Random Quickie

Ok...so don't ask me how i did it, but i did. I got up at 5:15 am this morning to play tennis with maximo. absolutely insane. when he knocked on my door and i woke up, i thought i had a flight to catch or somthing. but no, i remembered i had somehow agreed to play tennis this early. i think i guilted myself into it, because i didn't go running last night. Anyway - this is just a quicky...so...Maximo still beat me, but I finally got my act together...I only double faulted a handful of times in 2 sets, and took many games i ended up losing to multiple dueces...and i played my game and gave maximo the run around. In the end it was 6-2 and 6-4...and when we were done I was glad i gave myself a kick in the A$$ and got outta bed...but i gotta tell ya, now that it is 2 pm and i am still at work i am ready to take a nap.

After work on Friday - I did head home and take that nap…necessary. Then woke up and watched a video that Maximo and Rebeca made 12 years ago as a tourism guide to Costa Rica. They told me some great stories about making the video, traveling around the country in tiny little airplanes, leaning out the open door to shoot video footage…or riding on a train across the countryside and drinking beers without eating breakfast while they waited for the right spot to shoot and being a little tipsy while saying their lines. And the video itself was really interesting…I wish I had seen it at the start of my trip for it highlighted lots of amazing places, as well as history, culture, and practical information. A job well done, and it made Maximo a nice chunk of change. He is currently thinking about updating it.

After the video everyone was starving and they invited me to take part in a family tradition. Everytime Maximo travels (he leaves for El Salvador on a Habitat trip on Saturday morning) the whole family goes out to eat at their favorite Chinese food restaurant the night before he leaves and the night that he gets back. So we all piled into the car and headed off for some of the best Chinese food I have ever eaten…and whenever anything tastes that good you just can’t stop yourself from eating it, until it is all gone. So we did just that, and they pretty much had to roll us out to the car when we were done. Despite invitations from Liza and Sol and their friends to go out later that night…between the early morning tennis match and the massive amounts of Chinese food, I went home and read for about ½ and hour and crashed hard. Got a great night sleep – which was much needed, and relished the chance to sleep late Saturday morning cause I cancelled my travel plans.