The Trippining, part Eight: Surprise surprise

So, I'm up for some mystery thing FiL planned. All I know is that we're getting breakfast afterwards. I'll fill you all in as soon as I know. Or rather, as soon as I get home, write, and post it tomorrow.

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It was a trip to the salon for a mani-pedi! :D

I also got my eyebrows waxed.

Now, back to the house to nosh, and relax.

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Pizza night! Our aunt made so many home made pizzas, guys.

This wasn't even ALL the pizzas! It was crazy.

I got a little dehydrated (we party hard here), and Bahamute took me home early. I managed to drink a lot of water, and stay awake just long enough to watch the 1st new episode of MST3K.

Now to get ready for tomorrow, when we fly home. :(

The Trippining part six and seven; taking a break

I went into ultra-relaxed mode the last two days, so they'll both be in one post.

Wednesday we went to the beach! It was beautiful, but the rip-tides kept us from swimming. Still got some color. Now I'm off-white!

Found a lizard clinging to the beach chairs. Later spotted another one in the car. Good thing I'm not afraid.

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We played trivia at the club that night, and came in 2nd. It rained, and I saw some local fauna.

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Yesterday, we did NOTHING. It was glorious. We had dinner/karaoke at the tiki bar.

It was a beautiful night.

Today is our last full day, and it'll be a family pizza night. So happy I've finally gotten some real rest.

The Trippening part five; that's entertainment

FiL made us a huge breakfast of bacon, gravy, eggs, hash browns, and drop biscuits. But  no worries, we're gonna work all that off by immediately going to the movies with the family.

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Look at this cool display the theater had:

And yes, I liked the movie.

We saw Going in Style, a really funny bank-heist movie, and (apparently) a remake.  Would recommend to anyone who enjoys Freeman, Caine, or Arkin.

After the movie we had lunch at Jason's deli. Now, I come from a long line of people who can be particular about delis, but this one was very nice. And you got complimentary ice cream!

A very accurate portayal of my caprese panini.

I'm resting a bit now, before tacos and trivia night at the local clubhouse with the family.

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Minor/major no-vacation note here: yes, the press secretary is a Nazi. Yes, he needs to be fired. No, I don't think he will be. I'm so tired of posting about how I'm terrified for my friends and family. I'm no less terrified, but I can't spend every moment screaming. There are memes I could add here for visual appeal, but fuck that, I'm not about to let this be a joke.

And yes, this happened on the first day of Passover. Seems like we need a modified end to the prayer.

"Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season.

...for we may not reach another.

Happy Passover.

Okay, back to the family fun. Promise.

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Another night spent at karaoke, with friends, family, and tacos.

Specifically these tacos, Mmm.

It was a great day.

Florida, the Trippening part 4: Lazy Monday

After a pleasant evening spent singing karaoke, drinking, and watching Gods of Egypt, I woke feeling refreshed. Today we're having breakfast at a local diner, the 2002.

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Breakfast was great. It was followed by golf-karting around the neighborhood, vising relatives. I saw some hornets, a mostly dead roach, and a cat.

Not this cat, but it was strikingly similar.

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Lunch time! We're getting seafood at The Thirsty Clam.

Mmm, so many great choices:

A festive tiki-post on the patio watched us eat.

This was the remains of my Country Boil. I would have taken pictures before, but I didn't.

There was a parrot sanctuary next door:

We left full, and very happy.

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Evening fun! Music Bingo, where they play a little of a song, then tell you the name in case you don't know it (like I didn't with many).

Bahamute took a mid-game...gaming break.

I got a little bored at times and drew a bunny. Bahamute thought the basket was a potato. :(

They played a few songs all the way through. Here's a group of ladies dancing to uptown funk. Seriously.

But in the end, Bahamute and I won the 'cover all' challenge!

Aaaaaand, so did all these people.

Well, we got a free drink voucher (which went happily to FiL).

And when we came home, a new frog friend greeted us!

As they say down here, just another day in paradise.

Florida, the Trippening part 3: On the Move

So, as you know, Bahamute and I were supposed to leave for Florida yesterday. Turns out Delta has canceled over 3000 flights due to either bad weather four days ago or a strike (opinions are split).

This blog will be a series of interjections as they happen (for me) so excuse the bizarre formatting. Also, for the duration of the rip, these will be posted the day after they happen, so...fyi.

Anyway, on to the observations!

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• Waiting for our plane at the flint airport. It’s late, but I can see it coming down the runway, getting ready to discharge the passengers coming from (I presume) Atlanta.
• Taking the opportunity to enjoy the airport wifi and load some askreddit threads for later perusal. I also have rifftrax, podcasts, and books of course. Right now I’m reading The Gift of Fear, which I recommend to everyone. It’s about using common sense to stop avoidable violence. I’ve also go a book of Vietnamese fairy tales, but I’m not in the mood for fiction just now.
• I’ve also packed a few things for re-reading, I.E. The Gunslinger, and the Color of magic.

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• Flight took off without a hitch, aside from being a little late. We have a 50 minute layover in Atlanta. Should be enough time to get to the next plane…

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• The flight out of Atlanta went perfect. We got to Florida, ate, drank, and sang karaoke. And I saw a frog!

All in all a good day. I just wish it had been a day earlier.