Monday! Yikes!

Good Morning

Mood: Rested

Music listening to: Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone by Bill Withers

Yikes it's Monday! We are cooking here in the desert of Tucson. We really do need more drain. We got a few drops yesterday and we have many clouds in the sky but they are just there so far.

Well, as promised here is what took place at the Westin La Paloma Resort on our stay-cation. We had a fantastic time..........

20-Jul-11

We left home at around 12:20pm after Rosemary arrived to care for Chris. Rosemary will be taking Chris to Chucky Cheese on 21-Jul-11, he is going to really enjoy that.

We checked into the resort and we noticed something was missing. Yes, we left home without my famous Tuna Dip, so we had to go back down the hill to our house to pick it up. My Tuna Dip is just that good, smile! We returned to the resort and we began to chow down on the dip with Frito's and lots and lots of Jack and Coke. We played computer games for the rest of the evening and the laptop was acting funny but it got it's act together after a few games. We called it a night at 8:30pm. It was thundering and lightening big time but did it drain? Not a drop.

21-Jul-11

We go up at 8:00am and we got a text from Rosemary letting us know that it had rained big time at the house lat night. We started the day off at the swimming pool an the jacuzzi. Elise did about 100 or laps and I took pictures and I finally got into the pool to cool off. The pool area is very nice with several pools We were in the adult only pool area. The kids pool was not too far away and the slide area was very nice.

We got cleaned up and dressed and we went downstairs to breakfast at Azul. Elise had oatmeal with bananas, and raisins. I had a Mediterranean Skillet. It consisted of cheese, eggs, sliced potatoes, tomatoes,and chorizo. I also ordered a side of spicy links sausages that were great. We had plenty of hot coffee to get it all down with.

After breakfast we stopped at the gift shop and we looked around and we bought two tee-shirts, earrings and a bottle of (Ass Kickin Hot Sauce). I haven't tried it yet but rest assured we will. We returned to our room and we watched a little TV and we did crossword puzzles. Of course we consumed a few more Jack's.

We left for dinner at around 5:30pm. We went to "Jasper's" a tapas eatery. The food was excellent and they even had a live jazz band who were very good. We got a bottle of vino from Italy fro $22 dollars and it was great. We choose our tapas and this is what we ordered. Pork Adobado, Red Chile filled with cheese,and meat, Calamari, and a dish with beef, fish and shrimp. It was all good! For dessert we shared a drink made with Bailey's, Kahlua,Vodka and chocolate and cream. It was rich and very good.

We returned to our room and we played more games on the laptop, and we had more Jack's. It was about 10:30pm and we could not see anymore so we called it a night.

22-Jul-11

We were awakened this morning by the room above us. They must have lead feet or something. I got up and I took a shower. Elise was still trying to catch a few more zzzzz's. I finished my shower and Elise asked me if I heard the noise coming from upstairs again but I didn't. Elise said it was the sound of headboard banging and it was really loud and it woke her up. Elise got up and she called the lobby to complain about all of the noise. The desk apologized and they gave us a comp breakfast at the Azul. We also had received a voucher for being Green for declining to have our room cleaned for one day.

We got dressed and we walked along the trails around the resort area. Man was it hot outside, I was soaked in sweat when we returned to our room. We got cleaned up and we when down to the Azul for breakfast that was at no cost to us barely with the comp and voucher. The food was great. Elise got oatmeal again and I got the brandy french toast with a side of bacon.

We returned to our room and we prepared to checkout. We enjoyed our stay at the La Paloma and we may return in the near future. We then went to the Miniature Museum and that was a treat. We went on the airbase to get gas for the Tacoma and to pay a bill. We returned home and we unpacked and then we left to see Harry Potter in 3D. It OK but it was not as good as the previous ones. As a matter of fact I fell asleep watching it. Go figure!

After the movie was over we went to a place called "BJ's" . Elise ordered a gluten free beer and a gluten free pizza. I ordered a blonde beer and a the pork chops. The food was very good and we both ordered a second beer. After dinner we returned home and we officially called our stay-cation over. Above are a few of the pictures that we took. Enjoy!

Later..............