Our Paradise--Life in Costa Rica

Can't believe it's been two months since my last post.  A lot has happened, but a lot of the same things happen daily so I feel like...

So "dry" season in Costa Rica supposedly starts in mid-November and continues to mid-May.  This has not really been the case this ...

Kurt and I have applied for residency in Costa Rica.  Until we are approved though, which generally takes about a year (give or take), we ha...

Driving in Costa Rica is.................interesting. I found out from a friend recently that there are no driver's training courses h...

So, this was the first Christmas that Kurt and I were actually home!  Normally, we travelled on Christmas, as it was a down time at work and...

So, I loved sending out holiday cards in the States.  However, it is not very cost effective here in Costa Rica, and mail takes weeks to the...

I can slowly feel it getting busier in my little town, which corresponds totally with the end of rainy season.  From my reading, when they s...

Had an awesome day two days ago.  I had walked over to the kitchen sink to put something in there, and looked out the huge window that ove...

I took a trip to the States from November 10 to November 16 to visit my Mom and Grama in Florida.  My Grama lives in Port Richey Florida in ...

Our friends, Antoinette and Doug, asked if we wanted to meet up for sushi last Friday.  Of course we did!  I found out the morning before th...

I have been cooking a lot in Costa Rica and eating a lot at home.  Trying out a lot new recipes.  Some good, some not. One of my most rece...

So, I posted before about the scooters we got, which we are loving.  This is a good thing, since we have been without a car since August 2. ...

Wow, time flies in Paradise!  No postings since August 17? We had our first visitors over the last weekend in August.  Lisa and Brian, t...

Not a lot of posting lately, as life is just happening and nothing ultra exciting is going on.  Which is fine with me, as too much excitemen...

Midas is one! I can't believe how time has flown this past year.  My baby is one!  Luckily for me, he still acts like my baby.  :) I...

We are dogsitting our neighbor R.J.'s dogs for three weeks (started last Thursday).  He is back in the States getting married.  The dogs...

We decided when moving here to simply buy things slowly, as we found exactly what we wanted.  We are in no rush to fill the house with ...

We have an SUV in Costa Rica, a Nissan Xterra, that Kurt drove from Michigan to Costa Rica.  This post is about the maintenance we have had ...

Generally, we keep our gate closed, but it blows open once in a while when not locked.  Two of these times, Bugsy has taken the opportunity ...