Oh my we had such a fun trip with our friends to Puerto Rico this week! All of our very favorites were there and it could not have been any better! We were officially celebrating Melissa's 50th birthday so that was a fun excuse to be able to get together in our best spot. Happy birthday to Melis and thanks for helping us get together!
Camie and Andy were the only ones that hadn't been to the house yet and for some it had been a long time, so it was fun to roll up and see the house and show everyone around. It has changed quite a bit since some of them had been so it was like seeing the place for the first time. It looked amazing and it was just the perfect temp to be able to enjoy it all. I love this time of year on the island.
One day we drove to Orocovis and rode the zipline in the mountains. It was gorgeous and SOOO fun! We haven't done that for a long time and it was fun to do it again. We got a good rainstorm right in the middle and we had to hang out for 15 minutes or so until it cleared up. We didn't mind the view from where we were at!
Stops at the grocery store and our fav eating spots were on the list. Josh cooked up the traditional poached eggs on pan de agua and it didn't disappoint...
We had lots of pool time, a little bit of cleaning and pressure washing and some hanging out at the house just taking it easy. We went to the temple and took everyone to our fav Pa-Onde-Sea!
One day we rode the ferry out to Culebra and had an amazing day on Flamenco Beach! It was so beautiful with lots of sun and boogie boarding. We walked up and down the beach and lost (and then found) about 5 pairs of sunglasses :) It was a little comical watching us get hit by big wave after big wave and sunglasses popping off our heads all over the place. Then we'd spend time looking for them. Ha! We finally found 3 of the 5 pairs and declared the rest lost forever.
We ate pina coladas and empanadas at the tiendas and pretended that we weren't all sunburned...
The ferry ride back was so beautiful as the sun was going down and we got to watch a storm roll through over the main island. A stop at Acai bowls and a late night swim at home rounded out an almost perfect day!
We also got to be at church on Sunday and see all our branch members! That's always such a treat and something we miss so much from being there. We played lots of games, caught up with old friends and ate delicious food together. The times sitting out on the deck chatting and laughing will never be forgotten and just what Josh and I had imagined it would be like when we were working so hard on the house. All we want is to fill this place with people we love and this week we did that!
We got a little yard work done and changed a couple of lights and fans before we packed up the house and left it for another spell. What an amazing trip with some pretty amazing people!
