have enough to pay off the house.  Stay tuned....

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in  he negative.

Kim