Rip NRG PSP team.

A lot of people wonder what happened to Montreal NRG. I guess it was a long time coming but Will finally decided he couldn't support us financially anymore. With so many players all over the US and Canada, the team became a logistic and financial nightmare. Things only got worst when Will left the management position he had at the Xtreme Paintball Park in Khanawake. Without this backing, the team lost it's home field and support group. Will decided to call it quits and to dedicate his time and energy to his wife and newborn daughter. Not a lot of people appreciate what Will has done for the paintball community at large, but I for one thank him for all the time and energy he spent promoting and managing our team.

<--Psp MAO

Nick and I flew down to Jacksonville to meet up with the southern counterpart of our team. After 2 of our flights got canceled and 8 hours later we finally made it to Randy's house. Randy is the owner of First Strike Paintball and father of Lucas one of our teammates. Randy and his wife were extremely accommodating and hospitable throughout our stay and at the event. The team got to practice at both First Strike and Central Florida Paintball over the course of the weekend before heading out to the event on Wednesday. Although we played some very good teams in D2, I do not believe the team played to its full potential. Since the Chicago event in 06, NRG has been in constant roster changes and such the team has not yet been able to gel together. This was reflected throughout the event as we would be unable to close games because we were playing like individuals and not as a unit . If we are unable to bond together, NRG will never be a successful D2 team.

Vids of Miller rocking out to Guitar Hero and "DonkeyKong" in the bed of the pickup truck.

<--Practice with Shockwave

Shockwave was having their weekly practice on Monday and Nick and I dropped by to grind it out with them. I really had a great time doing their drills and games. A lot of people thought I was there to join the Shockwave clan but honestly I was just there to get a good practice and have some fun. You know Shoot the shit out of people and get the shit shot out of me! In L.A Julien and Jp helped coach us and I returned the favor when they played. I don't see why teams can't help each other in their home state, even if they do have different sponsors. I have lots of friends on Shockwave and I'm not going to change being myself just because NRG changed sponsors.

<--L.A Open

I've been dreading to write about L.A. The team dynamics were totally off and the entire weekend (playing part of it) was total crap. At our last practice in NY we picked up a bunch of new guys with lots of talent and drive, yet when the time came to actually playing the tournament they unfortunately fell short of our expectations. To compensate we had to play our powerline more than it should ever have and our scores reflect this. We went into overtime in 2 out of our 4 prelim matches. We also had bad equipment problems, our paint and markers were completely out of sync and many times what should have been an easy kill turned into a hectic situation. Our pit was pure chaos! So much that I feel the need to apologize to anyone who saw us in our pit during the tournament, it was insane! Maybe because we were stressed as the matches unfolded our maybe because of the equipment problems but for some reason we were always screaming and yelling at each other to get anything done. It got to the point that after our last prelim game I had to take a timeout from the team just to cool down and relax. Later that night we had meeting about the team’s attitude and we promised each other not to repeat the same behavior. The next morning we played CFP/Justice and Gridlock Black, and as we got ready to play I could tell that the negative atmosphere in our pits had completely drained the team. We were sent home early and disappointed. After the event we took a trip to Hollywood and Beverly Hills to see the sights but I definitely wished we could of played on Sunday .

<--New York Practice

<--WT*

Something happened between me and Gridlock, so for now I'll bite my tongue. I'll be playing with Montreal NRG for the L.A Open

<--Gridlock Practice D1vsD2 On the 4th I headed back down to Charlotte for another practice. This time it was Mrs. Valle who picked me up from the airport. I was shocked at her knowledge of paint ball and how much she loves the sport. She told me both her son's are on Gridlock and since they care about it so much, so should she! She let me stay at her house and in the morning Nick from (D1), Anthony (D1), Mr. Valle and I left for Greensville. We would practice on the L.A field layout that had been prepared for us. We were separated into our divisional classifications. The D1 team didn't go easy on us. From 10 to 4 we scrimmaged and out of the whole, my squad only won a quarter of our points. It wasn't a let down since we got to play a clearly stronger team in technical skill and speed, but let just say that it was rough day for all of D2.

<--Southern Hospitality I flew down to Charlotte on the 20th for practice. When I got to the airport I called Justin from the Charlotte team to see if he could give me a ride to a location closer to the I-85 where Marc's dad from the D2 team would pick me up in his RV. Since I had a little bit of time in between my first lift, I took the shuttle bus from the airport to downtown Charlotte. Charlotte is quite beautiful! I spent a good portion of the day in the Bank of America building reading "The five people you meet in heaven"(definitely worth reading btw). Justin picked me up a little later and brought me back to his place which was closer to highway. When I told him that the airline had lost my bags, he lent me some pants, a t-shirt and some socks. I thought that was really awesome of him since I had just met him! Justin had to go to a wedding and the RV gang hadn't arrived yet so he dropped me at the Concord Mills Mall where I spent the afternoon. This mall is incomparable in size to anything I have seen in Canada, just to give you an idea, they don't call their sections….well sections they call them neighborhoods! I went to Nike town to buy a new pair of cleats and I was lucky to find a sick pair of football cleats for only 10$ After of few hours, most of them spent in Bass Pro Shop (love that store) The RV gang picked me up. I must of looked a little crazy when I got in the RV because I was definitely shocked at how much space and how cool one of those trailers are! Marc’s dad had the RV fully equipped with an expanding living room, bedroom, satellite internet and tv. This thing was rock star material. I got to meet some of my teammates from the D2 squad Marc, Jaimie, Steven and Brian. Most of them are from team Triad except for Jaimie who played with Authority. As I’ve reported previously Triad was a great team with great players and I’m happy they all jumped aboard onto Gridlock as it just makes us stronger. We spent the night at friends of Marc’s dad. Because the practice had been changed to not mandatory due to the threat of really cold weather and believing no one would show up, we went out looking for a closed Gold mine that we were told was nearby the cottage. We never did find it but we did see lots of dead deer. In the morning we were treated to a full course breakfast by Mr.Marc's friends. They even prepared a side plate of potatoes thinking I wouldn't eat Grits. Thinking we would make the best out of the weather we headed out to practice and to our surprise most of Gridlock had shown up. I borrowed equipment from various people and did the practice. After practice Rob Staudinger of Baltimore Trauma, gave a speech about the formation of the Gridlock program and what it means to be in it. It was definitely quite compelling and it encouraged me to focus on my goals and keep pushing harder and further. Slasher from D2 gave me a ride back to the airport and we talked about the coming season and each of our own plans for the future. After having met all these great players and people I am really glad I took the decision to join Gridlock. I can’t wait for the L.A Open as I know Gridlock will tear it up!

<--Oh Canada!

I had practice this weekend in Greensboro and Air Canada lost my bags and it's a pretty long story and since I had to write to a customer representative to get my compensation I thought I should post my experience and what I learned. Here's the letter,

To whom it may concern,

Case number CLTAC 12640, Mathieu Chow, 2 bags

I am very upset with the state of your baggage claims department. You lost my baggage and keep giving me the run around. Here’s the break down of my adventure with Air Canada.

Check in at Montreal to go to Charlotte through Toronto Saturday at 5:15 (flight leaves at 6:30)

Get to Toronto by approx. 7:45 my bags do not arrive and I am told to continue my flight to Charlotte where arrangements will be made to have my bags delivered to me

10:45 I speak with representative of Air Canada in Charlotte who files a report with me and advises me that it would be best if I had the bags shipped to Greensboro airport as this location is much closer to my final destination. (please note that there are no other flights leaving for Charlotte on Saturday but many are leaving for Greensboro ) Mr. C.Ellis the air Canada representative in Charlotte makes a note of this on my file, which I have a copy of.

Later on that day I call to verify that my bags have been sent to the Greensboro, the agent tells me the bags are still in Toronto and are being sent out to Charlotte. I inform the agent that it would be best to ship it out to Greesnboro. Since I did not trust that your agent fully understood the urgency in having my bags brought to me in Greensboro I call back an hour later. To my surprise the bags are still going to Charlotte. No modifications have been made to the file. Once again I tell the new agent that I want my bags to go to Greensboro. This little phone call dance happens 5 times with 5 different people!!!! Once it got late in the night I gave up since all the Toronto Greensboro flights had been exhausted.

Sunday I call again and I get the same answer my bags are being shipped to Charlotte today, now what good is that for me when I leave at 6:50 p.m. I tell them to return my bags to my house in Montreal. Which the agent said she would do. Once I get back to Toronto I ask the customer representative at the desk where are my bags. He tells me they were sent out today to Charlotte!!!!!!!

Now to make things worse, the reason for my trip was for a sports practice in Greensboro so not only did I not have my equipment this weekend I still do not have it today.
On the advise of your Air Canada representative in Toronto, I wish to get compensation for the things I had to buy to replace what I had in my missing bags.
Here’s what I want I have the receipt for all of these things.

Cleats 10.66
Vitamins 44.80
Book 12.00

Total 67.46$ U.S

What I learned:

A. Never check all your bags keep a well stocked carry on.
B. Never check all your paintball equipment, keep clothe and mask and buttpack in your carry on. (Note, that markers, tanks and barrels are not allowed in carry on luggage)
C. If your bags get lost according to Air Canada "Procedures" they will send it to your airports final destination substitutions are extremely hard to make.
D. Speak with people in person, Air Canada's 1-888-689-2247 (Which is India) cannot fully comprehend the urgency and time differences between one place and another in North America.

<--Knife Attack and Dirt Run

Last weekend I flew out to my first Gridlock practice. Since I didn't know anyone and hadn't managed to get a ride from the airport I rented a car and drove up from Charlotte to the PBC Greensboro park. There I got to see Baltimore Trauma and Gridlock's D1 team practice. These guys have so much discipline and focus and it shows in there practice as it ran smoothly without any objections or hiccups. After there practice Roy from Trauma introduced me and we all went to supper. After supper at Wholly Guacamole, all hell broke loose as the D1 team fêted their practice. Since I had to practice the next day, I only had a few beers and Webber from the D1 team was nice enough to let me crash at his house. He let me rest in his computer room while the D1 team got ready to go out. Suddenly, I got woken up by the sound of someone crashing threw the front door. From what I could hear, a stranger had just broken in and was asking for where Webber was and was menacing Anthony with two huge knives. I heard him saying that Webber had been ******* his ex-girlfriend and as I got up to see what was going on, I heard laughter and realized Webber had instigated the whole thing! The next day I woke up to find a note beside my shoes, someone had put the directions to the field on a post it. I don’t know who put it there but thank you! I got to field just in time and was happy not to be late as that would mean doing more means. Means are cardio activities you do for a period of time without resting. Cole led us on a hike throughout the PBC park. Man can this kid run, as soon as we took off I almost lost track of him as he was so ahead of the pack! We proceed to do 30 minutes of means, which I didn’t find were too excruciating considering we had been building our strength with NRG and the MR.U program. I did however pull my groin doing relay races, the fine gravel combined with my turf cleats proved to be too much and I paid for it the rest of the day. After practice I headed back to the airport and got on my plane back to Montreal. I thought back to what Thomas from the D1 team had said when I asked him if he was in a fraternity, he answered back that Gridlock was his fraternity and from the camaderie I witnessed this weekend between the D1 team and Trauma I now understand why.

<--Gridlock Tryout

JP, Gerry and I drove 16 hours to the Gridlock Tryouts in Rock hill South Carolina. The ride wasn't all that bad considering everything. We got to Rock hill late Friday night and rented a room in a close by Howard Johnson hotel. Saturday morning members of Gridlock’s D1 team and members of Trauma worked the crowd of about 60 people into shape with a series of cardio exercises. We were then submitted to running and gunning drills were we were assessed. Judges wrote notes about our performances and would later make their decision as to whether you made or didn’t make the team. After Lunch we were split in squads to play games. This was the best part of the weekend as we played game after game rushing to show we were ready and willing to give 200%. The competition was ferocious as everyone wanted to be on the team. Jp, Gerry and I originally thought we could go out to for a wild night in Charlotte but we were so exhausted we just ended up sleeping in our hotel. On Sunday, we proceeded to do even more cardio exercises. The rain didn’t stop the Trauma instructors from whooping our asses into shape. Afterwards, we skipped doing drills and went directly to playing games. I played aggressively and chose different bunkers to play from every game. I figured this would impress the judges as it shows variety, ability and skill. We drove home that night confident that we all had done well and anxiously awaited the results of the tryout. Jp and I were asked to come back the next weekend. Unfortunately for Gerry he didn’t get the same response which is too bad since Gerry is great player with lots of heart, commitment, talent and skill.

Click to see Video<--World Cup Video 06

<--Mix Match

I just finished playing Beast Nation's Mix Match tournament. It was a great way to get rid of some rust and steam at the same time. Jp from Skorpion and I played together and since we both play in the Cxbl we were forced to face the hordes of of newbs. For those who don't know, the Mix Match rules state team size depends on the classification of the players. And as such, teams can only be consisted of the following: 2 CXBL (canada's NXL) players, 3 MXL Or Novice RBL Or LPI (smaller 5man leagues), 4 Rookie players, or 5 starter or 5 RecBall players (In this category only 2 electro markers are allowed and no tourny experience). I'm really happy with the way I played and I think my training has a lot to do with it. I've cut my body fat by going to the gym and doing cardio regularly and it really helped me. In two cases in particular, I was faced against 3 and 4 adversaries and yet I was still able to overcome. The only thing I really regret is getting eliminated in our two final games, but I'll blame that on the winter season. In the end, although we didn't win the tournament our team still took first amongst the 4 2 man teams. If I get pictures Ill post them. If you got some send them to my email at: mathieuchow@sympatico.ca

<--WC Report

So the World Cup came and gone, NRG playing under NY Extortion in D3 took 17th out of 60. Not our best performance, but nonetheless pretty acceptable. We dismantled teams throughout the prelims winning all 4 matches and only letting 5 points overall being scored against us. Unfortunately, during the Ochofinals, we got sidetracked by losing to Fate 5-0. This would mean that the point differential in our game against the Chi-Town Raiders would have to be very high for us to pass into the quarters. We decided to change our classical breakout against the Raiders so we stacked 3 in the back centre which led us to easily lane their front players. The final score for the match was 4-2 in our favour. Unfortunately this would not be enough to pass. Although we lost, I have to admit that this has been my best performance in a major tournament up to date. I am feeling more comfortable in my role as back player. During the training week before the tournament, I came to the realisation that the back players are the anchors of the team and thus, have to have the best abilities at snap shooting and 1 on1's. As I prepare for future tournaments, I will definitely focus more attention to these two aspects of the game.

Now for the juicy trip details, first off I got to talk about the acquaintance of our dear friend Tex. Tex is a tall and skinny Norwegian who came down to tryout for an open spot on our team(see annexed Erni's face in lower post). Although very friendly, he does have the tendency to say very awkward comments. One of which was "I can hear, see and smell like wolf's do...I can even smell a women in heat." If this seems normal to you, please proceed immediately to Norway. Another fabulous famous quote is "Anthony, I'm going to ass rape you tonight!" I wonder if that means something different in Norway, cuz in Canada saying that just isn't kosher....Oh and the dude wore goggles and suspenders!!!!! WTF... I just can't get over it. Honest to god though, in all he was kind of nice.

After day 2 of training, we went to eat at a local southern BBQ restaurant that DOC's had recommended. As half of the group was sitting outside waiting for the others to come, the waitress stepped out and asked us if we were paintball players. We told her we were and half expected to be told to leave as we were dirty and pretty rowdy. She told us no problem and invited us to sit down. As we stepped inside, we were amazed to see 2 large Raiders jersey's framed in the middle of the main wall. I think the entire team felt really good about our sport finally getting some recognition.

Every time I go to the states, I always feel like being American is the cool thing to do. When we went down to Orlando, I bought a Support the Troops fridge magnet to bring back some Americana back to my apartment in Montreal. I loved the county were we stayed in everyone was so generous and polite, it definitely made me want to be a redneck from the south. If I get the chance to get one of those southern flag barrel condoms I would rock it hard! The county in which we stayed in during training was dry on Sunday's so we weren't able to buy any beer but in another way it was kind of neat to see everyone so traditional and united.

The hunt to find alligators was finally completed when we went mini putting in Orlando. The team had been desperately searching for them throughout the weekend without any luck. As we approached the mini-putt we saw people with fishing rods, so we obviously immediately assumed it was a fishing pond. As we got closer we realized it was an alligator feeding nest. The car bursted in laughter and hysterical cheering, in all the chaos, Julien's dad Luke went over the curb in the parking lot entrance probably because he was high fiving the front seat passenger. No news yet, if the car rental agency has noticed the damages...

PY and me got 400$ off our next flight. Delta oversold our transfer from Atlanta to Burlington and such they needed volunteers to take later flights. We asked them for a direct flight to Montreal and they agreed. They even gave us food vouchers to pass the time. Got to love the airline business.
Here's the full list of pictures:
http://www.mkcashop.com/WC06_plage/
http://www.mkcashop.com/Jullwc06/
http://www.mkcashop.com/Jacksonvillewc06/

I want to give a big shout out to Draxxus, Vforce and Richmond for there supports this event. The new 06 line of pants are absolutely fantastic! And the new Grill goggle system is the best mask I have ever worn. If you are thinking of buying them do not hesitate anymore!

I also wanted to thank Lucas and his family. Lucas came and trained with us and took the role of our snake player. He is a great baller and I wish him the best of luck in his paintball career. Check out their field at www.firststrikepaintball.com

So, the official season is over and I simply can't wait for it to start over again. I'm already starting my training program for the Huntington Beach Nppl. By the time March comes around I should be well at the top of my game. Peace for now, I'm out.

<--Coming Soon, Raiders Camp, scary goggled Norwegian and Daytona beach. More pics and Stories to come!! Can't write much right now, the team house's computer must be shared. To those I promised to call, I will be on it ASAP.

<-- Overall Plan and Timing Phase

#1 Training Nov 1st - Leave for Jacksonville Nov 3rd - Drills Nov 4th & 5th - Practice games Phase #2 Competition Nov 6th - Drive to Orlando Nov 7th - Xball registration Nov 8th to 11th - Xball prelims Nov 12th - Xball finals & drive back to Jacksonville Phase #3 The return Nov 13th - Fly home

Picture of: Xaloa Almeida of the Miami Raiders

<-- Orlando
Got to hand it to Will he sure knows how to roll. Check out our crib for the World Cup in Orlando. Here's the Stats; Large 51" widescreen TV in downstairs living area, TVs in all bedrooms and upstairs Snug room, PC with High Speed Internet Access Stereo system, Video/DVD player Playstation2 with selection of games Lounge & 2 Dining areas Fully equipped modern Kitchen 4 Luxury Bathrooms Games Room including Pool table, Air Hockey and Foosball Large screened 30ft x 15ft swimming pool Jacuzzi / Spa Large patio area Luxury deep cushioned pool furniture Telephones (All calls FREE, including International) Laundry area, Safe and Air-conditioned throughout .









Here's my Flight Information for those trying to reach me from the 1st to the 13th. DELTA CONFIRMATION #: CI8734 TICKET #: 00623259638632 Bkng Meals/ Seat/ Day Date Flight Status Class City Time Other Cabin --- ----- --------------- ------ ----- ---------------- ------ ------ ------- Wed 01NOV DELTA 4567* OK T LV BURLINGTON VT 615A 12A AR ATLANTA 915A COACH Wed 01NOV DELTA 960 OK T LV ATLANTA 1000A 34C AR JACKSONVILLE 1118A COACH FL Mon 13NOV DELTA 1689 OK T LV JACKSONVILLE 740A 14C FL COACH AR ATLANTA 855A Mon 13NOV DELTA 4554* OK T LV ATLANTA 1054A 9B AR BURLINGTON VT 134P COACH

As promised, the videos are slowly coming out of the trip to Acapulco. Here is the backyard overlooking the golf course and a view of the pool.

Acapulco Villa
Uploaded by alex_roche

<--Time Off
I'm getting ready for Jacksonville and Orlando, I got University exams coming up and I got to prepare my papers for when I return. Lots of people have been asking me how I manage to get so much done with school, work and paintball. Good time management, organization and some help from my team and coach. Here's a little anecdote, about a month before I left for Mexico, I talked to my professor about postponing my Nov.7th exam and later that week he sent me this email: "Mathieu, yes, you may write the exam on the 2nd (another exam that he had abruptly moved). As for the NRG extreme sport, however, I can find little on the subject apart from a mailing list... which really doesn't cut it in terms of a valid reason for missing a scheduled exam. My regrets, but I cannot excuse you from the Nov. 7 exam date on that basis as it stands." At this point I was a little distraught and asked the NRG forum for help which came in the form of Will. "Dear Sir, Matt informs me that you are having difficulty finding information on our organization. I have attached links to online information about the team.

TV Interview in French http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrrZhWw1mBw
Online MacLean’s Magazine article with hard copy available. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/television/article.jsp?content=20060123_120072_120072
Site link for TV series http://www.uapl.tv/
Site link for series http://www.pspevents.com/
there is also a segment in production by http://www.careerstv.com/index.php and is set to air later next month. I have also provided you with my home number as Matt tells me that you have attempted to contact me on my cell.

He concludes thanks Will. So here's my point, if you want to attend events in crucial school crunch time dates, 1st you got to warn your prof. in advance (a month or more is appreciated), 2nd be polite, attend class and get somewhat good grades, 3rd have good credential and people to back you up like your coach. So thank you will for getting me out of a tough jam, my prof. accepted and I will be doing my exam the week of my return.

Photo of: Will in his younger day as Mr. Olympia 1927

<--World Cup Workout

Today, I proposed that NRG should have a workout thread in the private section of the forum. We would post what our physical training goals are and what we are doing to reach them. Every player should post every time he have actively engaged in reaching our target. Everyone knows the benefits of working out, I just don't know if everyone on our team actually does it. This is not only a good way to monitor everyone's workout regime; it also encourages trust, team bonding and self-confidence while positively creating competition. When we go to Jacksonville, I want us to look like pumped up aggressive athletes not your typical run of the mill out of shape paintball player.

So, the part of the plan is that you state your goal. This can be losing X amount of body fat or gaining X amount of muscle. It can also be that you want to run faster or have more endurance.
Then you state what you did to get to your goal. It can be really easy like today I ate only green salad, and I hate salad.

Then the next person would write and so on. So, the point is not to lie, because if you are then you’re not only cheating yourself, your cheating the team. Oh and the coaches should be involved as well, not only do you decrease stress by working out, you think clearer and such are able to make better decisions on the fly. + People who workout are generally more successful in life and business, I think it has to do with the image you project. Since I started the thread, I thought it would be appropriate to be the first to write my objective and what I am doing to get there. Here's what I wrote:

"I want to lose 5 pounds getting my overall body weight to 160. I also want more endurance and I want to run faster, today I ran for 30 minutes on a treadmill and I workout my legs by doing leg presses and leg lifts. I also worked on my back and my arms but a lot less than my legs. I also made a commitment to myself to use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator everywhere I go until the end of World Cup."

<--The monastery.
Tuesday Alexandria and I went to an ancient monk monastery at the Desierto De Los Leones. It was located 500m over Cuajimalpa and was surrounded by a beautiful national park. After touring the monastery, we had supper at a wondeful restaurant overlooking the forest. The menu was extensive, it included deer, rabbit, austriche, snails, grasshoppers and even larvae. Even tho I usually am one to try new things, I was a little reluctant to try the insects. I had the arracherra which is a thin well spiced steak and Alexandria had a plate of chicken wrapped ham with a monchego cheese center. Service was excellent and the price was very reasonable, we had a little language misunderstanding with our waiter as he didn't want to accept our tip. I got the chance to call PGP AdventurePark and they told me Friday or Saturday morning is the best time to practice against Mexico's finest. here's the pics from the monastery

<--Weekend in Acapulco

Alexandria, her friends and I drove down to Acapulco last weekend. The highway to Acapulco was brutal and filled with tolls but the Mexican countryside made up for it, as it was beautiful. Our house, or villa as some might call it :), was in the Mayan Resort and it was exceptional. It was more than equipped, with 3 bathrooms, a Jacuzzi, a fully functional kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a pool. After seeing the resort and house, I wished the team could get to experience the happiness I felt, but I know we will be having an awesome trip together at the World Cup in Orlando. Not sooner arrived at the villa that we were in the pool and drinking. The next morning, we had breakfast at the country club, I love the exchange rate as food even in one of the most prestigious resorts in Mexico was under 7 dollars tip and tax included. We spent the rest of the day soaking up the sun, ordering Daiquiri’s from the snack bar and food from the local restaurants. At nightfall, we went to see the famous cliff divers, it made me rethink of my sport as paintball is nowhere near as dangerous and I can't even start to imagine the commitment they must have to throw themselves off a 35 meter drop. After the show, we had supper at Senor Frogs, a Mexican theme chain restaurant; we were seated on the balcony overlooking the Bay and the city and were lucky enough to catch a short fireworks display. Sunday morning, we woke up to our maid (yes, we even had a maid cause we are just that pimp) cooking us a traditional Mexican breakfast. The rest of the day was spent lounging in the sun, reading magazines and philosophizing about how we could permanently live in this paradise forever. It definitely beats the winter blues!