Archive through November 26, 2003
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Archive through November 26, 2003
Reader234 | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:09 pm     *clink* Here's to FUN!! and relaxation!! and more pictures!!
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Meme9 | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:12 pm     Have fun!!! I want details of all your treatments, and all the fun things you gals are doing on your trip! Enjoy! |
Twinkie | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:34 pm     Ditto Meme! And take more pics! Let us live vicariously through you! |
Resortgirl | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:43 pm     Hi everyone!! Kar is showering for dinner and I'm just sitting here amazed that I am here!! This is so awesome!! We are being pampered and loving it! Of course we wish you all were here.... We've been keeping our eyes open for misbehaving grass though, so far so good!!! |
Weinermr | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 06:09 pm     Hey kids! Have a great time there and let us know about all your hijinks! |
Zachsmom | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 06:28 pm     RG & Kar-- y'all deserve to be spoiled I am jealous and I wish I could be there with you! |
Kaili | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 07:32 pm     Glad you made it and everything went well with the flights! I know- isn't it a ripoff about the meals now? I bring my own- was never a big fan of airline food anyway! Have fun!!! Hope you have great weather. Resortgirl, you're missing it! Last report I heard said up to 12" in northern Wisconsin! I think we'll just be getting freezing rain down here though! |
Karuuna | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 01:14 am     too tired to post, that RG, she's a wild one. Amazing dinner. Band at resort, sleazy dancing with a succession of men, went to "Spain", met the devil, he spit in Kar's face, called all women b's, wondered why K wouldn't sleep with him, late night hot tub hijinks with fella who spoke 18 languages, RG's afraid of coyotes, will swim to escape.. All that happened in only 6 hours, imagine what we can accomplish tomorrow with twice as much time!, lots more stories, but only 6 hours till tomorrow morning's facials. we'll post more soon..... |
Mak1 | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 04:58 am     LOL Kar!! Have fun, but watch out for all those wild critters in your midst. |
Reader234 | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 07:18 am     LOL! WTG!! |
Meme9 | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 09:08 am     LOL This is gonna be a good report...when they catch their breath! |
Mware | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 11:16 am     <...thinks Kar's and RG's evil ratings may need to be adjusted...> You both look like you're having a terrific time! Enjoy - you deserve it, both of you! Have fun, and keep up with the reports for us! |
Whoami | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 02:34 pm     Well, while you are there in the sun and fun, I'm back home shoveling snow! I want to know how both of you knew that far in advance that just after you leave, it snows!! |
Karuuna | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 09:23 pm     Quick amazing update! RG and I were having dinner and we met the general manager of the resort. Long story short, he gave us a free additional night at the resort since it's cold here and we had no robes. So we're staying till Monday. Time to party, will post more later!  |
Tess | Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 10:10 pm     ack! hahahhaha. It's colder at home, Kar. Trust me. Why is it that I can hear the entire conversation in my head.  |
Karuuna | Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 02:27 am     LOL, Tess. Um, because you know us so well? It's all RG's fault. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. And one of the reasons we're staying one more night is because WE know it's colder at home, but we just didn't feel obligated to tell that to Mr. Marriot Manager. That's not bad, is it?  |
Kaili | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 01:44 pm     Has anyone heard from Karuuna or Resortgirl lately? I know they had extended the trip by a day, but shouldn't they be home? And I bet Resortgirl may have had a hassle with her flights because of the storm. |
Karuuna | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 02:10 pm     I'm home Kaili, but ended my trip with a bad case of food poisoning. Made that flight home, um, interesting! RG was spending the night with her daughter and won't be back home till tonight. I hope her flight was better than mine! |
Reader234 | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 02:39 pm     {{{Karuuna}}} not fair, nope, not fair at all!! |
Tess | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 03:40 pm     oh dear.  |
Whoami | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 04:30 pm     Awwww Kar! What a bummer way to end a great trip! Hope you had time to take more pics! We're waiting.......Oh, allright, I'll wait till you are recovered! |
Resortgirl | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 05:15 pm     I'm home! Plumb tuckered out, but home! I'll write about our wonderful saga tomorrow!!! {{{{kar}}}}} |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 08:23 am     I slept 12 hours straight and am ready to report on one of the most wonderful vacations I've ever had. I was a "big" girl and flew all by myself down to Phoenix. Karin met me at my gate and after a big hug we went to find a ride to our Resort. We were approached by a gentleman who offered to take us in a limo and we thought that sounded like the perfect way to begin the pampering. We talked about Survivor and the demise of Rupert and before we knew it we were pulling in to the most beautiful grounds. There were palm trees and catus with tropical flowers beautifully interspersed as far as the eye could see. And water ways, pools, fountains and waterfalls everywhere! We WERE in paradise. We checked in quickly, practically RAN to our room and started unpacking. We raided the minibar immediately and opened a bottle of wine. Karin worked at getting her computer up and running and I sat on the balcony and took in the breathtaking view of the pools and mountains. We changed clothes and went for a walk of the grounds. I will tell you that a recurring theme in this vacation is the fact that Karin nor I have the best sense of direction. We were constantly getting lost. So although we ate some pretty rich food, we probably walked it all off since the resort is HUGE and we never went the right way the first time!! LOL! We went back to our room and decided where we were going to eat, showered, and went down to dinner about 7:30 pm. We arrived at the Meritage Steakhouse thinking it was going to be a casual "sports bar" type of atmosphere (thats how they describe it in the brochure) Well, it was an elegant atmosphere, with HUGE wing back chairs, leather, linen and soft mood lighting. The only thing that could be considered sports bar is the fact they had some golf clubs displayed on the wall!! WE had a wonderful dinner of shrimp cocktail (the shrimp were gigantic) I had salmon and Kar had halibut (I think??) and we shared garlic mashed potatoes and aspargus side dishes. It was heaven! We wandered down to the pool bar and a great acoustical two man band were playing. They had outdoor heaters and firepits to ward off the cool desert chill, which added to the great ambience. A very intoxicated young lady put on quite a show for everyone, dancing with every available man in a manner that could only be described as "drunken stripper" We chuckled about her, had a couple cocktails and all too soon the band was done for the evening. They came by our table and thanked us for coming. Kar and I had taken a little bet about the singers age (she thought 28 and I thought 32... I saw a couple forehead wrinkles) so we told him that we had bet and asked his age. He is 38. He said that was quiet a compliment coming from two beautiful 23 year olds!! LOL! I told him that wasn't even close if he was dyslexic!! But Karin and I left grinning ear to ear! Here are a couple of pictures of that first day. I'll finish up Friday night and Saturday shortly! I need to eat some breakfast!! |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 08:29 am     First thing Kar does is find the cord to hook up her computer
Next she gives smoochies to Bob!
This is a view from our balcony!
One of the many pools |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 08:59 am     We asked Jay (the singer of the band) if there was a fun place near by to listen to music, dance ect... He suggested a place called Barcelona (aka Spain, aka Hell!!) I will let Kar give you details about her experience in Hell, but here is mine. I haven't been to many nightclubs in my day, since I've lived in small rural areas most of my life. I finally understand the term "meat market" and let me tell ya... I'm going to become a vegetarian!! I felt like we should be wearing full body armor. The place was packed, the techno funk music was at ear shattering decibals and the drinks were about $6! Fun, fun, fun!! We were there about 2 hours and caught a taxi home (taxis in this area are lincoln town cars or the equivalent) and it cost us $20 to go about 5 miles. Oh well, if we were going to party like rock stars, we had to pay the price. We got back to the hotel, changed into our suits and found a hot tub. I tell ya, you don't know what cold is until you've wandered the grounds looking for one in your swim suit at 45 degrees. There WERE coyotes howling and I WAS scared but we sat there talking for about an hour, a nice young security guard joined us for 1/2 the time, (I felt safer about the coyote situation then) and then we headed up to our room and low and behold... it was about 3am. I think I fell asleep about 3:20, and Kar must have shortly there after. I awoke 3 hours later, fully refreshed (NOT) and started another day. I tiptoed out, found some coffee, and tried to make myself scarce until "sleeping beauty" awoke. We had a facial scheduled for 9 am, and let me tell ya, after getting only 6 hours of sleep in the last two days, I needed some major help! The facials were wonderful, except for when she took a metal weapon to extract all the evil blackheads from my face! OUCH! After our facials we were going to try and nap, but being the excitable person that I am I couldn't sleep and we decided to head to the mall for some shopping. We walked for 5 hours trying to find some fun outfits to wear out that evening (oh I forgot to tell ya, we had emailed the band to see if we could purchase another one of their cds and they emailed back saying they were going to be playing at our hotel again for a private party and we should meet them there and crash the party!!!) because we needed dressier attire then we had packed. I thought Kar was going to have to piggy back me back to the hotel, but instead we called taxi. We did a little fashion show, deciding what exactly to wear then went to our scheduled massages. That was absolutely the best massage I ever had. Sven wasn't available unfortunately, but Manny was awesome~! I didn't know if I was going to be able to pull myself together for another late night of revelry because I felt like a bowl of jello. Kar kept encouraging me to have a drink thinking that would get me revved up again... it worked! We went back to the Meritage since that was where the band was playing and had another wonderful dinner. This time we shared the entree too since the portions were so huge. Here are a couple of pictures from that evening.
Kar ready for another fun night out!
This is me and the band, Undercover Acoustics! Do I look like I'm having fun!? I'll finish up Saturday night and Sunday later!! |
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