Vacation Blues

As you know I haven't written in a while. The big holiday weekend snuck up on me. Michael and I went to Newport Beach, California for the weekend. I wish I could say it was for pleasure, but I can't. We had some friends from the Air Force that were tying the knot.

As usual our travel plans got all f***ed up. We missed our first flight to Santa Ana due to no available parking at Sky Harbor Airport. Here in Phoenix, the third ring of hell, they under estimated the amount of people fleeing the heat over the weekend. We were booked on a flight only three hours later.

When we arrived Michael called the car rental place to arrange for the shuttle. They assured us they were on their way. Four phone calls, and an hour and a half later we hopped into a cab. It was one of the worse travel experiences in my life so far. What's next?

We arrived at the hotel. I reserved rooms at Days Inn in Santa Ana. I would have been better off at a Motel 6 or Super 8. It was the most disgusting room I had ever seen. Days Inn owners, Be Ashamed!!!
The phone was ripped to of the wall, the sink would not drain, the bathroom flooded because of a crazy shower head, the toilet ran, and there were stains all over. Yuck. I just started laughing at this point.

We went to a BBQ arranged for the out of towners only. It was located 45 miles from the designated city of the wedding. The bride's family was incredibly nice. Seeing the to of our friends so happy to see us kind of made up for the shitty day.

Their wedding was on a yacht at duck on the 4th of July. It was very beautiful. Michael and I has an especially nice time on the boat. They are going to Jamaica on their honeymoon.

I was robbed I tell you. I went on a tri-state tour of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky on my honeymoon. I thought I was lucky to get to go to Cincy.

We got a short visit in with them before we left on Monday. We went to the beach. We both got sunburned. Funny. We have lived in Phoenix 3 years and rarely get sunburned. We were at the beach less then an hour.

Anyway. There is more drama, but I rather not relive it. I need a vacation.