Island Retreat !

Ocean Club West

Breakfast @ Tiki Hut

Walking Grace Bay Beach

View from screened in patio

More Island Retreat!

Long Beach - rustic, lots of shells

 

Taylor Bay - very few people, great water.



Chalk Sound



Kind of a hike to Long Beach

Snorkel/Sail with Ocean Vibes

Half Moon Beach

Walking back from dinner @ Anacoanda

Da Conch Shack Rum Bar

Beautiful turquoise water.

Best Mojito ever....@ Las Brisas/Chalk Sound - note the lime squeezer/bamboo stick.

Sunset from deck of Upstairs Grill

We had a wonderful time in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week.  It was very relaxing and a beautiful area.  We rented a car one day and checked out Taylor Bay, Chalk Sound, Da Conch Shack, Long Beach, and Las Brisas.  Another day we rode bikes down to Turtle Cove and ate at the Tiki Hut.  We snorkeled/sailed with Ocean Vibes and hit Iguana Island (lame), snorkeling, lunch, and Half Moon Beach. It was great exploring different beaches. We stayed on Grace Bay which is a 12 mile beach.  We had wanted to try out kayaks or a hobie cat but we had a couple days of off and on rain and didn't get the chance.  Our diet for the week was conch, snapper, grouper, and lobster.....yummy!

What more can I say.....

Leavin' on a jet plane......Turks and Caicos.....look for a future post!

Backsplash Finished!

The backsplash is finished!! We just have some minor touchup work and a little bit of caulk work. We both are very happy with the results and Arn did a beautiful job with it. I was the sealer, clean up, touch up helper.

I really try to have uncluttered and clean countertops now. We really like the sink too (one big black basin). Things can be in the sink and not be noticed......

Repurposing a Garage Sale Find

I'm not exactly sure where I got this generic small white shelf unit (Target). I may have picked it up at a garage sale or even on the curb in Boulder on moving day. Anyway it's been in various college apt., out in the garage, most recently in the laundry room as a shoe rack and today was altered to be a pot rack under the cooktop. We both got very excited at the organizational aspects of our pots and pans.
PS...it snowed a foot Sat. night with thunder and lightning so Arn wasn't able to play golf.

Happy Easter 2012

We had a nice Easter this year. Sure wish Val and Eric could have been here too. Rock came for a couple of days before he went home to Ohio with Gma. Stan and Melissa were able to stop by too. We also had Chris, Maren, Tyler, Lauren, and Mere for the weekend. Clyde came to visit and we're glad he did since we will be watching him in May for 10 days. No, we are not allowing pets on furniture...he's a puppy and is working on learning.

Gma was sure anxious to get home to Ohio and see her cat, Nazzi.

Stan and Bea have been sick so they were unable to come.

We played bocci both days. Even had to get out the tape measure. I'll be working on a score keeper and measuring rope.

I made Gma C's cheesecake and it was a hit. Yummy!!!

Melissa brought carrot cupcakes!

We played Rum, 31, Catch Phrase, and Apples to Apples.

Note the backsplash from a distance....post to follow.

Rock enjoyed the cards and bocci.....he's 'the master'.

The 'spicy' chx tenders were great.....too spicy for some...

Val and Eric's dilly beans were a delicious garnish for the bloody mary's.

Craftsy Block of the Month - March

I think I like March's blocks the best so far. The colors are great and the techniques were fun. I really like the 'scrappy' look too! Looking forward to April's blocks....