By the most amazing happenstance, Squid and I found ourselves with two hours, no children, and nothing to do. Miracle of miracles! We had walked into the Jim Nastics party and the party mom said, "So, you can stay, or if you want, come back at 1:00!"
Our eyes met ever-so-briefly and I could see that Squid was trying to wait a polite conversational beat before we said goodbye and hauled ass right through the door. Waaa-HOO! Free! And here we thought we'd be watching five-year-olds making contact with rubber mats for the morning! Ha!
On the way there we'd been discussing the Best Chinese Food in the Universe and by damn! We found ourselves transported magically to a table for two! Squid drew a map on the paper mat of the Princeville, the hotel of Manny's dreams. Oh man. Awesome.
I am still feeling blissed-out from that unexpected respite.
We didn't actually stay at the Princeville. We were in a crappy adjacent condo, and took daily advantage of the hotel's gorgeous public beach. But, damn, if someone else was paying for it, I'd be at the Princeville yesterday.
Posted by: squid | September 19, 2004 at 01:50 PM