Where to Begin?!

Since I have so much free time on my hands here in Costa Rica, I thought I would try blogging again! Here goes nothing...

We are here in Costa Rica taking care of a friend's hotel. We got here March 16th and will be here until July. We landed in San Jose and took a taxi to the Coca Cola bus station, only a few minutes away. We were told there would be some scary people there and to watch our bags, try to blend it and not look like a tourist. That is quite difficult when I have no idea where we are or where we are going, Brian speaks some Spanish, I speak NONE, we had 3 huge gigantic bags, a uke and 1 carry on bag! Yeah, we fit right in. The bus ride wasn't too bad, got to see some beautiful scenery!





We arrived at the hotel in about 2 and 1/2 hrs. It is a cute little place with 7 cottages. We are staying in the 7th, so there are only 6 for rent. There are 3 dogs and 1 cat on the property, who belong to the manager that we are filling in for. Although we are not animal people AT ALL and I'm very allergic to cats, it's not too bad and the dogs are super cute! I find myself talking baby talk to them and rubbing there bellies, which I never thought I'd do!

We have been so lucky with some of the guests who have stayed with us! It is so much fun to meet so many different people and just get to know them! We have made some really awesome friends in the month that we have been here! I hope to make more since we have a few more months to go. For the majority of the time, the beginning of the week is slower and the weekends are packed. In the beginning of the week Brian and I have a lot of time to ourselves! We have been playing lots of games, reading books, Brian is surfing and playing soccer and volleyball with everyone! We are having a blast for sure!







The down side to this is that I miss my family very much! I miss them EVERYDAY! I was hoping my mom, dad, Nui and London would be able to sneak over for a quick visit, but things are busy for them. I hope they will have time before we leave in July, but if not...we will survive! I hope! I get to skype my London everyday or every other day. Technology is so amazing! The things you can do. WOW! I'm so grateful for technology!

Brian's sister Jennifer and her husband Todd are for sure coming in May and we are so excited! We are hoping to spend some time touring around with them if the hotel isn't too busy. We will have to see. We hope Brian's grandparents, Dad and family from Wisconsin will be able to come also, but we aren't quite sure yet.

We are really missing my mother in law Elizabeth and wish she could come to visit too, but she is busy back home with her business. We are planning a trip to Guatemala on the way home in July to see their side of the family. I cannot wait for that! It's going to be so fun! I've never been there!