The Milestone

Today our temporary web site was posted. YEEHA!!! Please visit us at www.arribadelaroca.com. You can also become a fan of ours on Facebook; the link is on our web site. Our friends Keith and Sharon have been unbelievable with their help and expertise in getting this link up. Along with Cheryl, who is their designer, they have created a classy, romantic preliminary site which perfectly reflects what we are doing on “top of the rock”. I can not imagine accomplishing any of this without them. Keith even came up with the line, “Experience the Magic.” We love them for so many reasons...here is just one more. And tonight they are making us tacos. What more could you ask for in a friendship??!!

We have been so busy. Between Maurice giving salsa lessons and us eating goat and listening to Mexican ballads at Javelin’s house, our plate has been rather full!

Ahhh, I have your attention...

A couple of Saturdays past Maurice was the famous Latin Dance Instructor at a special evening in Pescadero. About 40 or 50 people showed up for dinner, drinks and dancing. It was amazing to see him teach such a large group, while taking turns dancing with the single ladies. He really enjoyed it, as did I. Some of our friends came and Mary and Tom were here so it was a blast.



Then last weekend we were invited, along with Keith, to go to Javelin’s house. Javelin in Maurice’s fishing buddy and has a blanket factory about 5 minutes from us.. He told Maurice that his wife was cooking “for his friends” and we were to be there at 3. Well “cook” is an understatement. From 3pm until we left about 8, there must have been at least 30 people who came and ate rice, beans, a fabulous green salsa and BBQ goat. The goat was in little tin foil packets. Each person was given 2, of course more were offered. She must have spent hours wrapping this cooked goat in these pouches. I do have to say that I did not know it was goat, or I truly do not think I would have eaten it. Goat? How many times have you eaten goat?? It was really really good! Really. Thank heavens for my ignorance. Then as the day went on one of the guys, who is in a musical group, brought out his accordion, and another his guitar and they sang to us.
It was like a dream. All the other women were inside but I, of course, was out with the men, drinking beer and listening to the songs they chose to play for us. Totally cool.

Now you understand why I have been so slow in my postings? Our social like is so busy here!! :)

Here are some photos from today.
There are more on the Arriba de la Roca Facebook page as well. The detailed work takes so long and things are looking great.
They start painting next week. We still do not have all the colors chosen but we did decide on the outside color. This will be the largest area to finish...plus they have to seal everything first. We will be down to about 10 workers from now on, with another 3 or 4 painters and the electrician. The other “laborers” will move to another job site since we are into the finishing stuff now. December 5th is our grand opening. 4 months to finish our dream.