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Adopting a Place, Beach, Mexico, Ocean, Oscars, Puerto Vallerta, Relaxation, Travel
NOTE: Being at home in the world, one of the lessons of adoption recovery, is a good motto for not just adoptees but everyone. Christine Boss, author of today’s guest post, has a flair for life, no matter where it takes her. Her piece about Oscar Night at the Beach reveals how one can be alone but far from lonely.
1:30pm
Puerto Vallarta Airport
Off the plane (two connecting flights)
Out of the complimentary limo
Up to the room
Out of travel clothes layered for rain and snow
Into comfortable cottons and flip flops and hat too
Down the elevator
Aha
Straight to the beach
Feet in the sand
Toes in the water
Banderas Bay embracing me
Following the curve of the land meeting water
I walk
Climbing over rock outcroppings extending like fingers
Passing palapas shading reclining sunbathers
Seeing familiar buildings
Finding new ones surrounded by acres of green
Blue skies and blue water forever
Ahead
Strange apparition on the beach
Closer now
Curious
A giant inflatable turned sideways at the waters edge
Chairs on the left
Tables and chairs on the right
“Por favor, what is going on?”
“Welcome Senora”
(no longer senorita)
“It is Night at the Oscars!”
“Really?”
“Really…and complimentary for all guests Senora.
Starts just as soon as the sun sets.”
Really?
Goodness how did they know I was not wanting to miss this ritual.
Why I had even sat through the entire “The Life and Times of Llewelyn”
Not to miss the big event now
It would soon be cooler
Must return for a wrap in the room
Radiant sky now
Sun descending
Quickly
Chairs filling up fast
Found one!
Next to three females (from California, no less)
Darkness now
There is Ellen projected onto the enormous screen
She’s speaking Spanish
We’re all smiling ‘cause it’s Ellen
10 minutes go by
Not sure what we are watching because it is in rapid fire Spanish
But what the hay…we have red wine and popcorn
Suddenly Ellen is joking with Meryl
English
We all applaud
“Mr. Hublot” wins for Animated Short
I caught that one at home in Santa Fe at The Screen
There is Meryl screeching in “August: Osage County”
Dame Judi Dench persevering in “Philomena”
(those Catholics)
Sandra floating in Space
And the winner is…
Cate
Amazing actress and my choice of film
Woody I may not understand your personal life but this was a genius of a film for our times
Getting darker and cooler now
Deep blue
Navy shadows
Not a good idea to walk beach back (being female and alone)
Lose my way amongst the palms and canals
Meet lost Canadian couple
Together we twist and turn through mazes of walkways
Arrive at the new hub
Architectural wonder
Grand Piano in the middle of a lake
Love to stop and listen but I’ve been up since 4:00am
Taxi
My new short term home
Hear noises coming from the bar
Yikes there is Matthew McConaughey accepting Best Actor
11:30 or is it midnight
Time for bed
Alone but not alone
Perfect start to another adventure
Fall to sleep to the sound of waves breaking below my window.
After retiring from a successful entrepreneurial career as an interior designer and realtor in San Francisco, Christine Boss adopted Santa Fe, NM as her new home. She is an avid bicyclist and hiker who loves music, reading and travel. Puerto Vallerta is one of her favorite destinations.
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