Hard work DOES pay off

I hate to even name a blog post like this one.  It feels like such a millennial (or what is the next generational group called?) thing to say...

So take it from a Gen X / Boomer’s point of view.  We really mean hard work.  Decades of it.  Late nights, accepting direction from our boss (even the ones we didn’t like), forgoing new cars and fun vacations to raise kids (even other people’s kids).  We have suffered the loss of Marci’s mother, a stroke, injustice, and pain.  But we are happy people.

I’m not looking for a pat on the back - just an understanding of what it took to be able to do this.

Ok, off the soap box.

We’ve been coming to Cabo San Lucas since December of 2014.  We had just sold our Strasburg home (after a year of our wonderful kids helping us remodel and repair) and used a small bit of the profits to take a vacation.  Then we bought a time-share (I know, I know...) but WE LOVE IT.

The property is called Grand Solmar  and it is absolutely decadent.  Stunningly set against tan sandstone cliffs and a private beach on the Pacific Ocean - it is just gorgeous.  We bought at the right time too - the area was just emerging from hurricane Odile and the economy was desperate for an influx of cash.  There was a fear that the US tourists would not come back and that would kill the three towns that rely almost entirely on US tourist dollars.

  

A lot has happened in our life since that trip.  Some bad (Marci’s stroke) and some good (our grand-baby Aniyah) but luckily we get a week in this paradise no matter what!  We tend to go during Marci’s Spring Break. 

Anyway, we decided after the difficult year we’ve had, we are going to take a week and immerse ourselves in this place. In this moment. Leaving everything else in another place and time.

We paid for the “meal plan” (think all inclusive) so that all food and beverages are included in a daily price.  That means this blog will be filled with food photos (and foodie smiles).

We will celebrate Marci’s 50th birthday on Monday, our 30th Anniversary Friday (except it isn’t until next week), and being alive and able to enjoy this magnificent experience EVERY DAY.

We hope you enjoy!