Post #268015 by Zaya on Mon, Nov 20, 2006 11:17 PM

Benzart, yes, I'm so proud! It's fun seeing him picking up on little things that I'm doing, and taking his own interest in it. Oh, and thanks for suggesting that he learns to use the woodburner because now guess what he's wanting to do? I knew there was a reason why I shouldn't have taught him how to read! :) That's ok, I told him that he would probably have more fun learning how to carve, and that Buzzy would be happy to let him use all his tools. Phew! Got me off the hook of having to buy a new burner anytime soon! :) We'll have to think of a good Tiki Central name for Jaden and have him join one of these days! He thinks it's really neat to have friends all over the world. After he read yours and Clarita's posts he took out his globe and looked up Port St. Lucie and Buenos Aires on the map. He thought that was very cool.

Clarita, thanks for the nice compliments too! I know what you mean about things being expensive. I've done some traveling and have come across all different levels of expense, and I'll have to say that some of the more expensive places weren't necessarily my favorite. I always like to hear about specific places that people have been so you know first hand how it is. I work for a large travel agency in San Diego so we're always on the lookout for some new hot spots! :)

Well Buzzy and I had a busy weekend! Saturday before the UFC we had a few hours of burning/carving time to enjoy on this beautiful day. I never expected it, but I finished the piece I was working on! Here are some of the progress pictures from the day....

My set up.......Hey wait, check out that foot at the top!

Closer......

Buzzy hard at work in the Tiki Factory!

A little more with my piece...

This is the finished burning picture, but I'm also doing a couple of finishing touches to it. More pictures to come of that.

So if Saturday wasn't exciting enough Sunday we had even more fun! Buzzy and I spent the day with our good friend Hiltiki.

Here's a picture of us hard at work...

Oh wait, that's when we were sipping those delicious tropical drinks!

The tropical patio that Buzzy made was like a little sanctuary place. All those finishing touches that Hiltiki put in there made it like a true island getaway spot.

Here we are in the evening experiencing all the ambiance of this beautiful place.

Thank you Hiltiki for our wonderful day!

I did manage to burn some designs on a piece of bamboo while we were there! I realized I forgot to take pictures of it though so here are a few shots of the completed piece....

I feel so lucky I was able to take this week off from work! Too bad they know I didn't actually go anywhere so they're always trying to get a hold of me. Next time I'm leaving the country! :) Looking forward to a nice leisurely day tomorrow.

Zaya