Bahamas Vacation – Day Four!!

Sandyport Resort Pool

Guess what? Today happened to be another busy day. David and I literally spent 4 hours at the Fremont Toyota Dealership looking at cars and than buying a car. We ended up trading in David’s Ford Contour and buying a 2006 Toyota Corolla LE. So, far we are really digging our new car. It gets 30mpg on city streets and 38mpg on highway!! Really cool! Because we were at the dealership for a large part of our day, we ended up skipping lunch and going straight to dinner when we got home. I feel totally wiped out today. Buying a car can be really draining.

Well, Monterey is coming up and I haven’t packed yet! Ahhhhh!! It is going to be another busy day tomorrow. Saturday morning is our move in date. David and I are super excited. We are looking forward to experiencing the Monterey/Carmel area.

Okay, here is day four of the Bahamas vacation.
1. We woke up late and walked around the resort for a while.
2. Then we had lunch at Provence, our favorite restaurant.
3. After lunch, we headed over to the icecream shop and shared a small chocolate icecream.
4. Around 4:00p.m. we headed to the pool to relax and read.
5 At 7:00p.m. we went back to Provence and had a wonderful romantic dinner.

Well, that concludes day four of Bahamas. Time to go to sleep. Goodnight everyone.

Bahamas Vacation – Day Three!!

Sorry, about the lack of posts. It has been very busy here. David and I are getting ready to go down to Monterey for 3 months. We have been busy with our podcasts, taking care of the house and dealing with the last minute details of our living arrangements in Monterey. It has been a little stressful, but luckily now it is getting much better. I think tonight I will have time to “actually” read a few pages of my fantasy novel. Oh, what a joy!

Well, back to Bahamas! Day three was Sunday and unfortunately all the shops and our favorite restaurant, Provence, was closed. So, we went into the city for food and entertaintment.

Here was the itineray:
1. In the morning, we attended our resort’s orientation. Donuts, coffee and water were served. We learned all about the tourist activities in Nassau.
2. Afterwards, we took a local bus into the city. It was $1 each way.
We had a great time walking around the streets (there was a lot of beautiful Jewelry shops). We ended up having lunch at a quaint little diner.
3. We arrived back at the resort around 4:00p.m. and then headed off to the pool to relax and read for an hour.
4. At 6:00p.m., a complimentary bus took us to Crystal Palace Casino. Since, our resort only had the Pub open, we thought we would have better luck with dinner at the casino. But we were wrong. We ended up eating at Sbarro’s. Let’s just say it didn’t sit well in our stomachs. As you know, I am not a big fan of greasy food.

Overall, the day went well! Okay, I have to go and relax. I will talk to you soon. One more day of the Bahamas vacation to go!

Bahamas Vacation – Day Two!!

Yesterday, was a very busy day and I didn’t have time to blog. Sorry, guys. Yesterday morning, I was working on my podcasts and in the afternoon David and I went to visit my brother in Palo Alto. We had a great time hanging out with him.

Okay, lets move on to day two of our Bahamas vacation. Day two, Septemeber 9, happened to be our 5 year anniversary. Here is what we did on day two.

1. We woke up after 10 hours of sleep refreshed and ready to enjoy our day. For breakfast, we ate Organic Millet Bread and Organic Granola that I brought from home.
2. Then we decided to take a walk around the stores of the resort.
3. None of the resort restaurants were open in the afternoon, so we ended up sharing a medium size icecream for lunch. Let’s just say that we were very hungry when dinner came around.
4. Around 4:00p.m. we headed to the pool to relax and read for a few hours.
5. Our anniversary dinner, was at the same restaurant as yesterday, Provence. David had a delicious rack of lamb and I had a big salmon salad. We also each had a glass of wine with dinner. The meal ended with port, chocolate dessert and tea. We were at the restuarant for 3 hours. It was a fun, magical night that I will never forget.

Well, time to get my day started. I have a lot of things to do today. Take care everyone.

The picture up above is where we had our anniversary dinner and the cake shown here was our anniversary cake.

Bahamas Vacation – Day One!!

Lunch at the Resort

Yes, we are back from paradise!! Bahamas was great! David and I had a fun, relaxing vacation. In the next few blogs I plan to write about what we did each day in Nassau, Bahamas. We were there for a total of 4 days. Ok, here we go.

On September 7 we took an overnight flight, on jetBlue, from San Jose to JFK and then on to Nassau. I probably slept about 2 to 3 hours on the airplane, so I was exhausted when we reached Nassau at 11:00 a.m (it is a 3 hour time difference from the west coast).

In Bahamas, September 8, 2006:
1. We took a taxi ride from the airport to our hotel (Sandyport Resort). Suprisingly, the taxi ride was relatively cheap. We were both happy about that.
2. Since it was going to take a few hours for our room to be ready and we were starving, we decided that we should probably go find some lunch. We ended up having lunch at a beautiful mediterranean restaurant overlooking the lagoon at the resort.
3. After lunch, we headed up to our room (it was ready by then) for a little snooze (I was so tired).
4. After napping for 2 hours, we headed to the pool to relax and read our books until 7:00pm. Ahhhh, paradise!
5. Since only two of the five restaurants were open at the resort (two owners were on vacation and the other restautant was under renovation), we headed back to the same restaurant that we went to for lunch for dinner. We sat outside and had a wonderful meal (by the way they had organic….a big plus for me) outside overlooking the lagoon. There was no rain but there was lightning that night. Very pretty! We ended the night sipping Organic Bergamot tea, which was made on the island. A wonderful end to our first day.

That my friends is the end of day one in Bahamas. Hope you all enjoyed the recap. Tomorrow will be day two. Have a great day everyone!!

Bahamas Here We Come!!

Bahamas Here We Come!!

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Today is the day!! Our flight leaves tonight and is an overnight flight. Hopefully, I will be able to sleep a little on the plane. We arrive in Nassau, Bahamas the following day in the morning. Ahh, it is going to be so much fun, relaxing in paradise!!

Life is very exciting here for us. After Bahamas, David and I have to get ready to go to Monterey, California for an exciting 3 month stay. I’ve decided to take a 13 week assignment in Monterey. The company that I will be working for is going to put David and I in premium corporate housing for that time. It is going to be such a wonderful adventure. David and I plan to spend a lot of that time (when I am not working of course) exploring the area. I forsee myself spending a lot of time in Carmel and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. But don’t worry, I will keep you guys updated on our adventures.

But, let me not get too ahead of myself…first Bahamas. Well, I have a lot to do before we go. Take care and I will talk to you all later when we get back.

One More Day Till Bahamas!

Isn’t He Soooo Cute!

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Tomorrow, David and I are flying to Bahamas for a 5 day vacation. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversay there! Both of us are looking forward to relaxing in paradise. It has been sort of hectic around here for the last few weeks. It would be nice just to get away for awhile and not do anything for a few days. I think I will bring two books along with me to read. That should be fun. I love to read!

Today, has been a semi-relaxing day. We went to the gym this morning and now I am just doing a little work and thinking of what I need to bring to the Bahamas.

A Note To David:

David, every year that we have been together has been absolutely amazing! You are the light in my life and I look forward to spending another 100 or more years with you. Happy anniversary!!

Forever Yours,
Talli

Have a good day everyone. And I will update you on our trip when I get back.

Harvest from the Garden!

Harvest from the Garden!

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Hi everyone. Did you miss me? Life has been pretty busy here. David and I have been working nonstop lately. We have a lot of different things going on in our lives. But, luckily things have settled down a bit and we are starting to have more free time to relax and do things like blog.

My mom came down with my brother last Thursday to visit. She helped my brother move in to his studio at Stanford. He is currently in his 2nd year of law school. It was a very nice visit and I enjoyed hanging out with my family, like always.

Dinner Using The Harvest From The Garden!

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Today for dinner, we had rotelle pasta topped with ingredients from the garden. Our garden this year has produced a variety of yummy organic treats. For dinner I used some organic fresh basil, sage, parsley, thyme, oregeno, cilantro, sweet cherry tomatoes, green onions and swiss chard. David and I gave the dinner two thumbs up. It was a healthy dinner full of nutrients and vitamins. Yummy to my tummy.

Well, I will keep you guys updated on the going ons around here.
Have a good night. Time for tea!