another day to go but only 34 left...

hey man! all is going very well here in Kingston. I have not had the pleasure yet to meet your mom. We wanted to meet last sunday but she never got back to me with a time. Which is fine. Alysa is back since the 18th. I have not heard form her but I made sure to pass on where you were and when your visiting hours are so she had all the neccessary infos to come and visit you. I bet she will have a lot to tell. After being in Europe for 2 weeks.
I just booked my flight back to good old Germany the other day. I will be flying out on February 28th and come back March 14th, 2011. I am pretty excited and I talked to my mom the other day and she told me what she was going to cook when I arrive. Man, I am telling you I wish I could have went right away. Mom's kitchen is the best! I bet your mom cooks pretty good stuff and there is some things that only she can cook the perfect way. I can't wait to have my mom cook for me. She will have to cook 14 days for me and I will come back twice as much as I am now, hahahahahahahahahaaaaa! Oh and all the German Chocolate I am able to eat, yummy! Me, bringing some chocolate back to Canada? Why would I want to do that? Oh, for you? MAYBE! *smile* Okay, okay, okay I will bring chocolate back! You chocolate junky! lol
Besides that not much going on. I got a message from Steve the other day on facebook asking about you. So I told him you were still in Lindsay. He was wondering if there is a way to contact you, well I told him to sit down with pen and paper and write a letter. The old fashioned way!!! Let's see. I gave him the address for Lindsay too. Let me know if you get a letter from him. That would be awesome. But hey that shows again that there are people out here waiting for you and keeping their fingers crossed.
Your mom told me the other day that the one guy you were working out with was getting unreasonable. That really sucks. But I guess in your and his situation you never know how they will react the next moment. Please just be careful and do not let the provoke you to do stupid things. If they want to be jerks, let them just go ahead! That's fine with all of us!
So today at work I had to terminate one of my employees. It was my first ever termination. I was super nervous but it actually went pretty well. At least for me. The employee blew up as soon as I said that he was terminated. He threw his jacket in the corner and stormed out. He didn't even let me go through his termination paper with him. And he was threatening me to take me to court because that is all crap and I was planning on doing it the whole time and I did set it all up. bla bla bla!!! He is gone now and all is good. And I think I am a really good Manager! At least that is what people tell me! dum di dum
So I am hoping for a Halloween date! Yuppi, I have an eye on someone. But I am not sure if he thinks the same. Geez, I am so bad with flirting and all that crap. Where are the old times? You know where the guy goes and asks the girl out and stuff. Where are those gentlemen???? Anyways, I can just see you wondering who it might be and if you know him! hahahahahahahaaa. Okay let me help you: yes you know him! I can see you thinking even harder now. But I won't tell more! I will let you know if I got my Halloween date or not. So keep your fingers crossed for me this time!
So we have 34 days left until your trial date! That is just a bit more than a month left! You almost there. So 34 days and nights and you are there! Well, hopefully in Kingston then!
Okay enough from me for today.
As always stay out of trouble and keep your head up!

visits at last...

It was amazing to visit you twice in such a short time. I mean I have seen you last about 6 months ago in April! So I have to say you did look good. Way better than you did in Quinte anyways. And I have to admit you did loose your Buddah Belly! Too bad, now I have to think of something else to tease you with. Well, you for sure will know when I come up with something new!
But I have also seen that you are at the end of your patience with everything going on. And I have to say I am a bit worried about you. I don't want you to give up. And yes it might be very easy to say from out here, but right now there is not much more I can do. If there was more I could do I would do it and by now you should know. I just don't want to see you shaking and with watery eyes when talking about where you are right now and what might happens. I wish I could come twice a week and see you, just to give you some more change and maybe hope. Keep you updated and your memories up about what wonderful things are awaiting you. Unfortunately they have decided to move you so far away that it takes me 3hours for one way. So I hope I can keep your head up with my letters everynow and then. It made me think a lot about you and what I have seen, and I hope for you, your mom and Alysa that all this stupidity is over soon. And I hope I can give you some support to keep your head and hopes up. You know you have a lot of people standing behind you. And they are waiting for you to come back. Yes, everybody might know now that you are a convict, so what. Prove them that you have learned that whatever it was you did was not okay and that you do not want to go back to those habits and consequences. You have already proven some people, especially me that you are a good friend worth believing in. You can make everybody believe in you. Keep that on mind!
And besides all those signes of weakness it was amazing to see you smile and laugh. Seeing the old Corey that I know come through. The sarcasm and jokes. Even our little bet about Archie and Michelle. Man, I can't believe that Archie and Michelle..... I really thought it was more likely Michelle and Mark. But I guess I owe you double german chocolate. Lucky me I am going back to Germany for a vacation in March. I will make sure to stock up on my chocolate source. lol
Thanks for the compliments about me looking good! Made my weekend/day. I am working hard and I have been doing it for a whole year. Woot woot, I have never sticked with working out for so long. I am pretty thrilled about it.
Boxing with daniele is going well. And guess what! Morgan is gonna join Daniele for her monday, wednesday and friday classes! That is super exciting, because as long as he joins Daniele for boxing he won't switch to GoodLife! Which means he sticks around for longer! *happydance*
That is almost like the good old times. Now I need to get my punches straight and I can actually fight Morgan.
Yes, I am still training with boxing gloves. I wish I could skip the gloves. So much more fun without them. But I am not allowed, well Daniele prefers me boxing in gloves. But the more for you to stay strong and come back, so I can go back to thoughness! *smile*

Okay, I gotta go and meet with Becky. Yes, I will make sure to say Hello for you. And you stay strong and out of trouble!

Lindsay eh?

Man, I was soooo excited to come and visit. But of course it didn't happen. Must be a curse on me or something. Seems like lately whenever I have a chance to come and visit I'm being denied.
So they moved you further away from Kingston. I google mapped it and it is a 3hrs drive from here. Okay for me German Style Driving I could probably make it in about 2 hrs. If the troopers won't stop me. But even then I would just pull the innocent puppy eyes and they would let me go with a warning! muahahahahahahahaaaaaa! Usually works very well!

So, I hopefully get together with your mom for coffee tomorrow morning. Looking forward to meet her and talk to her.

Oh and I forgot to tell you that Steve says HELLO. When you called me a couple weeks ago I actually posted on my facebook (yeah I do have a facebook account) that you said HELLO. So he replied and asked how you were and he wanted me to pass on a big HELLO! Don't ask me where he is nowadays, I have no clue. I just hear from him every now and then through my roommate, she works with him at Leonard Hall on Queens Campus. So as far as I know he is doing just splendid and even offered me a 2Min. Biba Freestyle Punch the other day!

Geez, it got cold in the last days. A few weeks ago we all were still sweating in the sun and now I am freezing like a little puppy. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Guess I have to start to seriously work out again! I remember when I started working out at the gym I did not freeze no more. Or I might be coming down with a cold. I sooo hope I don't, can't handle that right now, too much to do.

Do you have a clue what happened to Joey? Man, I haven't seen him around at all for the longest time. He is not at the gym no more. And I remember him talking about going home and stuff but he never really said a date when or so. Really weird. But what isn't when dealing with ya guys, eh? *smile*
I should be used to sudden changes and weird decisions by now. After all these months that you have been stuck in all these places. You must know all the Institutions in Ontario after all that moving around. Corrections Canada might as well just hire you as an advisor or so. You might know more about their needs of improvement then they do. That thought actually makes me giggle. Can you imagine after all you working for CSC, pahahahahahahaaaa, that would be hilarious! They could even hire you as self defence instructor! Maybe worth a thought!

My thoughts are going wild again, I better stop thinking and get myself busy. I always had and always will have a wild imagination. Once I start a thought man, I can keep going and going on it and it's so much fun!

So, another friend of mine is getting married next year in June. She is from Kingston, but she wants to get married in Mexico. Guess who she invited! Me! Why do first of all, all my friends decide to get married right now? (guess it's the age, should make me think) And second of all, why do all of them have to get married at far away places? Why not just a nice local wedding? No, local weddings seem to be so out of fashion. So here I find myself again struggling to get the time off approved by my boss and get myself maybe another ridiculous bridesmaid dress. Let's just hope I won't end up like the girl in the movie 12 Dresses!
Oh and my sister is expecting another baby! Woot woot! I gonna be an auntie again in May! So excited, another baby to spoil. So I thought I was going to Germany in June for a few days, but I guess Mexico it might be. I am already going to Germany in March 2011! Going to celebrate Karneval in Cologne! Have you heard about it? It is amazing. I was raised with the culture of celebrating Karneval. The Karneval Season starts Nov. 11th every year and goes all the way to Ash Wednesday! But the last 5 days are the highlight and Cologne turns into a giant party. People from all over the world come from everywhere and party together on the streets and bars and pubs and everywhere. They start early in the morning around 7am and go all night long and all this for 5 full days! The have parades where they throw candy and chocolate and flowers for the pretty girls. I love it! And my friends back in Germany are pretty excited that I am coming next year! I guess my whole 10 days are pretty much planned already! So yes I am planning on some travelling for the next year, so be ready to receive some Picture Postcards in the mail!

Okay, that should be all for today! I hope you get settled in Lindsay. And they don't move ya no more, except for back to K-Town! It's just another 52 days until November 24th, 2010. And even less by the time you get that letter here. So stay out of trouble and do NOT plead anything but innocent! *smile* We'll get ya home sooner or later! They can't keep you forever! That would mean they would have to deal with me for a very long time too. Yeah, they don't want that, they don't know yet but they will know!

is it ever gonna be over?

so we all thought last monday was the day it all was going to be over and done with. But again life has proven us wrong! I mean seriously how much bad luck can a person have???

I find it more than unfair that all the bad luck in the world is coming down on one single person.

But there is not much that can be done but wait. Wait another 2 months and hope for another happy end that might not come. But let me tell you so much: the outcoming off all this will not be decided by you. You won't surrender to them and plead guilty. I will climb all security fences and come personally to you to smack you on the forehead if you do so! There is no freaking reason for you to do so. You made it so far for all these past months you can do another 2 months! What are another 2 months after all this? And if you should ever start wondering if, just remember you have plenty of friends out here that can't wait to see your return.

Just a few days ago I met Jen at the gym and we caught up on somethings and stuff and of course she asks if there is anything new with you. So I gave her all the news and updates. And now guess what! She wanted me to make sure you know that she thinks of you at least twice a week and wishes for you to return.

Morgan wants to switch to GoodLife Fitness, but I bet if you would be back he would stay put where he is. He mentioned to me that he would love to work out with you again, even extend the work out to the weights! He is in need of a good weight partner. And who better to hope for but you??? Well, I thought so, I couldn't think of anyone better either!

And I don't need to start about my thoughts on the whole story here? Because that would probably take up way too much space! So I save you that one.

I am glad we talked about that and we are clear on the fact you are not going to pleady anything but innocent!

So I went to Atlanta last week for a course I had to take for work. I love travelling. But these americans are crazy!

So I get to the Hotel in Atlanta after some hours in the planes and on airports. The Charlotte Airport is a really nice airport. And they actually provide free Internet access for all the travelers, which makes it easy to wait for a connecting flight.

Anyways, I arrive at my hotel in Atlanta, sun is shining like no tomorrow, at least 30 degrees outside. The hotel is really nice but it is obvious they need some updating. But I do get a nice upgrade! Woot woot, here it goes, me staying at a hotel pretty much for the first time on business and I do get my first free upgrade to a junior suite. Not sure what to do with all the space but I am not complaining. Got a nice big dinning table, little kitchenette with a little sink and stuff, a fridge (very important) and microwave. Only one other guy form the course and me got an upgrade out of all 20 of us. Pretty awesome!

The coach of the class is awesome. I could not have asked for any better coach. His name: Michael Jackson! Nope, not joking Michael Jackson aka MJ! MJ is about 6,11" and super skinny. He knows what he is talking about and he is awesome in bringing over the facts. So I find myself in a positive situation of productive information overflow! Not sure if my brain can soak all that up and implement it now that I am back in Kingston.

Nevertheless, the week flys by in Atlanta and by Wednesday I feel super exhausted. Everyday from 8am to 5pm in a room with all the people, constant information thrown at me, no daylight. After that rush to the room, get changed in something comfy and off to dinner with the group. And all they do at dinner, because we didn't talk about it all day long, is talk about freaking work.

So, I spent 5 days (about 10 - 12hrs) talking about work!

The only highlight and break from all this is Tuesday evening. 2 of the guys and me escape the work talk and go to a hockey game in Atlanta. The Altanta Thrashers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets! Just a pre-season game, but still it is NHL! It was so much fun. We talked about everything but work! And the funniest thing ever, I was wearing short pants because it's hot in Atlanta, but once we got to the Arena I put my hockey jersey on. Yeah, that jersey is so big and long it looked like I was just wearing the jersey and nothing else. The guys were making fun of me, we were cracking on the floor! Awesome times at the hockey game!

On my flight back I again had a connecting flight in Charlotte. My plane from Atlanta started to descend and got ready for touch down when all of a sudden the pilot pulls through and takes off again. Man, a lot of the people on the plane got panicky and started asking what was going on? Like: are we being hijacked??? hahahahahahahaaaaaa Did I mention americans are not the brightest breed? Anyways, the pilot had to do this because they were to close to the plane ahead, so no biggie, just security procedure! The rest of my journey was pretty uneventful.

Getting back to work that sunday I found myself being super busy with catching up with a lot of things. New hires, guest issues, etc.....

But I am still loving my life here in Canada and I would not want to switch or change it. Not for anything in the world! I am a happy camper!

Last monday on your trial date, Alysa and your mom kept me pretty much updated all day long. Which is super nice of them to do. Not sure when exactly Alysa left for Europe but I know she will have an awesome time! I hooked her up with all the infos I could get for Munich. I have some good friends that live there. So I was able to get some insider infos. And for Cologne I was able to go through ,y memory. Cologne, the city I grew up in. I could guide you through it blind. Beautiful city! Lot's to see there. Something you would probably love is the Chocolate Museum in Cologne. Yuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyy! So I made her a map of Cologne and marked all the places to go for shopping, sightseeing, party, etc...

She is going to have the time of her life!

And while Alysa travels and explores Europe I try to keep in touch with your mom for any news. Just texted with her today a few times. Making sure it was okay that I would come and see you while Alysa is gone and stuff. She seems pretty exhausted with all the stuff going on and all the delays. I can see it being hard on your mom. I mean you are her son and what mom would not be devastated seeing that being done to her son??? I would be furious, if I would have to be in her shoes. Man, nobody wants to mess with my "kids"! If I should ever get lucky and have some! lol But if, well you better not mess with them! Anyways, I feel with your mom, and therefore also for her sake I hope it will be all over and done with in November!

There is only one tiny problem here with November! Remember I promised you sunshine when you get back to Kingston??? Well, yeah, I am not sure if I can keep that for November! I might be able to get you some snow if that is alright? lol

Besides that there is not much new. I am still going to the gym daily and train with Daniele Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays! Oh yeah, we actuallly train at the gym now. archie gave her the okay to go ahead and bring her students in and train them at the gym! Really weird but awesome! Not sure what Mike thinks of this but so far he is very polite to Daniele. Even offered her all his equipment! All this politness makes me throw up! Fake jerk, he is. But his face was priceless when he saw me training with her. Man, I am telling you his jaw drop right down to the ground!

The other day Daniele was practicing hooks with me. She said I had an inside hook, meaning it's more a close punch then a distant punch. Anyways, she said it might be because I am not getting my elbow up and my fist out. Not sure how but we ended up practicing elbows. Well, it figures that I have a vicious right elbow that you would not want to meet in a fight, if I could get it out. Hahahahahahahahaaa, it just snapped out on the pad, bam bam bam! Who did I learn that fro again? Help me remember here, would you please! Oh yeah wait I rememeber: YOU! Woot woot!

Well, enough for today! I know I will be stoping by Saturday but this will reach you after my hopefully this time successful visit! I know I won't have time to tell you all this so I am not worried you would have known about all this before you get the letter.

Pretty late right now I need some beauty sleep!

You stay out of trouble and remember no pleading guilty! I will come and climb the fence to smack you on the forehead if you do so! Stay strong and do not give up!

not much going on in K-town

another normal day in Kingston today! This years summer is just amazing! I wish the day had more hours so I could actually fit everything in the day what I wanna do and what I have to do. You know working the regular 8hrs + sleeping 8hrs (beauty sleep) + go boxing for 3hrs + go sit in the sun and read for another endless time, okay maybe 3hrs. Oh wait that would be already 22hrs. When would I eat and do all the other stuff. Geeeeeez, I am telling you a day is way too short nowadays!
Well, guess I have to prioritize! Hate doing that, I can't decide what I wanna do more. I mean just sitting in the sun won't give me the workout I need but it's soooooo relaxing, but I also wanna work out and keep going to Daniele's classes or to the gym. Meeh, guess the sun has to wait. I have to admit though I am slacking on the treadmill! Haven't been on one in for ages! I swear you could easily beat me on one even for your usual 5 min.! lol
But guess who is staying at the hotel tonight! Yeppers, Mr. Mark Waters himself! He called and asked me for a favor again! Guess he owes me now a few favors! Let's see if he remembers when it's time for that. Anyways, I like keeping him close, you never know what that mifght be good for. Right?
So, not sure if I told you about the plan Daniele and I have! Remember stupid Mike, the new boxing dude at Premier? Well yeah the plan is about him. Daniele wants to get me in shape and then we both wanna go and attend one of his classes. Daniele pretending she never boxed before and so. Mike doesn't know I am training with her right now, he assumes I gave it up all together.
So, when time comes and I have some good basics together we will go to one of his classes and bam bam bammmmmm. I wanna see his jaw drop right down to the hardwood floor. muahahahahahahahahahaa!
What do you think? Sounds hilarious, eh. Would be even better if I could learn some more of your tricks, but I guess I can't have all! Last friday I actually fainted in class. Hahahaha, no worries all good I guess I just had to reboot! After I was back on my feet I felt like reborn! I was only out for about 30 seconds but for me it felt like a whole day of rest! So I just kept going and going, actually was able to land some nice hooks on Daniele.
Well, so much for tonight! Hope as always you are doing alrighty! Only a few more days until your laywer has the appointment with the judge! Let's see what the will bring! My fingers are crossed.

it was all worth it...

after a couple hours at the bar we were able to check in the hotel for the one night. Girls in that room and guys in that room! Just like in the old times during school trips. Just way better! So we girls all dressed up in our tradition Bavarian dresses. You know the Oktoberfest dresses. Geez, did we look amazing! And off we were for my friends bachelorette night! We hopped from bar to bar, started at 7pm all the way until 7am! What a night! In between bars we dipped our sore feet and legs in the Mediterranean sea! Beautiful, just perfect. Once you will be back home I can show you some pics! The next morning wasn't that beautiful though. We had to be check out of the hotel by 10am! Awwwwwwww, I think I took 3 Tyleno 500! We took cabs to the cruise ship. We had to drive to the other side of Mallorca! Who would have thought that a spanish little Island could be that big. But finally we were able to see the harbour and our ship! What a beauty! And even we had to be out the hotel that early we were glad it had to be that way. Because we were with in the firsts who could check in the cruise and get on board. Woot woot! No line ups at check in and nothing! Just perfect! So we drop our luggage with the valet guys and only take the pool stuff with us. You know bathing suites and towels oh yeah and sun blocker for me! While touring the ship we decide first to have lunch and then head to the pool to get some rest. I tell you, food on a cruise is amazing! Only the best food was offered on the buffets. Everyday a different specialty! I am surprised I did not gain any weight. But that is also because we were walking a hell lot and I went to the gym as often as I could. Hahahaha, gym on a cruise ship is fun! Especially when we were on the sea! The ship was hoovering to the right and back to the left, waves smashing against it's body, now imagine while being swung back and forth you run on a treadmill. Just like the best intervall training ever.

Half of our group got sea sick the first day. Not me! I had so much fun, the rougher the sea the more fun I had! The rest is pretty much what I wrote you on the cards from all the stops. It was hard to say good bye to my friend after it was all over. But I know I will see her again within the next 365 days! We promised each other to at least see each other once a year!

But enough from me. How are you doing??? Hope you stayed out of trouble! I got to talk to your mom finally! Geez, it is harder to get a hold of your mom than the freaking pope! lol

Anyways, she said not much new. Same old, same old. And I also met with Alysa when I got back from the trip. She said your laywer had an appointment coming up on August 20th, with the judge assigned to your case to determine what the actuall charges are. Well, let me help them a little here: THERE ARE NO FREAKING CHARGES!!! Geez, it is time that they give in and let you be. The have ruined enough of your life and have waisted enough of your precious time. Damn it, you are not immortal that you would have eternity to catch up on everything! Ohhhh, just thinking about the whole situation makes me angry! I really hope it will all be over soon! Just for the sake of it!

Alysa is going to europe for 3 weeks, she told me. She is going to have soooo much fun! She will be going to Cologne, that is where I am from, well not from Cologne but the area. So I am just seeing what I could recommened her to do! But there is sooooo much to do! But I have an idea what she needs to do for sure! There are the best breweries in Cologne and they actually offer a brewery tour through all Cologne! Beer tasting through Cologne. Awesome! And she needs to walk up the bell tower of the cathedrale in Cologne, the view is just amazing! It's not as high as the CN Tower but still the view is stunning. Cologne is beautiful!

Oh and Alysa said she found a new apartment. From one tiny room to a one bedroom apartment! Woot woot! She will love it!

I am still going to the gym to work out but I do not attend boxing classes anymore. After all the dilema Marc Waters finally let me out my boxing contract. But no worries, do you remember Daniele from your classes. She is the woman that boxed professionally for a while but had to stop because of her knees. Short blond hair, glasses...... Got it? Well, I stay in touch with her since and she actually started her own little boxing school. It's just boxing, because she doesn't know any other MMA but at least it is professional and good. So for now I am with her 3 times a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, all the other days I go to the gym and just do my own thing. I sometimes watch stupid Mike teaching (if it is that what you call it) his class, but he never exceeds the number of 4 students per class.

I haven't seen Joey in forever, wondering if he is still around? He was saying something about moving away. mmmmmmh

I talk to Marc Waters a lot now. He is around at least once a week. Sometimes he stays at my hotel. I usually make sure to mention your existence! So he doesn't forget. I usually do it in comparison to the lousy classes Mike does! Reminding him how many people we had in class when you were teaching and stuff. Lately I am also telling him that I am training with Daniele for now. He asked why not give Mike another chance, I just chuckled at him and said: No thanks!

Besides that, not much going on. I think Morgan and Krista are the only ones remaining in class. Oh wait let me correct that, Krista is the only one! Morgan went back to the Kingston Boxing Club for boxing training. And as far as I know Krista just wants to use up all her PTs and then stop too! So you see it is time for you to come back!

Well, so much for today! I will keep my fingers crossed for you for the 20th! Hopefully it will all be good this time!

I ordered a long summer, so we should still have lots of sunshine in August and September. I am telling you, it is worth it staying out of trouble!

A trip worth it....

I am back form my 2 weeks vacation. And yes I have to admit it was a blast and worth every minute! I hope you got my postcard collection, I am never too sure what they will let go through to you and what not. But I think I did everything right, the postcards were in an envelope and not sentenced with any fragrances and I saved the lipstick mark for the not exsiting cute guys on the boat, lol! So, as you have seen from my cards I have seen quiet a bit of europe in just a few days. My favorite country and city by far was Malta and it was too bad the wedding was in Malta. But I could have not thought of any better place to get married for my friends than Malta. Everything was just perfect. It was all small and beautiful and intimite, just as they wanted it for their special day. Even the wedding planner had tears in her eyes through out the ceremony. No, I did not cry! Even I was close, but I have to say, I was the only one not crying! And out of the 4 bridesmaids I was the best looking one! pahahaahahahahahaa! So all the worries washed aside about their dresses. They acctually looked pretty cheap and the girls were complaining all day long that it was too hot in their dresses or that the dresses were so stretched at noon that they were falling off, bla bla bla... Good canadian quality saved my a** and made me look just amazing, next to the bride. Of course she was the best looking princess of the day!
Anyways, I better start off at the beginning, let me see if I get everything back together. It was a lot in a short time. Well I took a flight from Ottawa to Washington D.C., and have to say it was a pretty good flight,even it was operated by United. Not a big fan of american airlines. In Washington I had a 6 hour lay over. And because I lived in D.C. for a year and a half I knew the airport well. So I went to the main terminal to get some lunch. OMG, decisions, decisions... I am telling you if you only have 6 hours but you have a FIVE GUYS and a CHIPOTLE to choose from, well that is a challenge! After walking back and forth between the two places I decided for FIVE GUYS. Best Burgers and fries EVER! And promised I was coming for CHIPOTLE on my way back home. Oh I loved my Burger, fries and CHERRY COKE! To bad coke doesn't sell any cherry coke in Canada! After the most delicious lunch I went shopping at the airport. Nope, not clothe shopping. I needed a book for my trip. So I went to the american version of Chapters, which was Borders. And lucky me I still had my Borders membership from when I lived in D.C.! So I bought 2 books, got all the discounts I could have asked for and was really happy! I went and started reading one of my newly purchased books, but I was more fascinated by the airplanes landing and taking off. I find it unbelievable that such heavy things build of mostly steal can fly! After a while I made my way to the gate for my flight to Madrid. This time the flight was operated by Air Lingus. Yeppers, an irish airline. And nope we did not stop in Ireland. Weird eh? That's what I thought but the service was really good. Okay I was glad I had a big FIVE GUYS bruger before the flight, because the on board food is not even enough for a baby. Geez, they serve a hand full of food. Are you kidding me, I am trapped here for 8.5 hours and you just provide me with a lousy hand full of food! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr! But I had time in Madrid to grab something for breakfast. You gotta love time zones. I left D.C. in the afternoon and arrived in Spain, Madrid in the morning! Awwwwwww! But I can not recommend to fly over any spanish airports. Damn what a nightmare. So I get of my flight from D.C. and look for signs for the gate for my connecting flight to Palma de Mallorca. Yeah right, now signs. So I walk to the information booth. Since it is marked "Information" I thought I would get information on where I have to go to catch my connecting flight. Yeah, nope! 6 Ladies are behind the counter, one working her nails, one busy on the computer, 2 chatting and the last two just ignoring me. Well, I walk up to the counter and ask, showing my boarding pass for my connecting flight, where I would have to go. Answer: I DO NOT KNOW! What? Okay, so I ask her if she was working here? YES! Okay, so again where do I have to go? I DO NOT KNOW! OMG, I was fuming. So with good luck I started walking in a random direction and luckily it was the right one! I finally made it to the correct gate. My flight 30 minutes late. At that point I was so looking forward seeing my friend, I didn't care about any delays, I just wanted to get there. Leaving Madrid I left rain and clouds behind me. This was the beginning of 10 days burning sunshine and lots of fun!
I finally arrive at the hotel were my friend was already with the rest of the wedding party! I was the last one to arrive. Well, the best comes last! muahahahaha!
I drop my bags and walk to the patio bar and started drinking with the rest of our group! What a start off my vacation! Our group is amazing, everybody just clicks right away with each other! But I find it hard talking German all the time, so I find shelter with Hilary. She is from Halifax, perfect for an English escape if needed!