Home again, home again.....

I am back to reality (boo hoo). I returned home on Sunday night and I have one thing to say about that BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I know that many of you were looking forward to seeing me upday my blog while I was away but I just didn't get to it and honestly did any of you look at the pictures of where I was staying????? Did you really expect me to come inside and work on the computer????

I will update you all on the what happens when you go to heaven.

My first morning was rather interesting. I woke up early (don't tell my husband) and went to the main house for breakfast. I had met the chef they day before and knew right away that I would like her. She is so sweet. She made me some coffee and fruit and a croissant for breakfast. I know I could have asked for anything but it was kinda of strange ordering food in somebody's kitchen. I took my breakfast outside to eat it on the deck. I have to say that I will NEVER get tired of looking at the view here. I am ready to pack up and move here for that beautiful view!


I can just feel the stress and tension floating right out to that sea!
Of course I had company for breakfast....
Squeeky, Chelsey, and Annabell were all in attendance. All waiting for a taste of what I had. (of course I shared.)



After breakfast you all must already know what I did. I sat by the pool in the sun of course. Barb was working on getting ready for an open house and later that afternoon we had to get ready to meet the parents of all the students that came last year. Then Barbara and I loaded all the pups we could into the car and took them to a beach and fed them fried chicken and roasted pork and watched them swim in the ocean! We had to get them away from the house while they were showing it.
After we returned home we all went for a swim in the pool



The families and students came around 3 and it was great to meet all of them. The kids looked great and I was happy to see them again. Some have gotten taller and of course none of them forgot the mustard!!!!

Barbara made bellinis for the adults that were YUMMO!
After everyone left I learned some island customs from Karina....
and called home.
I told John that all was great but I had a hard time getting used to having someone prepare all my meals. He replied "I am sure you will adjust" I said "I am sure I will but it was much harder getting used to the national beverage." He asked, "What is that?" I replied, "Champagne." He didn't think I was funny. He ended our call with "oh goodbye".
We all went to bed to be ready for another day....

paradise soon to be over....

Well it is our last full day in heaven. It started a bit rough. We had to get up early since our first ballet class was at 8:00 a.m.
But after a quick cup of magic coffee and breakfast; up we went.

Starting early worked out great because that gave us the rest of the day to relax and talk. Barbara had to finish packing up the house for the renters coming in on Sunday so she needed all the extra time too. I was able to cat nap by the pool for a bit and then we got ready to go out for dinner.

It was getting late and Melinda and I realized that we were not going to have a chance to go get little gifts for the kids since all the shops were closed and will be closed on Sunday too. So after trying to help Barbara finish up and getting a little loopy from hunger. I told Barbara that I was just going to grap a few things from the house for the kids. And if you know Barbara you can guess what her reply was... Sure, better your kids have them then the renters! She is too funny! Thank you so much Barbara for you hospitality and caring nature! You are the best!



We did finally get to dinner We went to Mark and Barbara's resturant call Iguana. We had a great meal and it was so nice to spend the last quiet night with our hosts. Mark, It was great to get to know you and thank you too for everything! Especially the astonomy lessons and the great jokes. I am very fortunate to have met both of you!

We went back to the house for packing and bed...

Magic island...

I need to make sure that you are all sitting down for this next post.....
Are you sitting?

Good, What I have to tell you next may shock you. I woke up this morning and I had breakfast with Barbara and Melinda and then I.....went to sit out in the sun by the pool!

Duh what do you all think I would be doing???????
It was really hot today! I had to get up often to get in the pool to cool off.

I could not spend a lot if time in the sun today since we had a parents meeting at 12 p.m.

The meeting went well. We got to meet some of the parents and tell them about ourselves ect....

Then we had lunch and the kids started to arrive for day 2 of the audition.

Before I tell you about that I thought I would tell you about the magic...
The Chef is great. Her name is Annek. The food just magically appears on the counter or in the fridge covered in plastic wrap. I have yet to see her actually cook anything?? I smell it, but there is NEVER a mess or prep going on. I don't get it. Even when she makes an omlette I saw her break the egg in a bowl and then bam it is on a plate in front of me??
I am not sure if I told you about one of the coolest features of Barbara's house. I know what else could there possibly be there. She has a built in coffee maker! It is like having a mini starbucks in the wall. You put your cup under it a press what size you want and out comes a cup of hot cofffee. COOLNESS!!

But I saved the best magic for last...
For Valentine's day, Karina gave me a mini bottle of champagne. I placed it in the fridge in the cottage to chill...
Last night Melinda opened the fridge for some water and she asked me "What is this a mini six pack of champagne?" I told her that Karina gave me a bottle for Valintine's Day. She told me that there was six of them in there. I said "what?" I went over to look and yep....there was six of them! How cool is that? The national beverage clones itself when chilled!



The second audition went great too. We have a lovely dinner and then poor Barb fell asleep on the couch and so Melinda and I slipped out to the cottage to chat about the kids and of course have some of the national drink!!

All in all it was a lovely day in heaven.

Audition time..

Thursday I woke up and waited for some sleepy heads to wake up and join me in heaven. If my husband only knew how easy it was to wake me up. The formula is simple pure beauty! I just cannot get enough of the view. Everyone who knows me knows that my favorite color is blue. My house blue, my car is blue... I even made sure that one of my kids had blue eyes. (Alright I had not control over that one). but I do like the color blue. So I just cannot sleep thinking that I could be looking at a preview of heaven. I look out at the ocean as much as I can.

I had the pleasure of sharing the view today with Melinda. She got a tour of the house/compound last night and I told her that there was one thing that Mark and Barbara forgot to add to the house. They haven't managed to light up the ocean at night so we can see at night too.!
We had breakfast and then headed poolside. We talked about the upcoming audition and about her lovely trip here! We went for a walk on the beach then headed in to get ready for the children to arrive.

Our first group of children came and they were registered and given a number. We had 17 children ages 9-11. They were too cute. They worked hard and did great! Our second class was for ages 12 and up. We had 10 in that group plus a few guest that just wanted to take class. They all did great too!




Dinner and bed followed....

Wednesday, or so I think it is....

I really never imagined that doing nothing could get so exausting! I woke up early today and did the usual and then I took a walk through the gardens (with company of course).



















Then for some crazy reason I got so sleepy then I had to go in and take a nap?!? I woke up in time to go upstairs to teach another ballet class.
















I just can't say enough about how much I enjoyed teaching these kids! They work so hard and are so eager to please. Again thanks to Karina and all the parents of these kids for the honor of working with your children!





After teaching Karina and I chilled the TCI way and then Barbara and I chilled up in her room waiting for Melinda's plane. Around eight we went to pick her up at the airport. She was glad to finally have her long travel day over. We went back to Barbara's for dinner and chatting. I even had the honor of being able to cook part of the dinner that chef prepared. I was told not to screw it up! We had a great meal and then all headed for bed.

Another day in paradise....

Tuesday we did something a little different. Karina wanted me to see the "nice beach" I was a bit skeptical since I wasn't sure how anyone could say that there was a better beach. I was already in heaven how can you perfect that? I was told the water was even prettier and the sand was softer! Kind of hard to imagine that since I live near Ocean City New Jersey????!!!!
We invited Fiona to come along ( another Stargazer house guest). We went to Ocean Club Resorts at Grace Bay Beach. We had breakfast outside on the beach. Okay I have to say that the water was actually more beautiful. How can ocean water be that clear and so colorful?



Well we had a great breakfast and of course we had mimosas... We then went for a swim and then sat on the beach chatting and of course catching some rays...


I have to admit that I was eavesdropping on the family that was sitting next to us on the beach. They were Italian and I was trying to understand what the were talking about. That was fun (hehe).

We then had to head back to the house so Barb could get to a meeting for TCFAF and I of course went to the pool!

Later that evening I have the awsome honor of teaching the teachers on the island! I have to admit that I was nervous at first. But after getting started I remember what I love to do and let it just happen naturally. We had a great time. After the class we all went to Barbs kitchen for what else....champagne! Thank you all for taking my class and for the great privilege of teaching all of you. I had a blast.

It was a great day in heaven!

What else did we do....

Monday started out the same way. Chillin by the pool
I took another walk to the beach with my new friends


I can't get over how the dogs just get in the ocean and swim. They actually swim not walk around. It was so funny to watch. Chelsey likes to dig and get sand all over her nose. Oscar(my favorite) acts like the perfect gentelman. He just stays nearby not getting a messy and always looking out for me.





After a little more time in the sun it was time to go and teach. My first class was for 6 & 7 year olds. They were really cute! I love how hard they worked for me. At the end of class when they are supposed to shake my hand some of them hugged and kissed me! Too cute!!! The second class of girls was a little older and they worked just a hard. I was so honored to have been asked to teach them. Thank you Karina School of Dance & Performing Arts!

I have arrived!

I am in heaven right now. I spent the afternoon by the pool. Took a short walk to the beach with 6 dogs following me. I saw geckos. I put my feet in the ocean!
Chatted with my friends. I had a lovely salad made by the chef and she also made us snacks by the pool! I could really get used to this.
I don't have any pics yet and now I have to go and get ready for a swing jitterbug party????
Check back soon...

1 day to go.....

I thought since I am out of here in less then 24 hours that I would finally show you all where I am staying...
Please don't be too jealous....

2 days to go....

I have now moved into the pack phase.
I am trying not to over pack but you all know I will.
And since pictures of me packing and of suitcases would be really boring I will leave you with
these....


In case the weather is bad we can watch a movie or ....

play pool


Or just sit and relax

3 days to go

Snow, wind, and cold will soon be in my past
Sand, sun, and heat I will have a blast!!!

Here are a few more pics to show of things I might be doing in T & C

I will try to squeeze in some pilates.....

Maybe try scuba diving....




Of course dining.....
















And perhaps a trip to the Conch Farm!

4 days to go...

I am getting more and more excited to go especially since it is 9 degrees here right now! I am sooooooo cold.
For today's update I am going to attach the weather reprort in Turks & Caicos...



And just for fun I will show you a pic or two of where I am staying/working