Welcome to a special edition of
Tales of the Traveling Totes
Fun in the Sun.
I am a sun girl! I always say I was dropped by
the stork in the wrong state - I was meant to go
to Hawaii, or someplace tropical, not Wisconsin!
Sun is in my blood and I am happiest when I
am somewhere sunny.
As many of you know, we had a home in
Cabo, which we tore down two years ago,
and it has been under construction since then.
There is nothing fast about building in a
foreign country, but we have tried to make it
fun by staying in a lovely place when we go
down to check on construction.
Miss Madi K is always invited along for
the plane ride. She quite enjoys the sun too.
We lucked out by choosing Villa La Estancia on
Medano Beach in Cabo.
It is
beach front, which is easy to find in Cabo, but it
looks out at the famous arch and is convenient to
our construction site. What we really love about it
though is that it is a fractional ownership resort,
so it isn't overrun by timeshare owners. It never
seems crowded, and they keep the pool at a wonderful
90 degrees! Nobody does that. I love it.
There are three properties right next to each other
that make up The Villa Group, and we have checked
out all of their pools - the other two are much colder,
and they are much more crowded. They are both
timeshare properties.
Hubby beware - because I have gotten used to
someone else taking care of me, rather than me
taking care of a houseful of people, and I really,
really, really like it. There is something magical
about swimming up to the bar, or motioning over
a waiter and having delicious shrimp nachos
served to you. There is no making the pico or
guacamole, grilling the shrimp, shredding the
cheese, or blending the smoothies!!!
I could get used to this kind of life down in Cabo!!!
Every room has a view of the ocean, which we love.
I just couldn't resist creating a tablescape
with a view like this!
I just grabbed the tableware and table decor
in the condo
to create this fun summer table.
Of course Miss Madi K wanted in on the party!
Notice the checked ball on the table; that looks
a lot like Courtly Check.
Imagine my surprise to find this cute ball
in the condo that coordinated beautifully with
my traveling tote.
Even the plates coordinated perfectly with
Miss Madi K.
This is the view from our lot! It still takes my
breath away, and I am sure
it will end up being worth it.
Here are a couple more sneak peaks -
this is the garage.
This is part of the slide. It is being covered
with rocks and steps are being added to
reach the top.
Although the construction has been painfully slow,
we have had fun along the way, and
Villa La Estancia has made it a great journey.
Of course, several full weeks of our summers are spent
in the sun down at Lake Powell, and Miss Madi K
always gets invited along. She really loves to
carry so much for me!!!
But we are getting ready for a backpacking trip
to Havasupai in Arizona, and she just doesn't
qualify weight wise for backpacking, but I
might be able to sneak along a MacKenzie-Childs
mug, even though it weighs a lot more than my
backpacking cup - we will see.
My pack is getting heavier by the day.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, as it has
become almost impossible to secure a permit
to hike Havasupai, but we were lucky enough to
get permits, but I won't be back in time to
include it in this post. Stay tuned for more
Fun in the Sun! I hope you are having lots of
fun in the sun! Summer always passes too quickly.
Visit the rest of our fabulous
Traveling Tote Group
to see what fun they have been having in the sun.
Debbie with Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch
Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron
Katie with Miss Daisy @ Preppy Empty Nester
Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda
Linda with Miss Rosie @ More Fun Less Laundry
Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul
Cherry Kay and Carrie Ann Hall @ Entertaining Women
for our next adventure of
Tales of the Traveling Tote
and a fun MacKenzie-Childs giveaway.
