Mariachi Concert

We went to a Mariachi concert last evening at the Rialto Theater in downtown Tucson, with two Mariachi groups performing - Mariachi Estrella Juvenil - middle school musicians (ages 11-13), and Mariachi Aztlan - Pueblo High School student musicians.  Mariachi Estrella was very good, and Mariachi Aztlan was amazing!  They are older and more experienced musicians, ages 14-18.  They performed an amazing show!  

A clip from Mariachi Aztlan’s performance at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference in April 2022.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTRqXReYBcY

Happy Anniversary

Each New Year brings new beginnings and celebrations of life events.  January 3 is our 44th wedding anniversary!  They have been extraordinary years, with 4 grown children, 8 grandchildren, retired from careers we enjoyed, and living every day as if it is the last.  “A lot of water has passed under our bridge,” and we are grateful for all of it!  Onward to our 45th anniversary!

We celebrated with lunch at a restaurant new to us, Villa Peru.  It was delicious with an attentive waiter who brought us flan for dessert.

Happy New Year, Bonne Année

We wish you good health and many happy memories in 2025!

 

 

Back to San Juan

By 5 in the morning on Sunday, we were cruising into San Juan Harbor, with the rempart walls lit.  It was a beautiful sight!  We had a great week cruising!  A great time with family!

Saint Thomas, USVI

On our last day of the cruise, we took a taxi to a ferry stand, then ferried to Water Island, where we spent most of the day.  The kids played volleyball and enjoyed a surfboard.  We sat under palapas and had a picnic lunch from a local beach restaurant.  Back on the boat, we had our last dinner together and the kids went up to the top of the boat for their last race car rides and turns down the multistory slides.  Fun day!

Sint Maarten

We spent a day in Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island.  Papa and I walked around Philipsburg and Great Bay Beach, while Audrey and Whitney’s families went to two different beaches.  We had another dinner together.  A good day!

Saint Lucia

Audrey’s family went on a catamaran excursion with us, along the west coast of Saint Lucia, with stops to snorkel, at Marigot Bay, and down to the Pitons.  Saint Lucia is a lush, beautiful island.  Papa and I had dinner with Audrey and Whitney - a daughters dinner, while the kids had dinner with their Dads.