Who needs sleep?!
Aka – Why Lessa always needs a vacation to recover from her vacation:
Friday, June 24th:
2am: Finally finish packing and go to sleep.
5am: Fucking alarm clock!
5:30am: FINE. I’M UP. Taking a Shower. GOD.
6:15: Peppermist – GET UP! You have to be at work in 5!
6:30: Mooooooochaaaaaaa…
7:00: Work. Ugh.
1pm: Lunchtime!
2pm: Work. Ugh.
4pm: VACATION TIME! WHOOOOO!
5pm: And we’re off to Anchorage! Nana’s driving, all is well, Lessa is tired.
— On the Drive:
Bodies? Loot? SOMETHING BETTER?
—–Are those COFFINS along the railroad?
—–Maybe it’s Loot from a Train Heist!
—–Or, something boring, like bundles of railroad ties.
Wait...what?
—–Their Cash Safe gives out Tacos? SCORE.
–Also along the drive:
—– Lots of laughter and talking and some yawning. The latter all from me, of course.
8pm-ish: We arrive at the BnB, and get set up in our rooms with the rules, the key, so on and so forth. Then, it’s off to dinner.
8:30: Applebees!
8:40: oooooooh appetizers are good.
8:45: Margarita’s are even better! And buddy boy there weren’t shy on the tequila!
3! Dollar! Margaritas!
8:50: Provolone. Stuffed. Meatballs. With Fettichini. Oh. my. god.
9:00: That totally awesome Margarita was only THREE! DOLLARS! WHOOT!
Also at Applebees – overheard:
— “That’s our son. Enthralled by a priest. You know what this means, right? We are neeever having grandchildren.” Followed by dramatic sigh and laughter. I think she and I could be soulmates. Just saying.
Also at Applebees – my mother:
— “Sure, what the hell!” Followed by her gasp, and my laughter and much teasing.
After dinner, back to the BnB, where we puttered on the computer until
11:30pm – head to the airport to pick up cousin Linda
12:30am – Cousin Linda and her luggage acquired, back to the BnB, where Lessa watches mama collapse and sleep 2 seconds later, followed by Linda…
2am: oh yeah. I should sleep too.
Day Two: June 25
6. Freaking. Am. – WTF man? Why the hell are you up and also move, I have to pee.
7. Freaking. am. – Really? No. Must. Sleep.
7:30 Freaking Am. – Fine. Shower.
8. Freaking. Am. – FINE. BREAKFAST. GOD.
9. Freaking. Am. – COOOOOOOFFEEEEEEEE.
Then, we visited the House of Harley, The Saturday Market where I got the most AWESOME things for TBF and his wife, Chocolate covered bacon,
ON A STEEEEEEEECK!
Meet Chad Carpenter, of Tundra fame
A real live Cartoonist! Speak softly and use small words!
Discovered uses for Duct Tape:
...awesome.
Discovered just HOW Alaska is pissing off Texas since 1959:
Suck it, texas!
AND we lucked into the performance of The Arial Acrobats – with fire eating, and flying silks performances.
Don't try this at home. Or dress like us. Heavens no.
Don't worry, we'll keep licking each other's tongues until we get this tongue to tongue fire transfer right!
"remember boys, all girls can bend this way. You just have to ask them nicely."
"Remember girls, all boys can bend this way, you just have to ask them nicely!"
ETA: Mustn’t forget – Nana was SO INTENT on WINNING “Yellow Car” that she ran a red light. All together now… “GRAMMA!!!!”
Then to The Ulu Factory, and the Moose’s tooth, where Linda tasted her first smoked salmon, and I decided that the pizza was really healthy, because it had spinach on it. Really.
TOTALLY HEALTHY.
Then it was off to visit a friend, to Walmart where I discovered other Jewelry counters are BIGGER THAN MINE and they have STUFF I WANT, dammit! Then to The Alaska Berry Company, where Linda got to see the Chocolate Fountain and I got some Peanut Butter Fudge and some cheapo rings (…what? Shut up. I am not a girly girl.) Then back to the BnB where I promptly took a nap, then got up and ate more fudge, and pizza (healthy, remember?) and then chatted online and repacked my shit, and now?
All that – and it’s only day 2! 🙂
Now I should sleep.
Because the alarms start going off in 6 hours.
Again.
