Well we ended the weekend with mass choas but it was all worth it for our night out. Saturday was good. Two of the girls stayed back to get a jump start on the cleaning that had to be done while we hit the town. We got caught in the rain in Smithville. Not just a little shower, a massive downpour with us stuck in the middle. By the time we got loaded and back on the road, of course, it had stopped. Just to get back to the house where there was no rain at all. We even got held hostage at Smithville by all the ducks that surrounded the van and would not let get down the road. This random guy stood out in the rain jsut watching us try to escape the ducks. He thought it was funny, we more thought of it as an annoyance since we were all soaked.
Sunday was the day. We had our plan to get everything done by the time the travelers left and our boss arrived with a few campers. The cocktail boat was booked, the hotel room was booked and the evening plan of pool time then out on the boardwalk was set. And of course our boss was running late so our lunch with him was pushed back. Then comes the rain...again. It rained just long enough to put an end to our plans for the boat ride. Lunch wouldn't have been over in time anyway. But it was all good, it was pool time. Head to the hotel and remember that we forgot to go by the store on the way. It was very difficult getting out of the area the hotel was at and ended up making a few not so necessary turns but I say it was for the scenic view...mostly because I was the one driving...lol. But all in all it worked out. Store done and now to check into the hotel room. I'm not sure the valet guy was real excited about us bringing our nice big van in for him to park but we really didn't care. All was good with check-in. The rooms were beautiful. It was really amazing. We got ready for the pool and made it all the way down there to discover that we all needed our IDs to get in. So all back up to the room. A plan was made to get everyone in, we have one staff that was only 20. So in we went in 2 groups of three. We were the first group and made it in ok but the second group was not able to pass. They were very particular about the international IDs and it was a no go. But he did tell us that there was another pool on the 4th floor that was open to everyone. So off to the 4th floor we go. Walk all the way to the right, no pool. But we did find a kid from Florida on a search for the pool as well (he was probably 15 or 16 and bored out of his mind there with his grandparents) So he follwed us and chatted as we headed off to the left, no pool. We call the front desk from a phone in the hallway, Gladys puts us on hold to find out where we are and how to get to the pool. We finally give up on Gladys and walk back down to the first pool to find this mysterious 4th floor pool. The direction we were given were ridiculous. It was like the other side of the city! You would think that this pool would want to be found. Finally we found the pool with only 30min left until it was time for them to close. We were gonna go in that last 30min! But the pool ahd just closed due to an accident in it...ugh! We were so incredible frustrated. So it was back to the room to drink some and play games before we went out. We had already decided that the hotel was so amazing that there was no need to leave to the boardwalk. So no boat ride, no pool and no boardwalk. We were off to a great start. The night did improve and we had a wonderful time. I curled my hair and did make-up for the first time in forever. I never noticed how annoying mascara was on your eyes. Then I was annoyed that it annoyed me because I was not used to it anymore. But we felt great and we looked great. We played at the slot machines most the rest of the night. One of our girls won about $300 and another one about $700. It was so much fun and really exciting. All off penny slots! We had dinner around midnight at this burger place and the food was not very good. Two of our girls had ended up passed out in front of the room by 10pm...lol. We made it in around 2am and attempted to get some sleep but it was not happening for me.
The next morning was up early to be back at the house by 930am. We were on a mission to get food as soon as we left but the line was too long and we were running late. So we were going to just get food at the house. The campers were there waiting on us to cook their breakfast, which we were not expecting and by the time we got it almost done it was time for me to head off for our first pick-up of the day...with no food. That took 2hrs! We got back to the house just as the campers were getting ready to leave and did not have time to eat before heading out for our next pick-up. By this time it is after 12pm and we have been trying to eat breakfast since about 830am. I don't think I have ever been so hungry. It was crazy. We did finally mamage to pull through a McDonald's on the way to our second pick up. Never have I been so excited to eat nasty McDonald's food. We could finally make it through the day. All travelers arrived...eventually and staff was so exhausted it was ridiculous. But I did get to enjoy the next 2 days off. So I was in bed as soon as possible that night, which was later than we would normally get to bed because of all the catching up we were still trying to do from our night out. I actually slept for about 12hrs. It was amazing! I did absolutely nothing on my first day off. Slept and laid out on the deck a little bit and then watched girly movies with the other girl that was off. Today has been pretty close to the same. Slept in until about 10am and went down to the beach to lay out. Played in the water until the lifeguards made us get out because of the weather. Then laid around some more. I did manage to get laundry done and a few odds and ends that needed done but overall it was a much needed break and I am ready to get back to it tomorrow. Too much idle time is not good for my mind. Especially since it is getting so close to me going home and there is so much uncertainty about when I am back in the real world. But I have survived and everything will work out like it always does. Exactly 3 weeks today and my summer adventure is over! Back to Texas and school and my puppy and the job that I don't have yet...lol.
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