FEBRUARY FULLY BOOKED!!

I think the saying goes, something like this, "the early bird catches the worm, " or in this case, "early to bed, early to surf", or... OK who the hell cares, but incase you were thinking of coming for a visit this February, y'all are as I say..."S-O-L"...hahaha sorry charlies', first come first served...hahahha!!

Either way of course we would love to have you all...so think out your plan, email me and you will be added to the calendar. If you email or call Sean forget it, he is soo NOT digital!

Peace and Love on the Road to Happiness...413!!

FAMILY HERNANDEZ (partial) COMES TO TOWN

Gary, Lil, Alexa and Jake were the latest travelers on 413, ROAD TO HAPPINESS.

And I do believe it is so, we have, yet, a few more converts! Island life as you can see, can get to be pretty hard. Wake up to the waves, check them, (for the surfers) decide which beach to go to, pack the cooler, do a quick check of your crackberry, leave it on the counter, grab your sunglasses, some sunscreen and off you go!!

Whether its across the street or an hour away to one of the most beautiful beaches you have ever seen, there is never NOTHING to do. And at the same time ALWAYS nothing to do! As they say, Siempre manana!

THE COURT JESTER, THE QUEEN OF RINCON, NIALL "DIAMOND", and THE HORSE WHISPERER

Who is this masked man! Well, he goes by many names in this lets just say he's COURT JESTER to the king and his court. And strangely enough he's been know to resemble CAPTAIN MORGAN to a T! and yes what you are seeing is a real adult on a random tuesday night but so what!

The queen of the world here, was actually the queen of Rincon the whole time she was here. It was definitely her kind of town hopefully she comes back soon! However, since I retain the title now, she will always be honorary queen.

Here's LB's infamous singing barracho!! Niall DIAMOND!! He took the 413 ROAD TO HAPPINESS TO GET HERE, and after missing his flight and a long walk back he almost had to take 413 ROAD TO REHAB!

Aww, our lovely horse whisperer, while she has been know to soothe the savage beast with her gentle tones and sweet southern drawl, in this picture I do believe she thought the horse was the bartender!!

LONG BEACH ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

Last week we had the LONG BEACH contingency of the NBLK's in the house! The amount of laughs, liquor, and lewdness was pretty much over the top! I can truly say that I dont think the KING AND I ever laughed so hard in our lives. It was a pretty great cast of characters and we hope they all come back soon and often!!

Cast of characters from left to right: Papi chulo #1, (notice how Lindas love pillows have him entranced!) Linda, Kelly (soon to be Senese), John Senese, Niall "the crooner" Ruecker, Papi chulo #2 and of course the KING!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

YES, we live at the beach, YES we are retired, but...and who doesn't like a beverage while watching a magnificent sunset? ...But, the clock...??
We were recently in a HOME GOODS store and Sean was like a kid at christmas... "look at this!! ooooh look at this!! oh we HAVE to get this!!" He found this clock at the end of an aisle underneath another that was all banged up, and in a broken box. He said, "I don't care if this works or not we ARE DEFINITELY GETTING THIS!" Lo and behold add 1 AA battery and it worked!! Now where do I put this freaking thing?? Any ideas? Let me know!

CAMUY CAVES

Within an hour or so from our house are a tons of really cool places to see and visit that make you see past all the magnificient beaches and oceans that cover all shades of blue.

We recently took a day trip to the Camuy Caves about an hour and a half northeast of us. Stalagmites and stalagtites was not really my favorite earth science subject but it was by far the wildest cave I've ever been in!! And, strangely enough believe it or not, I have been in a few! I have never been so amazed by the natural beauty, and, the enormity.

Here is a picture walking down to the entrance (sorry cell phone picture). it looks small, but the opening is over 160 feet high!!

Below is a natural column and formation that is smaller but, likens to the world famous AYERS ROCK in Australia, on a smaller scale.
I believe the picture below needs no words....except on your next trip to PR make sure this is on your "TO DO" list!

BEFORE & AFTER

Recently, Sean and I went to the beach, which we try and do at least for an hour everyday! Take a swim in the ocean, take a walk, look for sea glass, or watch the sunset...Not to mention, my favorite thing, take a cat nap!! This is what happened the last time I woke up from one of my cat naps...This is before...(I fell asleep) and this is after (I woke up)....

hmmm...or perhaps the sun just got to me!! You can see the similarities, no??

MY 1st BABY...VISITOR THAT IS!!!

I just had my 1st baby at the house and it was AWESOME!! Little Miss Ella was an extreme pleasure!! You can tell shes related because she eats everything, likes her naps, and LOVES TO DANCE, just like her mommy! Slept through the night, woke up smiling, and couldn't have been any easier!! Hope you come back soon Miss Ella!

THE NASHS ARE ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS!

The past week we had some visitors, and I hope they enjoyed their time here as much as Sean and I did sharing it with them!! Aunt Jayne, Uncle Ed, Lauren and John, Dina and Chris, and the lovely Miss Ella. We went to the beach, to the chapel, shopping...you name it and not to mention had some phenomenal meals thanks to Uncle Ed the grill master!!Locally it was pretty quiet, except at CASA FEE where Sean and Dina really got the party started!! And if you look closely will see Sean in there dancing his hiney off!! As much as he really pretends not to...that boy LOVES TO DANCE!! Um, obviously we all do!!

TRYING OUR HAND AT GREENERY...

Hmmm, the only plants I've ever planted, and/or tended to well, I guess you could call them....artificial! hahaha!

Either way with all the beautiful foliage, fruit trees, hundreds perhaps thousands of different type palms that surround us, I guess at some point I'm going to have to learn.

So wish me luck, um, us luck. And stay tuned, we have lots and lots to do before it looks the way we planned and hope it to be!

...AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT!!

In our hallway we have what would probably be Seans favorite part of the house, the big blue block window.  While the house is relatively contemporary in style, it was hard to find something that was not only pretty but simple and of course fitting.

This is what we chose.

And at night looking in, from the outside, it looks even prettier!

THIS IS WHY I LOVE WHERE I LIVE

Of course, you've seen the ads on TV, in magazines and yes Puerto Rico is as beautiful as it all looks! The narrow winding roads lined with pastel colored homes, the steep roughly paved hillsides dotted with clusters of bamboo as thick as your fist, all so beautiful and, all, so beautifully different.

Each time I make that left down the hill, on the way home, the views change with the light, with the wind, and I fall in love all over again.

This is why I love where I live...

ps... all these were taken in the car with my cell phone! i cannot help it i think at least once a day i stop while driving home i stop and remember how very blessed we are.

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MARIA IN DA HOUSE!!

Happy Birthday to you ...Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birthday dear MAAAARIA...happy birthday to you!!

Maria, came down to celebrate her birthday a boriquen style!!

Start early finish early!!! hahahahaah!! not all the time...but...

we definitely ate drank and were very merry!! Regresa pronto meija!!