Cosmo

Annette.....and gang

Annette is the youngest of all the siblings. I stayed with her the 2nd part of my trip. Her husband is Coki, and their kids are Sophia....the youngest, Alonso, and Valeria. Oh, and their dog Cosmo too! Cosmo sleeps with me while I am there! I finally got me a white boy! LOL (I'll feature Cosmo in another post!)

Ninoshka

Ninoshka, called Nino, is the youngest daughter of Rosy. Though I didn't know them then, she graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis! Because I changed my plans at the last minute, I didn't get to see her until my last 3 days in Costa Rica. Believe me, we made up for lost time!

Lorna

Lorna is the middle daughter of Rosy! She is about the sweetest person I have ever met. She had me over for dinner one day. She is an artist in disguise! She gave me this painted 'pueblo' that she did herself. (I don't have a picture of that, but look at the pig she painted!) She is one person that I didn't get to spend enough time with for sure! Next time Lorna! I'm spending several days at your house!

Katrina, Sebastian, Miranda, y Wilmer

Katrina is the oldest daughter of Rosy. Her children are Sebastian and Miranda, affectionately called Sebas y Nana! Wilmer is their dad!

Playa Cocal, en Quepos

Nino y yo pasamos un día a la Playa Cocal. Nosotros levantamos a las 5 por la mañana! Cuando ella me invito a la playa no sabía que tenemos que levantarnos bien temprano. Pero estaba feliz ir y teníamos un bien día juntos! Nos sentamos por el océano pacifico todo el día, y hablamos mucho……en ingles! Ella estudió en los estados unidas por 6 anos y su ingles es perfecto! Ella me caí bien, por cierto!

Yes, I do realize the picture of me is sideways. I'm not smart enough to change it!

Chance reunion!

So, I was in the grocery store when I heard someone yell my name. This was especially strange because I was in another country, and everyone I knew there was back at the house. Well, to my surprise, it was Yanori and her son, whom I met on my previous visit. In fact, her son was the one to tell me that Michael Jackson had died. He was waiting for me to return to the cafe and ran out and said, "Donita, Michael Jackson se murio!" At that point I was thinking, my Spanish is worst than I thought because I think he just said Michael Jackson died! Well, as we all know, it was so true. This was certainly a profound memory for me. Anyway, I had intended to visit with them but hadn't gotten around to it! So, I was most happy to run into them!