After we were done volunteering we walked home....we still don't have our car!!!!! I cleaned and cooked. Scott relaxed & took a nap. Doesn't seem fair. Don't worry he made it up during the clean-up afterwards. We invited a few people over, it was very small. I made turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, mac & cheese, corn bread & salad. I really impressed myself. It tasted really good. Everyone really liked the food & our guests were happy to be with friends since they were away from their family. We missed being with family, though. This was my second Thanksgiving away from my family. Scott is used to being away from home during the holidays. I'm trying to get used to it. Christmas will be hard because it will be my first Christmas ever away from home :( I'll get through it. We're not sure what we'll be doing for Christmas. We're thinking of going to this 5-star hotel for brunch. It's supposed to be an amazing brunch. We'll see!
Scott does not believe in the evil eye & thinks I'm nuts to believe in it. I will always believe in the evil eye. I've seen it in action! Thanksgiving was a perfect example & I think I almost made Scott a believer. One of our guests was going on & on & on about how lucky we are to have a dish washer because she doesn't have one. I mean she really went on & on about this. I didn't think anything of it. I just agreed & said it's a must for me. I hate washing dishes by hand, especially after cooking a Thanksgiving meal like I had. Well, after we loaded the dish washer & could barely stand any longer, we started the dishwasher & were heading upstairs when all of a sudden the dish washer flooded the kitchen. Coincidence? I know not!!!!! Why of all things to get messed up would it be the dish washer? Now, this lady is a very sweet person & I don't think she meant for our dishwasher to flood the kitchen, but the evil eye is the evil eye! Fortunately Scott is a handy guy & fixed the problem the next morning.
Every weekend we take Benny to the beach. We found a secluded area where he can run free & we don't worry about him getting away. It's the beach area where Michael Jackson's compound is. He LOVES it. To be at the beach playing fetch with Scott is like being in heaven for him. It's as if I don't exist. Benny never brings me the ball, no matter how much I try to get him to bring it to me. So, I usually go shell hunting. I've collected quite a few shells. My favorite is this beautiful orange one. I also found a starfish last week. The water is gorgeous. It's a beautiful shade of turquoise. There are no waves, just calm, still water. I'm so used to hearing the waves crash along the shore, so it's weird to be at such a quiet beach. We didn't go this weekend because we are car less. We returned our piece of junk rental last Saturday because we were told we were getting our car on Sunday.....well gullible me (& Scott) again. It's Saturday of the following week & NO CAR!I can't seem to get used to how they do business out here! I'll learn eventually!
Good news on the home front! The grass is down, we have light, internet & satellite & the doggy door has been installed. I was told that someone was going to be coming by to measure for the doggy door. Well, two Indian men showed up & took the door away with them. They took it at about 9am and brought it back around 4pm. They taped up some sort of long plastic, which was really like saran wrap over the opening. Fine. Whatever. I just wanted it done at this point. They brought it back & I wasn't quite sure what to think. They cut out the opening but instead of installing a "doggy door" they reutilized the piece of door they took out and attached it with screws so that it opens & shuts. It works fine. The problem, though, is that it is so heavy that Benny doesn't want to push it open himself. He's used to a real doggy door. The other issue is that there's about 1/2 an inch opening along all 4 sides of the door & creatures can get in. The creature I'm most afraid of is a lizard. There are lizards all over the place here. They are small and thin and run really fast. I must have a dozen heart attacks a week when one scurries in front of me. So, I tape up the door at night & untape it in the morning. I will die if a lizard gets in the house. We had a dead one along the side of the house a few days ago. Scott got rid of it. He's very useful to have around!
Hard to believe that we're heading into December & that we've been here close to two-months already. Time is just flying by. Until next week, stay well & walk off those extra Thanksgiving pounds!
What an adventure you and Scott are having! I love reading your blog. I feel like I'm getting to know Scott's wife, even though we've never met. I can't wait for you to get back to the states, so I can meet you. Tell Scott it's time for a class reunion. Soon it will be our 25th, Yikes! Happy Thanksgiving from Kathy and the Marshall Family.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying the blog. I look forward to meeting you one of these days as well!