The Rainy season continues

For the last three days, it has been raining after a few weeks of blue skies. We thought the rainy season was over. Daniel and I have been wanting to take off and go fishing, but have had to put it off. I bought him a new pole for his birthday and he's been talking to some old fishermen with their advice and tales and so we're hoping that maybe tomorrow.
We had a busy week last week - not my favorite week, I'll tell you. Both of us were frustrated and those of you who know how much I HATE agitated traffic here in Santa Cruz can appreciate the frustration we had trying to get my residency established here. A tourist visa only lasts 3 months and the time was up for me to legalize my stay here - never did want to be an illigal immigrant! But it took us four full days running from one office to another, returning the next day to be told we came too early, to come back an hour later. We had a whole list of things we had to get done and so we kept driving from one office to another. Did you know that from a blood sample they can tell just how healthy you are. I needed proof of well-being. They drew a blood sample and the next day picked up a very official letter stating that from the medical examination they can safely conclude that I am mentally and physically well! (I know many of you would wonder about the mental part!) Now we just have to wait 2 weeks to get my passport back with the official stamp that says I can stay for a year and then start the process over again???? Things have certainly changed here - I didn't have to do all that 2o years ago.
We are slowly finding new routines as we change our pace here. Daniel is playing tennis at 6:00 in the morning - to avoid the heat, and so I try to get up and do a few things then too. (He'd be sure to add, that often I don't even hear him get up!) We;ve rearranged the furniture. Sam would be especially pleased with the living room, a nice little seating arrangement, bought some new decorative pillows to cheer up the room and we have decided to eat out about every other day so that I don't have to be on my feel peeling potatoes, washing dishes etc. Besides we can eat at a really nice, clean 'pension' for between $1.oo and $1.50 each which is not much more than I spend at the market.
I invited many of the centellas brood over for 'tea' for Claudia's and Daniel's birthday. I made 3 kinds of cookies, banana bread but did break down and bought a cake. It was self serve which is unusal here, but it worked! We are anxious to get the bbq pit built in the back yard, I especially want to see the pile of bricks used rather than sitting on the lawn. But that would make cooking out so much fun. I hope we can have it ready by the time Miguel and Kate come. Well, I'm off to bed, hoping for sunshine tomorrow so I can go catch a big fish - actually there are bass here!