Warm holiday wishes from Mazatlan

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Seasons Greetings from Mazatlan!

We would like to send the best of the holiday wishes to our family and friends at home. We are hearing of the nasty weather you are all experincing back home and thought we would send some warm pictures to you all. In hopes of lowering the goose bumps a little and warming your hearts.


We went for dinner last night and meet the most wonderful young girl selling roses to the patrons, now normally we would say "no gracias" and send her on her way . This young girl touched both Jeff and I with her warm nature and smart selling technic.She walked up to our table and touched Jeffs shirt pocket in order to get him to look down and when he did she tweeked his nose,she looked at him with such a michevious look you couldn't help but smile. she then came to me kissed me on the cheek then proceeded to touch her cheek expecting one in return,which I did.Then walked away,looking back over her shouder to make sure we where both smiling and went on to the next table to place a smile on the couples faces behind us. We watched her work her magic on everyone in the place, old and young included.Even though she sold only a few roses to a resturant full of people that wounderful smile never left her face. we called her back to our table and gave her some pesos and wished her Feliz Navida Merry Christmas and she proceed upto the counter and bought her self an ice cream cone and sat and eat it with a huge smile on her face. Now I don't know how else to say it other than that kid touched both us.
Jeff and I hope you all experince something this holiday season that touches you the way this young girl touched our hearts.

With sunny hugs and warm wishes
Love Pam , Jeff & Meishabella.

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Photos

Dinner at Chili's Peppers
This is where we met our little smilin angel.

Pineapple Yummm.
Hot days require one thing.... ICE CREAM and Meisha has mastered how not to miss a drop..LOL

Happy smilin people
I don't think we'll ever be able to wipe the smiles off our faces....

Mexican traditions
Most of the Mexican people no longer follow this tradition of the seista.....
So I figured I'd see what I could do to restart this wounderful event...

Luna hotel
This is the beach we come to for our morning walk with Meishabella and our afternoon swim.. it's close enough to walk bare foot.

Christmas in centro
Local kids in centro Mazatlan
Kids here are aloud to be kids ,running and playing in the streets is a common sight here.

Palm tree pruners
These actually free climb the trees and use machetes to prune off dead branches and possible threats of falling coconuts..
In the back ground is actually the hotel Jeff stayed in 20 yrs ago...It's now closed.

Sand art
Artist unknown...
while walking the beaches you'll find all sorts of works of art in the sand .

Stained glass doors
Even the doors that surrounded this church were stained glass.

Stained Glass
Highly detailed stain glass works in Mazatlan church

Comments

[Bud]

Mazatlan
so...................you have yet to tell me about the fly tying with exotic feathers or the wonderful fishing.....I'm glad for that.....keep it a secret so I won't drool on the keyboard. I am very glad you guys are having a wonderful time and Merry Christmas to both of you from the Great White North. Bud and Steph

[Sherry & Robert]

Feliz Navidad
Your smiles, and look of contentment is great to see. And you're both turning into brownberries.....I'm trying to quash the deadly sin of envy!!!! Sherry

[Donna Smith]

Merry Christmas
We hope your Christmas is awesome and of course we know it will be warm. The story of your little angel is so precious. The children so beautiful actually we found the people to be so sincere. We have just spent the morning with Dan and Corinne and will head off to Bob and Linda's after Dad finishes snow ploughing. Keep the blogs coming we are printing them and making a book. Thanks again and safe travels. Dad and Mom

[dee]

merry ho ho,miss you guys awesome job keep it coming, have to season myself,as my xmas gift is to punta cana love dee

[Ronda]

Merry Christmas
I love reading about you and your angel...I think that way about you every time I count change. My angel from you is still close by at all times. :-) I absolutly enjoy your pictures. I love seeing you two and you beautifully brown bodies. Keep smiling they will give you some awsome wrinkle to remember your trip by... Lots of love, Ronda

[Mrs. T.]

What's for dinner?
I see two very stress free friends, beautifully tanned, still smiling into each others eyes after all that travelling in a minnie winnie, and it makes me happy!! It is so great to see you having such a great time. Christmas morning started with our boys jumping into bed with us, clunking us with the stockings and tooting the hockey game horn! A good cup of coffee, nog and a warm pull apart started our gift opening. I lit a candle for you both on Christmas day and opened your gift, once again, to remember our friendship and love. It is from the heart, wrapped in childhood memories and relived through stories and traditions voiced around the dinner table. The simple innocence of the little girl was received across the miles. I hope the rest of your trip is a memorable. All the best for 2009!