Home from Vacation
As I alluded to in my alphabet post, this past weekend I went to Arizona on vacation. I may or may not have mentioned that I was going there to hang out with a whole slew of people I only knew previously from an online game we all play together. (SHOCKING, I know - Keisha is going to an online gaming meetup?) It has been a long time since the Elendor parties and things, and it was both the same and different from those past experiences.
In short, it was amazing. I hung out. I played trivia, I played board games with friends, I made friends (and more), I drank a litlte. I danced too much, and swam too much on the lake. I am sad to be home, and happy that I went. It was an amazing and awesome vacation, and I did not work at all! Yay not working. :)
Here is what I did do:
Worked until 3:30 on Wednesday. Drove 2.5 hours to the airport. Parked, checked in, etc, had 1.25 hours pre-flight. Got a half hour massage at the massage bar. Got on the plane. Chewed a lot of gum because the plane did not pressurize correctly (I LOVE SOUTHWEST, sigh). Land, get picked up by TB and the people he was driving in with (Discy, Cap, and Kain). Go 'home' unpack enough to have things where I like them, go meet people at TehClubHouse. Come home, stay up until 4:30 with TB doing radio.
Thursday we got up, went grocery shopping after havig a huge breakfast at th restaurant our landlady recommended, and then arranged to do some shuttling about for RHPS that night. Played Portal, or watched it at our house...shuttled people to RHPS, watched a friend do a belly dance, went back to play games, hang out, etc. Did not watch Rocky.
Friday was suuuuuushi. Delicious raw fish of yumminess. And our clan's potluck - which was awesome and yummy all 'round. Quiche by Umbra, Naamahpie by Fusi, crab dip, fruit salad, etc, etc. I did not touch the food at Dave & Buster's at all, there was so much deliciousness at the pot luck.
Saturday was the big official picnic, where I wound up on a trivia team with glebs, jackman, and tealsac...we came in second, so that was way spiffy. :) Saturday night was a concert, which was very fun. Nowhere to sit, except ONE bench in the 21+ section in the very far back of the club, and since i was hanging out a lot of my time with under-21 person/people....we wound up sitting o nthe floor under the bar a few times instead. The concert was great, I danced too much and bruised my knees.
Sunday was chill and hang out time and Organ Stop pizza (Find the website, check it out - it reminded me of Pizza and Pipes when I was a kid) which was way better than people said it would be for pizza quality. :) Then it was more time hanging out with clan folks.
Monday was a boat trip on Canyon lake. I swam so much my shoulder utterly failed me. But it was amazing and awesome and full of hugs and snuggles and chilltime and feetrubs (Thank you Ribo) and win.
Monday night was a flight home and AGAIn with the no pressurization. My ear did not pop until mid-day on Tuesday. :/
Still, I cannot wait to do it again. Awesomely amazing group of people.
In short, it was amazing. I hung out. I played trivia, I played board games with friends, I made friends (and more), I drank a litlte. I danced too much, and swam too much on the lake. I am sad to be home, and happy that I went. It was an amazing and awesome vacation, and I did not work at all! Yay not working. :)
Here is what I did do:
Worked until 3:30 on Wednesday. Drove 2.5 hours to the airport. Parked, checked in, etc, had 1.25 hours pre-flight. Got a half hour massage at the massage bar. Got on the plane. Chewed a lot of gum because the plane did not pressurize correctly (I LOVE SOUTHWEST, sigh). Land, get picked up by TB and the people he was driving in with (Discy, Cap, and Kain). Go 'home' unpack enough to have things where I like them, go meet people at TehClubHouse. Come home, stay up until 4:30 with TB doing radio.
Thursday we got up, went grocery shopping after havig a huge breakfast at th restaurant our landlady recommended, and then arranged to do some shuttling about for RHPS that night. Played Portal, or watched it at our house...shuttled people to RHPS, watched a friend do a belly dance, went back to play games, hang out, etc. Did not watch Rocky.
Friday was suuuuuushi. Delicious raw fish of yumminess. And our clan's potluck - which was awesome and yummy all 'round. Quiche by Umbra, Naamahpie by Fusi, crab dip, fruit salad, etc, etc. I did not touch the food at Dave & Buster's at all, there was so much deliciousness at the pot luck.
Saturday was the big official picnic, where I wound up on a trivia team with glebs, jackman, and tealsac...we came in second, so that was way spiffy. :) Saturday night was a concert, which was very fun. Nowhere to sit, except ONE bench in the 21+ section in the very far back of the club, and since i was hanging out a lot of my time with under-21 person/people....we wound up sitting o nthe floor under the bar a few times instead. The concert was great, I danced too much and bruised my knees.
Sunday was chill and hang out time and Organ Stop pizza (Find the website, check it out - it reminded me of Pizza and Pipes when I was a kid) which was way better than people said it would be for pizza quality. :) Then it was more time hanging out with clan folks.
Monday was a boat trip on Canyon lake. I swam so much my shoulder utterly failed me. But it was amazing and awesome and full of hugs and snuggles and chilltime and feetrubs (Thank you Ribo) and win.
Monday night was a flight home and AGAIn with the no pressurization. My ear did not pop until mid-day on Tuesday. :/
Still, I cannot wait to do it again. Awesomely amazing group of people.