the adventures of dos tortas

We had a wonderful day with family. The intention was to stay present, not reminisce about the past or grieve/anticipate the future. I think we did pretty well. Having the blog will hopefully keep us from telling the same stories and showing the pictures over and over. We are Bacalocas.

We had Lisa’s first birthday celebration in Mexico while on our recent trip to Bacalar. As we prepare for this huge transition, there are constant “firsts” and “lasts”. This will be our last Christmas in our beloved home in Austin. While this sounds rather morbid, it really isn’t. It’s a way to acknowledge the sad feelings and yet count down to our much anticipated departure. Our new friends presented Lisa with a flan cake alight with candles. It was a sweet gesture and also helped celebrate the day we signed the contract to buy their property.

Our new friends Scott & Peggy.

Lighting the birthday flan.

Sealing the deal Bacalar style.

I’ve been talking about launching a blog to share the process of our latest adventure…moving to Lake Bacalar, Mexico. We have just returned from our first visit, and after months of planning and dreaming, we have a contract on a half acre of lakefront property in paradise. Lisa is planning the purchase of her boat and I have a new kayak in my sights. I will tell the story on a future post of how this all came about. For now, the blog is launched as is our adventure.

Stay tuned….