Okay, okay!

Well, I know it's been a few days and some of you are missing me already!

I had a wonderful "ski" trip over the long weekend.

So let me summarize it as much as I can.

Thursday:

• garbled message on my phone ans. machine---"Leader" will pick me up between 9:30-10.
• Load up the van and was put in the backseat. You would think daughter would sit in back and let the guest sit up front? Nope. Whatever reasons, I am not complaining. Just commenting.
• Gassed up and pit stop.
• hit the freeway for about an hour. Another pit stop.
• Tries to converse with me but that's kind of hard when you've got traffic, and I'm in the back seat. Try to do most of the talking myself...then sit back to read my paper.
• another pit stop at a McD's...I borrow Leader's cell phone. Niiiiiice! Kids fine, and house still standing.
• Arrive in Mt. Pleasant's Soaring Eagle's Casino. My rule is only $20.00 and I don't do gambling much anyway. I played the penny slots and won $12.60! So I left with 32.60! Woo!
• On the road again---then at Meijers for major food shopping.
• Back on road, then another pit stop.
• Arrive in Gaylord, then at a gorgeous house that boasts 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with a hot tub and sauna. Very nice! I got the master bedroom with bathroom to share with a friend.
• Hugged by women I only met through emails. Pretty much observed everything and explored the house. WOW!

Friday:

• Woke up early and chatted with one of the ringleaders...very wonderful woman.
  
• Since no hot water for showers, I decided to soak in hot tub. I held up my hearing aid and dunked my head underwater. Oops, forgot my glasses was still on my face. Duh. 2 other ladies laughed at me.
• Still no hot water...so got dressed, ate something and cuddled up with a book. Did almost NOTHING all day. Prepared my orzo salad for our Italian dinner night.
• Napped after lunch. had a headache. Something is affecting all of us...congested nose. Mold?
• Some have gone snowmobiling, some snowboarding, hiking, shopping, whatever they wanted to do. One young girl is in extreme sports---so that's snowboarding for her!
  
• MOre women started showing up. My friend and roommate showed up! Yay!
• We all pigged out on our dinner. Really awesome. My Orzo was a big hit. Everything was good!
  
• 3/4th of the women are smokers! They all smoked outside (house rules). Wow.
  
• 3/4th of them played Curses. I sat that one out, and just observed. Funny game...but hard to play if you're deaf.
  
• Another early night for me. ZZZ!

Saturday:

• Up early again, reading my book and taking it easy. Hard to share a bed with someone who has a broken ankle.
  
• Drank latte (someone brought her espresso machine! COOL!)...ate something...I forgot.
• read books again, people watching, chatting with some...taking it easy. Very rainy day. Most women stayed in and played games, soaked in hot tub, or laid around reading books or something.
• Lunch consisted of leftovers.
  
• Took a nap after lunch. Really worn out. Felt great afterwards.
• hot tub again, chatted with women, watching them as well.
  
• Ate leftovers for dinner...(man, we had too much food!)
• more games were played and I sat out. I wanted to observe them and perhaps make fun of them too.
• a group of women watched a chick flick, and I joined them since I didn't want to play the games. Another group of women went out to a bar or somewhere.
  
• Stayed up until 2, then hit the sack.

Sunday:

• Slept in pretty late. WOW!
  
• Made myself eggs/deli turkey/cheese toasted sandwich (I burned the bagels...stupid toaster!). And had another Latte.
• Packed. Cleaned up.
• Washed dishes, help put away dishes...clean up whatever I could.
• Loaded up Leader's van....
• Hugged everyone good-bye. Leader was only one I knew that cried. All wish for me to come back next year and bring games Deaf people play. So...yeah I will!
  
• Hit the road around 12.
• Stopped for gas/pit stop.
  
• want go to casino again? no thanks.
  
• drove on home, with couple more pit stops on the way.
  
• Arrived home around 4.
• "MOMMIEEEEEEEEE!"
  

So that concludes my weekend.