EPILOGUE TO THE BLOG

My Epilogue to turning 60:

One Benefit of turning 60 in Mexico is then being eligible for a Tarjeta INAPAM..Show this card and get discounts on medications, laboratory tests, bus travel, tourist site entrance fees and the list goes on... As with any ID card, the photo is never flattering....NO YOU MAY NOT SMILE!!

The day after I turned 60 I went to the office, provided a copy of my passport, immigration card, and of course the electric bill to verify my address in Mexico.  Several minutes later I had the card and went shopping for discounts...  

HAPPY BELATED AND UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND SCHOOL CHUMS ALSO TURNING 60 THIS YEAR. 

Can you find me??

Elementary School Reunion.. 2010... we haven't changed a bit!

And the next day with our teachers....Still smiling! May we always be this happy!


Life goes on...enjoy each day as if it were our last!... Linda Somers  passed away not long ago so please keep her in your thoughts and let's make sure we school chums get together again the year we turn 65 as planned.  

Hugs from the beach
Dorothy and Gord 

60 in Mexico

Hi everyone... 

I never thought I would celebrate my 60th in Mexico...  Gosh, for a while I denied that I was even going to be 60...  But one can't stop the passage of time so might as well embrace it.

My Multi-National Party
9 Canadians, 7 Americans, 11 Mexicans and one handsome Mariachi Singer 

Comfortable on the front terrace overlooking the ocean 

Enjoying my first of several glasses of wine 

 We were entertained all afternoon by a mariachi singer with the most incredible voice.... A gift from our friends Beverly and Roy.  Every woman should experience being serenaded....pretty special. 

Mexican Food for a Mexican Party:  The meat is on the spit and cooked on site..
Under the back terrace

Tacos al Pastor 

Our Neighbours sitting on the wall are from Mexico City.  They come to the beach in the spring, return to Mexico City and then back to the beach for the summer.  We plan to return to Mexico City with them in the fall at their invitation.

As of 2009, the metropolitan area of Mexico City had a population of 21.2 million people making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere, and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world. 

The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan, which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan, and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards.  ( Wiki pedia) 

                                                      Music to dance too!!

What a fabulous afternoon...Thanks for letting me share it with you, my family and friends. 

Abrazos ( Hugs)
Dorothy and Gord