This is going to be one boring blog...trust me... stop reading now. You are better off just playing a game of solitaire. Maybe tomorrow I will have something to say.
Go.
Ok - now that we got rid of the fair weather fans we can get down to business. Unfortunately this really is pretty boring. There's very little going on here. I went bowling - a makeup night - on Friday. I bowled really good for me - a 109,128,153. I think a 153 may be my best game ever.
That's about it.
Sorry.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Pimpin' Pumpkin Carvin'
I carved a pumpkin today .. and did a hella good job if I do say so myself! I took a picture unlit and a picture lit up and it's creepy, no? It's a skull!
Also see below for a picture of my truck hauling a trailer with a Jeep on it. My car is officially a badass.
Also see below for a picture of my truck hauling a trailer with a Jeep on it. My car is officially a badass.
Day 4: The last full day
SO this blog I actually wrote in paragraph form.. so it will be much easier to understand I hope, Dr. Bishop.
This morning I am awake at my usual time - around 7:30. LJ is still sound asleep. I'm on the balcony listening to the waves and trying to decide how long I can wait before I wake her up or just let her sleep and go have breakfast alone. (Little known fact: I used to wake LJ up on the weekends when we were roomies in college. For some reason she is still my friend.)
The waves are humongous again this morning and there is a valet guy whistling really loudly in the courtyard. It's incredibly peaceful. The sun is definitely already warming the joint up and I'm thinking maybe we can go para sailing? I dunno though - it looks like you have to go all the way back to El Otra Cabo for para sailing... maybe more souvenirs? I'm going to try to convince LJ...
We went PARA SAILING!! I was so nervous but it was amazing. My legs were literally shaking while I sat on the back half of the boat while they strapped me in. I want to do that every day for the rest of my life. The two capitans of the boat were so nice! When I was at the top of the rope, I did pray a little bit, and I'm not a huge pray-er. It was just like, ok I know this is risky, I'm sorry, please don't kill me :) There were 5 people on the boat 2 brothers (or lovers?), LJ and me and 1 other random guy. The 2 brovers were very friendly and we talked to them a good bit - they were from the cruise ship that was docked in Cabo. When we got off the boat, we hit some bars again and ran into them at Cabo Wabo :) that was funny. We went back to the Giggling Marlin, where we had the world's best Queso dip and more margas. Once we got back to the taxi, we were the only people there on time for the taxi driver, so we had the whole van and the driver to ourselves. What did we do for that 30 minutes? Played a little game I like to call "Como se dice..." For example:
Setting: Mexican Taxivan
Players:
LJ, a drunk, awkward girl
Cassie, a second drunk, awkward girl
Alfonso, friendly Mexican Taxi driver
LJ: Como se dice.... swimming?
Alfonso: Nadar.
Cassie: Como se dice...murder?
Alfonso: Muerto.
Etc..etc...
Back at the resort we were delighted to see Gerardo... and delighted him by yelling "Gerardo!" We needed him to help us by calling Andres for the taxi ride to the airport tomorrow... awwww.. the trip is over.
This morning I am awake at my usual time - around 7:30. LJ is still sound asleep. I'm on the balcony listening to the waves and trying to decide how long I can wait before I wake her up or just let her sleep and go have breakfast alone. (Little known fact: I used to wake LJ up on the weekends when we were roomies in college. For some reason she is still my friend.)
The waves are humongous again this morning and there is a valet guy whistling really loudly in the courtyard. It's incredibly peaceful. The sun is definitely already warming the joint up and I'm thinking maybe we can go para sailing? I dunno though - it looks like you have to go all the way back to El Otra Cabo for para sailing... maybe more souvenirs? I'm going to try to convince LJ...
We went PARA SAILING!! I was so nervous but it was amazing. My legs were literally shaking while I sat on the back half of the boat while they strapped me in. I want to do that every day for the rest of my life. The two capitans of the boat were so nice! When I was at the top of the rope, I did pray a little bit, and I'm not a huge pray-er. It was just like, ok I know this is risky, I'm sorry, please don't kill me :) There were 5 people on the boat 2 brothers (or lovers?), LJ and me and 1 other random guy. The 2 brovers were very friendly and we talked to them a good bit - they were from the cruise ship that was docked in Cabo. When we got off the boat, we hit some bars again and ran into them at Cabo Wabo :) that was funny. We went back to the Giggling Marlin, where we had the world's best Queso dip and more margas. Once we got back to the taxi, we were the only people there on time for the taxi driver, so we had the whole van and the driver to ourselves. What did we do for that 30 minutes? Played a little game I like to call "Como se dice..." For example:
Setting: Mexican Taxivan
Players:
LJ, a drunk, awkward girl
Cassie, a second drunk, awkward girl
Alfonso, friendly Mexican Taxi driver
LJ: Como se dice.... swimming?
Alfonso: Nadar.
Cassie: Como se dice...murder?
Alfonso: Muerto.
Etc..etc...
Back at the resort we were delighted to see Gerardo... and delighted him by yelling "Gerardo!" We needed him to help us by calling Andres for the taxi ride to the airport tomorrow... awwww.. the trip is over.
Friday, October 19, 2007
And now Today's news:
Well, I don't actually have much.
I painted the sign over at the Eisenhower center this week - it looks good. Probably a total of 8 or 9 hours on top of an extension ladder. I am really doing great things to get over my fear of heights. Jeff stopped and took a before and after picture, so I will try to get that posted by the end of the weekend.
I bowled lousy, but made my average all 3 games this week, so maybe I am getting more consistent? We'll see.
Tomorrow Jeff, the kids and I are heading down to Fort Scott KS to enter into a 4-wheeling competition. I'm the spotter. I'm nervous but I think we'll do ok!! I'll definitely have some stories on Sunday!
I painted the sign over at the Eisenhower center this week - it looks good. Probably a total of 8 or 9 hours on top of an extension ladder. I am really doing great things to get over my fear of heights. Jeff stopped and took a before and after picture, so I will try to get that posted by the end of the weekend.
I bowled lousy, but made my average all 3 games this week, so maybe I am getting more consistent? We'll see.
Tomorrow Jeff, the kids and I are heading down to Fort Scott KS to enter into a 4-wheeling competition. I'm the spotter. I'm nervous but I think we'll do ok!! I'll definitely have some stories on Sunday!
Day 3: The Other Cabo
El Otra Cabo.
So yes - after an evening of Girls Gone Mild, Grandma (you will just have to trust me) - we woke up refreshed and by 9:30 were on the shuttle to go to Cabo San Lucas for a day of shopping and site seeing. It's about a 20 minute drive from Cabo San Jose to Cabo San Lucas and we rode in a very pleasant conversion van. It was probably about the only 20 minutes of peace we were going to get all day, although we didn't realize it yet.
It's amazing how different the place looks in the daylight. There is one place that is almost certainly the last bar we visited on the Night Crawl, but the tables are moved and the outside seating is now a place to park 2 or 3 cars. So I can't be certain but I think... maybe...
The second we are out of the shuttle, we are pretty much overwhelmed again by people talking to us, trying to convince us to do this excursion or that excursion. Some of them are pushy enough to say that the offer will expire in 30 minutes. What's the problem you ask? Almost all of the offers seem to come with the 90 minute timeshare presentation. So annoying! One of the guys commented on my tan and asked what I did in the US. I lied - not on purpose, but it just seemed easier. Apparently in the US, I mow lawns and clean pools. It's true to a degree - I mow a lawn and I clean a pool.
Anyways, we do some shopping and then decide to take a water taxi to the Arch. The sea was angry that day my friends. The awkwardness of just getting a water taxi was almost enough to send both of us back to the hotel for more mildness, but we hung in there and got one. The ocean was too choppy for him to stop at the beaches, but he did give us bread and let us feed the fish, which he said were piranhas. He was a funny man who taught us that the pelicans are called Mexican Turkeys. And everytime we would go through some rough waters LJ and I would scream and he would say "No problem, girls. No problem!" Anyway as rough as it was our pictures from that excursion came out pretty well anyways.
After the taxi we decided drinks and stuff! Back to Cabo Wabo for some souvenirs and a marga. Then on to the Giggling Marlin. A couple of 'forced' jello-shots and then we talked to the waiter about how to go upside down. He said "$10 - 3 kamikazee shots". Well we really didn't want to do any Kamikazee shots so I guess we looked at each other and waffled long enough that he said... "$10 - 4 shots". Well that's just a good value. So upside down we went and our shots we did take. Those pictures are soo funny. Everyone in the bar was looking at us. It was a delight!
Not long after that, it was back to the Resort...once again a little tipsy. We hung out by the pool until about dinner time, then upstairs to change. Somewhere in that exchange, we took a nap. A bad nap! I woke up starving and nauseas. Once again, a panicked dinner buffet, then asleep by 9:30! :)
So yes - after an evening of Girls Gone Mild, Grandma (you will just have to trust me) - we woke up refreshed and by 9:30 were on the shuttle to go to Cabo San Lucas for a day of shopping and site seeing. It's about a 20 minute drive from Cabo San Jose to Cabo San Lucas and we rode in a very pleasant conversion van. It was probably about the only 20 minutes of peace we were going to get all day, although we didn't realize it yet.
It's amazing how different the place looks in the daylight. There is one place that is almost certainly the last bar we visited on the Night Crawl, but the tables are moved and the outside seating is now a place to park 2 or 3 cars. So I can't be certain but I think... maybe...
The second we are out of the shuttle, we are pretty much overwhelmed again by people talking to us, trying to convince us to do this excursion or that excursion. Some of them are pushy enough to say that the offer will expire in 30 minutes. What's the problem you ask? Almost all of the offers seem to come with the 90 minute timeshare presentation. So annoying! One of the guys commented on my tan and asked what I did in the US. I lied - not on purpose, but it just seemed easier. Apparently in the US, I mow lawns and clean pools. It's true to a degree - I mow a lawn and I clean a pool.
Anyways, we do some shopping and then decide to take a water taxi to the Arch. The sea was angry that day my friends. The awkwardness of just getting a water taxi was almost enough to send both of us back to the hotel for more mildness, but we hung in there and got one. The ocean was too choppy for him to stop at the beaches, but he did give us bread and let us feed the fish, which he said were piranhas. He was a funny man who taught us that the pelicans are called Mexican Turkeys. And everytime we would go through some rough waters LJ and I would scream and he would say "No problem, girls. No problem!" Anyway as rough as it was our pictures from that excursion came out pretty well anyways.
After the taxi we decided drinks and stuff! Back to Cabo Wabo for some souvenirs and a marga. Then on to the Giggling Marlin. A couple of 'forced' jello-shots and then we talked to the waiter about how to go upside down. He said "$10 - 3 kamikazee shots". Well we really didn't want to do any Kamikazee shots so I guess we looked at each other and waffled long enough that he said... "$10 - 4 shots". Well that's just a good value. So upside down we went and our shots we did take. Those pictures are soo funny. Everyone in the bar was looking at us. It was a delight!
Not long after that, it was back to the Resort...once again a little tipsy. We hung out by the pool until about dinner time, then upstairs to change. Somewhere in that exchange, we took a nap. A bad nap! I woke up starving and nauseas. Once again, a panicked dinner buffet, then asleep by 9:30! :)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
It's the circle of life, I guess...
Some of the things in this post will have accompanying photos...others most certainly will not. A few weeks ago a mama cat had a litter on the campground. Yesterday, I noticed they moved into our carport and are mostly living under mom's truck. there are 3 of them - two that are black and white and 1 that is black, white and Potsy-colored. While there is some debate as to whether Potsy would've been man-enough to father these kittens, a study of timelines and debate as to whether he has even got the instinct to do so, I like to pretend that he's the dad of just that one. Sometimes that happens with slutty humans, why not slutty cats?
Aren't they adorable?
Well, this morning the office opened really early - 8:00 am to be exact and as I'm walking to help a camper park, I notice something under the truck. Something disgusting. It is the carcass of a squirrel. And the truck hasn't moved, so there's really only one culprit. You know on one hand - kudos to the mom for teaching and providing for her babies, but next time, could they pick a squirrel that they can actually eat? I mean someone's got to clean this up. Gross.
Unfortunately I must clean it up. That doesn't stop me from wanting to pet these kitties although they probably have rabies now.
UPDATE: So I've just cleaned it up... well not 'just'. I cleaned it up, then washed my hands vigorously and got my gag reflex under control and then came to give you the update. I'm now trying to decide if this will make me a vegetarian or more of a meat-eater. Gross.
Aren't they adorable?
Well, this morning the office opened really early - 8:00 am to be exact and as I'm walking to help a camper park, I notice something under the truck. Something disgusting. It is the carcass of a squirrel. And the truck hasn't moved, so there's really only one culprit. You know on one hand - kudos to the mom for teaching and providing for her babies, but next time, could they pick a squirrel that they can actually eat? I mean someone's got to clean this up. Gross.
Unfortunately I must clean it up. That doesn't stop me from wanting to pet these kitties although they probably have rabies now.
UPDATE: So I've just cleaned it up... well not 'just'. I cleaned it up, then washed my hands vigorously and got my gag reflex under control and then came to give you the update. I'm now trying to decide if this will make me a vegetarian or more of a meat-eater. Gross.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Survey!
Now you will know more about me!
1.How old will you be in 3 birthdays?
30... if I live that long!
2. Do you think you'll be married by then?
no!
3. What do you look forward to most in the next 2 months?
Hmm... 4-wheeling? Maybe a trip somewhere?
4. Who was the last person you called?
Jeff
5. Have you ever played a team sport?
Yeah - Volleyball in the 5th grade... Softball when I worked at Abacus.
6. Who was the last person to text you?
Leon
7. Who was the last person you hugged?
Kate
8. What were you doing at midnight last night?
sleeping soundly!
9. What happened at 11:00 a.m. today?
hmm... nothing much. It's been really slow today!
10. How many states have you visited?
I would bet like 15 or 20 ?
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
Georgia, probably.
12. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Bare feet. I hate shoes and socks and know that winter's practically here, I have no choice. UGH!
13. when was the last time you cried?
Last night I watched a sad movie...
14. What was the last thing you drank?
Cranberry Juice
15. Favorite ice cream?
Cinnamon buns!!! Thanks DAD!
16. What is your favorite number?
24
17. Whats your favorite color?
probably sage green or burgundy. I like muted colors.
18. What Jelly do you put on your PBJ?
my dad puts grape. So I put grape.
19. Do you like coffee?
Every once in a while.
20. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Maybe 4?
21. What do you drink in the morning?
Juice
22. Would you rather kiss someone with or without a tongue ring?
Hmm...I don't think I've ever kissed anyone with a tongue ring. Too little data to make a conclusion.
23. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Driver's side.
24. Do you know how to play poker?
I can play. I've won - I've even beat my dad.
25. Whats so good about Fridays?
In this job nothing really. Except the signal that I can use my cell phone for free tomorrow.
26. Any plans for this week?
Going 4-wheeling this weekend!
27. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Home.
28. How big is your TV?
It's fine. I've never really needed a huge tv.
29. Ever stolen a street sign?
No. But I've stolen a danger cone. In Charleston South Carolina. Straight off the street.
30. Do you keep a piggy bank?
Nope.
31. What kind of camera do you have?
Kodak. Digital. Easy.
32. Have you ever been in an ambulance?
Yup.
33. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Hmm... I prefer looking at and listening to an ocean and swimming in a pool.
34. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
window
35. Do you know how to drive a stick shift?
I can if I have to.
36. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Anything fun. Stamps or something crafty.
37. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
no
CORRECTION: I LIED - I HAVE A BELLYBUTTON RING THAT I DO WEAR ALL THE TIME.
38. Do you speak any other language?
nah - I speak a little of a few languages, but nothing significant.
39. Can you roll your tongue?
Yes!
40.Who is the funniest person you know?
Probably Mike. He's hilarious.
41. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
I sleep with real animals only.
42. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
I believe it's called Ringtone 6. It's a great one!
43. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
yup a few that my mom saved.
44. What is the color of your bedroom wall?
white
45. Do you shut off the water when you brush your teeth?
yep - although now that I've read State of Fear, I'm not sure it's as crucial as you might think. I don't know - I'll keep turning it off - it can't hurt.
47. Do you currently hate someone?
nah - I'm indifferent about a lot of people though.
48. Why do you take myspace surveys?
I don't that often. But when I do it's usually because I'm bored.
49. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Jeff
50. What are you listening to?
Mr. Sandman...
1.How old will you be in 3 birthdays?
30... if I live that long!
2. Do you think you'll be married by then?
no!
3. What do you look forward to most in the next 2 months?
Hmm... 4-wheeling? Maybe a trip somewhere?
4. Who was the last person you called?
Jeff
5. Have you ever played a team sport?
Yeah - Volleyball in the 5th grade... Softball when I worked at Abacus.
6. Who was the last person to text you?
Leon
7. Who was the last person you hugged?
Kate
8. What were you doing at midnight last night?
sleeping soundly!
9. What happened at 11:00 a.m. today?
hmm... nothing much. It's been really slow today!
10. How many states have you visited?
I would bet like 15 or 20 ?
11. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
Georgia, probably.
12. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Bare feet. I hate shoes and socks and know that winter's practically here, I have no choice. UGH!
13. when was the last time you cried?
Last night I watched a sad movie...
14. What was the last thing you drank?
Cranberry Juice
15. Favorite ice cream?
Cinnamon buns!!! Thanks DAD!
16. What is your favorite number?
24
17. Whats your favorite color?
probably sage green or burgundy. I like muted colors.
18. What Jelly do you put on your PBJ?
my dad puts grape. So I put grape.
19. Do you like coffee?
Every once in a while.
20. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Maybe 4?
21. What do you drink in the morning?
Juice
22. Would you rather kiss someone with or without a tongue ring?
Hmm...I don't think I've ever kissed anyone with a tongue ring. Too little data to make a conclusion.
23. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Driver's side.
24. Do you know how to play poker?
I can play. I've won - I've even beat my dad.
25. Whats so good about Fridays?
In this job nothing really. Except the signal that I can use my cell phone for free tomorrow.
26. Any plans for this week?
Going 4-wheeling this weekend!
27. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Home.
28. How big is your TV?
It's fine. I've never really needed a huge tv.
29. Ever stolen a street sign?
No. But I've stolen a danger cone. In Charleston South Carolina. Straight off the street.
30. Do you keep a piggy bank?
Nope.
31. What kind of camera do you have?
Kodak. Digital. Easy.
32. Have you ever been in an ambulance?
Yup.
33. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Hmm... I prefer looking at and listening to an ocean and swimming in a pool.
34. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
window
35. Do you know how to drive a stick shift?
I can if I have to.
36. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Anything fun. Stamps or something crafty.
37. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
no
CORRECTION: I LIED - I HAVE A BELLYBUTTON RING THAT I DO WEAR ALL THE TIME.
38. Do you speak any other language?
nah - I speak a little of a few languages, but nothing significant.
39. Can you roll your tongue?
Yes!
40.Who is the funniest person you know?
Probably Mike. He's hilarious.
41. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
I sleep with real animals only.
42. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
I believe it's called Ringtone 6. It's a great one!
43. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
yup a few that my mom saved.
44. What is the color of your bedroom wall?
white
45. Do you shut off the water when you brush your teeth?
yep - although now that I've read State of Fear, I'm not sure it's as crucial as you might think. I don't know - I'll keep turning it off - it can't hurt.
47. Do you currently hate someone?
nah - I'm indifferent about a lot of people though.
48. Why do you take myspace surveys?
I don't that often. But when I do it's usually because I'm bored.
49. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Jeff
50. What are you listening to?
Mr. Sandman...
Day 2: Recovery
I suppose it is time for a new entry... always make sure to leave people wanting more - that is the cardinal rule for entertainers such as myself.
So after the applause from the lobby we realize we are hungry. So a quick stop to the breakfast buffet and then to sleep. We slept until about noon, and then spent the whole rest of the day at the swim up bar. One of God's greatest inventions.
We noticed a very tall skinny couple on the plane with us from Phoenix and then they happened to be at the same resort. We tried to keep our eyes on them and know their general whereabouts at all times (which now sounds weird). I'm sure that they were doing the same for us. Our nickname for them was the Skinny Marrieds. I can only imagine what their nickname for us was...
At the pool they would have various games trying to encourage us to do more than just float and drink I guess, but it's going to take more than Sports Trivia to encourage me to put down even the weakest Miami Vice! (Which is a drink! A very pretty mix between a Pina Colada and a Daiquiri.) What did get our attention you ask? A man in a typical dominatrix/wrestling mask and girls bikini bottoms. He ran into the pool area at what seemed a random time to us, and proceeded to slap himself on the buttocks. The assocks. The hamhocks. You get the idea. One can only hope that he is drunk and this is not his normal behavior. :)
This evening we had the most amazing delicious dinner. YUM! But we have to wait for it, because the restaurants are catering to the time share people first and so we head to the ocean for more pictures. The ocean kicked my ass!
So we had to go back to the room to change before dinner, but it was worth it. It's not every day the Pacific kicks your ass, and you see a man in girls bikinis AND you get a delicious dinner!
After dinner we spent the rest of the evening vegging in the room - Girls Gone Mild.
So after the applause from the lobby we realize we are hungry. So a quick stop to the breakfast buffet and then to sleep. We slept until about noon, and then spent the whole rest of the day at the swim up bar. One of God's greatest inventions.
We noticed a very tall skinny couple on the plane with us from Phoenix and then they happened to be at the same resort. We tried to keep our eyes on them and know their general whereabouts at all times (which now sounds weird). I'm sure that they were doing the same for us. Our nickname for them was the Skinny Marrieds. I can only imagine what their nickname for us was...
At the pool they would have various games trying to encourage us to do more than just float and drink I guess, but it's going to take more than Sports Trivia to encourage me to put down even the weakest Miami Vice! (Which is a drink! A very pretty mix between a Pina Colada and a Daiquiri.) What did get our attention you ask? A man in a typical dominatrix/wrestling mask and girls bikini bottoms. He ran into the pool area at what seemed a random time to us, and proceeded to slap himself on the buttocks. The assocks. The hamhocks. You get the idea. One can only hope that he is drunk and this is not his normal behavior. :)
This evening we had the most amazing delicious dinner. YUM! But we have to wait for it, because the restaurants are catering to the time share people first and so we head to the ocean for more pictures. The ocean kicked my ass!
So we had to go back to the room to change before dinner, but it was worth it. It's not every day the Pacific kicks your ass, and you see a man in girls bikinis AND you get a delicious dinner!
After dinner we spent the rest of the evening vegging in the room - Girls Gone Mild.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Day 1: Part 2
So where were we... oh, yes. After dinner we got ready for our party night. We had prepaid for a Night Crawl excursion. Basically Andres picks us up at 9 and drives us to the other Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, where the bars are and we party until he picks us up. Great times ensue. He picks us up and warns us about druggies trying to sell us drugs. Luckily, LJ and I don't need any encouragement to avoid drugs at our age. If we had been tempted, his warning would've worked. By this time we are both tired and a little overwhelmed and thinking that we would call it an early night, ask him to pick us up at midnight. He drops us off at the world famous Cabo Wabo. Which is also the name of a good tequila. So we start here with a couple of the strongest Margaritas ever. We are surveying the crowd and are a bit surprised at the number of older people. Cougars are everywhere. I mean not like 80 year olds, but 50 and 60 year olds definitely. We are starting to think that we've made a good decision to leave early when a group of good looking guys across the bar catch our eye. This is where the title "We are not the Queens of Subtlety" occurs. Through body language, or age deduction, we end up hanging out with these boys. They are throwing a bachelor party for the cutest boy in the bunch. :) Oh, well. Silliness and dancing occurs, including visits to a bar called The Zoo, where the host is a gorilla, and Squid Roe which is just craziness. We missed our 'curfew' and had to grab a taxi home. Here is a bit of worry. We have $34 on us. We have been told the trip to Cabo san Jose from Cabo San Lucas will be about $35. We whisper and decide that if we need more money, one of will run to the room (Laura) and the other will sit and wait with the cabbie (Cassie). Luckily when we get there, the total is $32... talk about luck! When we walk in to the lobby, the bellboys and concierges are amused that we stayed out so late and yell to us "How was the party, girls?" All we can do is smile. :) On to day 2!
***BACK TO NOW***
Pictures are uploaded! Try not to figure out what happens on days 2-4 by looking at them :)
Cabo Pictures
***BACK TO NOW***
Pictures are uploaded! Try not to figure out what happens on days 2-4 by looking at them :)
Cabo Pictures
Monday, October 1, 2007
Day 1: Atlanta to Phoenix to CABO!
This morning's flight to our layover in Phoenix was ridiculously early. We were awake at 4:30. (Later we will figure out that that is 1:30 Cabo time. I think anyway - we never really did get the time changes completely figured.) So we taxied to the airport and loaded the plane uneventfully. We were seated together, so so-far, so-good on meeting Mama Judy's stick together requirement. After we took off, we were told some disturbing news by the flight attendants: "Atlanta forgot (What??! To tighten a bolt?) to fill the plane (With what??! Jet fuel??!) with water. (oh.) So there is bottled water on the sinks in the 'lavs' to use for hand washing." Knowing that we are in a water-crisis the girl next to me still requests a bottle of water for her beverage and this really irks the flight attendant. She peacefully falls asleep. Only to be miraculously not awoken by the 'in air emergency' occurring one row in front of us in 1st class. Apparently there is a medical emergency, Drs. on board assist and all seems well when we deplane. I do not know how she slept through it though. We get to Phoenix, which is the most boring airport ever, and here's where the 'stick together' starts to fall apart. LJ loads in zone 6, me in zone 7. The airline people never called my zone! I'm not even exaggerating! I was the last person to load and nearly didn't make it to Cabo. While that would've made for an exciting blog, it would've been fairly disappointing. Anyway - 2 hours later - we land in Cabo. If you never been to a Mexican airport, it's fairly overwhelming. You are literally deluged with men trying to corral you to a time-share salesman who is trying to get you to agree to stuff you should never agree to. Legal stuff, but still! The most important word to learn in Spanish prior to going to Mexico is not Bano (bathroom), it's... NO! Anyway we finally get to our pre-booked ride from the airport to the resort, a really nice guy named Andres. At the resort we meet our concierge - Gerardo. Say it. It's awesome, trill your Rs. Once we make it to the room, we live up to our "Two awkward girls" title. We can't figure out the phone to book a sunset tour cruise. So we go to the activities director - I think Edwardo - who calls Andres and tries to get us booked. He talks in Spanish and then laughs and hangs up. Edwardo turns to us and says "It's too late; you missed it. Relax. Go have a beer." Ah, yes, I think we'll do just that. Time for a slightly panicked Mexican buffet for dinner.
Awkward Cassie: What's this? (pointing)
Accomplished chef stuck working in a resort buffet for stupid Americans: (indecipherable spanish).
Awkward Cassie: Oh. No thanks.
*****Tired fingers, more later****
Update: The coke: My dad, in a rage induced by jealousy, presumably over the celebrity the half-drunk Coke had realized in this blog, grabbed the coke from my hands and poured it on the floor. Bad dad! Or... I chugged it to avoid airport persecution.
Awkward Cassie: What's this? (pointing)
Accomplished chef stuck working in a resort buffet for stupid Americans: (indecipherable spanish).
Awkward Cassie: Oh. No thanks.
*****Tired fingers, more later****
Update: The coke: My dad, in a rage induced by jealousy, presumably over the celebrity the half-drunk Coke had realized in this blog, grabbed the coke from my hands and poured it on the floor. Bad dad! Or... I chugged it to avoid airport persecution.
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