My final Night in DC was celebrated with cocktails on Mark's rooftop patio and of course special accessories were supplied for the big event!
The sisters of the Ya Ya Sisterhood had to make the night extra important by offering up their own glitter to the event!
Goodbye DC and I look forward to my next visit!!
Happy final farewell to DC and Happy return to Saba day.....
Before I left Saba I was given a "to do" list for things I need to pick up stateside to take back to Saba. I've procrastinated long enough and though I have gotten many of the items earlier, today was crunch day to get the rest.
You'll notice there are still some line items which HAVE NOT been scratched off yet but we were getting so close to Happy Hour I got distracted.
Now I do not "DO" lists. But that's probably why I never get anything done!
The team that took over our business here have been fantastic in handling our clients with superior service and expert skills. They currently have a property listed for us and another one about to come on the market. That said they asked me to join them to meet with both of them for a little "touchy feely" just so the property owners know we're still in the loop and have their best interest in mind.
So this week end I got to put on my dusty old real estate hat and "go to work".
It feels a little foreign to me but just like riding a bicycle, it comes right back in no time at all.
Hopefully the market will start to rebound a bit and get them sold so we can make a few dollars!
The only unfortunate thing about this is I had to cancel out on the WVA week end away. Total bummer but Papa needs a new pair of shoes so the Cash Cow had to take priority over the Party Cow.
Happy "Realtor" Saturday from DC.
When I was a little boy I was told that I should eat lots and lots of carrots because they are good for the eyes. Needless to say I haven't kept up with my beta carotene intake! I simply refuse to accept the fact that my eyes need some assistance now due to AGE.....
My friend, Matt is an eye doctor and was able to get me in quickly and expidite the glasses too. And they were 2 for 1. Thank goodness my girl friend Lola needed a new pair as well.
Happy cold and rainy Friday from DC.....
I've got a handful of "work related" errands to do today which will take up most of my day. Being Metro bound and without wheels it takes a bit longer than normal to get things accomplished!
Tomorrow, though it will be off to West Virginia for the boys week end at Steve and Troy's farm. Ahhh, 40 some odd gay men running around the hills and mountains, frolicking in the river and bon fires at night.
This is Steve's next door neighbor ( :) ). He's (they) quite talented with the banjo. Thank goodness he (they) hasn't ever seen Deliverance, the Movie. We don't want him (them) to get any weird ideas this week end.
Of course it's been raining like crazy over the last couple of days and according to Troy and Steve the bridge over the river may be flooded out going into the farm!
Rain, mud, flooding rivers, wet sleeping bags; It's sound just perfect.....
Happy Thursday from DC (soon to be WVA- "Where the Mountaineers are Free" and in this case, this week end, free balling)
The primary purpose of my trip home to DC was to surprise my Mom for her 70th birthday. My sister, Molly hosted the party on Saturday night and there were scores of people to celebrate her day, great food, live music and most importantly the whole family together. We figured it out that the last time all five kids were together was at Molly's wedding in June of '01. Eight years between, simply NOT acceptible!
Off to get some more "chores" done here in DC.
I spent a few minutes this morning enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee on Mark's roof terrace listening to the sounds of the city; honking horns, buses, trash trucks, sirens, planes roaring overhead and the occassional police helicopter zipping by.
Happy Tuesday from DC!
It's all been hush hush about my trip to DC to surprise my Mom for her 70th birthday party... until now!
I left Saba on Thursday morning and from the time I arrived at the airport the fun has not stopped! We get down to the runway on Saba only to see lots and lots of people around, just standing and waiting. Now this is somewhat uncommon since only one flight comes in and out at a time and the plane only holds 20 or so passengers. My flight was due to leave at 9:50am. I then find out that the 7am flight has not even taken off and the airline was trying to "fix the broken down plane". That doesn't bode well for anyone's confidence.
Our flight does finally get off the ground and make it to St. Maarten around lunch time which was plenty of time for the connection to Miami on American Airlines. It's NOT until we are on the plane and taxi-ing down the runway does the announcement come on saying we need to land in Puerto Rico for refueling but they'll "do their best" to make up time in the air so everyone could make their connections..... Bull Shit!
We did arrive in Miami around 7pm which meant I would have never made it through customs, immigration, baggage claim and back to the connection. The good thing is that I had already planned an overnight there to visit my friend, Karen so all worked out.
Friday morning, I'm back at Miami International airport at 7am to catch the flight up to DC. Not having any coffee yet and a limited amount of sleep I look at my ticket and proceed to gate C11 for my flight. Once I sit down to wait a few minutes I realize there aren't any people around. A few minutes later I look at my ticket only to realize that MY SEAT is 11C, not C11 and my gate departure is D47. Holy Fuck!
Time of revelation - 7:59am Time of boarding at Gate D47 - 8:05am
Now imagine a super pissed off (at myself) middle aged gay man with no caffeine in his system doing the "party trot" through the isles nearly 3/4 of a mile to make it to Gate D47 just as they are closing the doors and sealing off the plane.......
