8.11.12

Another week has flown by.  I don't even know where it went.  Tuesday and Wednesday were so busy because 3 out of the 6 staff were off so we were totally consumed by our travelers.  The few moments we get through out the day were not there and by the end of Wed night we were drained.  We had to have a special staff meeting for warm brownies and milk just to make it through the night.  Then it was down to the basement I went for our 2 days off.  It was so much fun.  We started Thurs day off by going down to the outlets.  Didn't really find any great deals but had fun.  Then off to Gardner's Basin where we went parasailing.  We volunteered to go first and asked for the best dip he had.  The guy taking us was a lot of fun and gave us a good ride.  It was also nice and relaxing to lounge on the boat while the others got their turn, although nobody else was up to the dip we had.  That seemed kind of pointless but oh well.  We went and had lunch and a drink at a little restaurant there and the waitress was great and the food and drinks were great.  We did a little roaming through the shops then laid out for a little while before our happy hour boat cruise.  The cruise had less than 20 people on this big double decker thing and we were the only non-couple in it.  Kinda funny.  But it was kinda cool to get to see the city that way.  We made it back home and got ready for a night out.  That is when the headache started, but I tried to ignore it.  We went to the Tropicana and started in the sports bar.  I tried to explain football to Leanne, not the same as in England.  But she was pretty lost.  I couldn't even drink my beer because my head was hurting so bad, but I wanted to try to get the most out of the night.  We had a confusing group sitting next to us.  It was 3 guys and 2 girls, it was one of the guys bday.  After they had a few drinks it looked like 2 of the guys were together but as they were leaving one of them kept trying to come up and talk to Leanne.  It was all really confusing and we still aren't sure what the dynamics of that group was, but they were entertaining.  After the sports bar we went down to the slots for a little while.  I made it a couple hours before I had to give in to the worst migraine I have ever experienced.  It was terrible and the whole next day I was sick.  Kinda sucked for my second day off but at least I was able to lay around and relax.  I still wasn't feeling 100% most of today but luckily by tonight I am back to normal.  I can't believe this week is over.  We have a busy day off drop off and pick ups tomorrow and an early start.  But this will be the beginning of my last full week here at the shore house.  I am kinda sad but ready to get back.  Not exactly ready to get back to classes and the mysteries that await my return to Texas.  But after all the driving today in the massive rain storms, I am ready for the non-humid, non-wet of Texas!