"He isn't married, so he MUST be GAY!" Not true, Mom...
We heard about a basketball player (Derek Fisher) who has a little girl not even a year old when diagnosed with neuroblastoma (cancer) - so sad! On a totally opposite note, Steph and I were shocked by Mom's lack of logic over breakfast. Mom mentioned that a shy steward wasn't married, and this led her to think about an old male family friend (Colin)... "He's not married, and hasn't been for SO LONG! I think he MUST be GAY!" Dad smacked her lightly while my sister and I exchanged looks. Then my sister tried to turn it around on her: "What about your unmarried female friends like Eva? Are they lesbians?" The indignant answer came back quickly: "NO!" Vivian and Karen were just as shocked as we'd been when we retold this to them later at separate times, too!
Today, we stopped in Astoria (OR) for five hours. It's a small town, and doesn't really have much to recommend it. But the trolley along the Columbia river is a good way to see the city. Downtown is kinda boring, and Steph couldn't get cellphone reception to call / text Jon about tomorrow morning's plans: we were NOT stopping by the numerous coffeehouses to use their wi-fi, for sure! It does have at least one bookstore, but I opted not to stop by. Luckily, the cruise ship tender port wasn't that far away - Steph got a few pictures of water and other boats, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Steadfast, and its gold cannabis leaf to commemorate a drug bust!
We had some dam dollar events today, but Lacey wasn't as generous as before - maybe someone told on her. Steph keeps telling Mom that arguing about the compensation for cancelled events makes her look cheap - she doesn't get it. Redemption was today too, but apparently it was somewhat disappointing because some items were too expensive for us. Each dam dollar is 50 cents in real money, haha. We girls just retired to the library, where they found a 1000-piece puzzle while I continued my book. I was almost done when I had to surrender it since the bookshelves were going down and closed at around 5. Oh well, maybe I'll finish it later on - that Left Behind series IS a reasonably popular one, so I hope it shouldn't be TOO much of a problem finding it at Chapters! They didn't finish the puzzle before dinner, so Viv left a note on a napkin saying NOT to clean it up as they'd be back later to do so and then clean up... good plan, especially with a smiley face!
We plotted about including the assistant dining steward (H) in a picture, but not the main guy since he's not as good. Speculated if "Please take a photo of our table and your assistant!" would be too un-subtle, haha. The main guy (Y) just plunks some dressing on your salad instead of drizzling it, and doesn't give us a warning when he's about to put a plate down. Eventually, we got the photo - and pictures of our 12 desserts and 14 dinner items for eight people! Yes, we ate like pigs tonight at dinner since it was the last night - "that Chinese table must be crazy!" (Uncle Wayne gets MVP status - two appetizers, two entrees, and two desserts!) We'll do anything for chilled soups and stuff we don't normally get like mahi mahi... plus chocolate crème brulée! Joked about a celery and water diet for the next week, but that won't work since Steph's meeting co-workers for lunch tomorrow and I'll probably have Pho after meeting Eric tomorrow at the usual place - DARN IT, HAHA. Tonight's show was the hits of TV and music with the singers and dancers: so good! ("Lacey, Ashley, Ashley...")
We told Mom that she flirted with the liquor store guy, but she denied it. She doesn't even know it, but her smiles and charm say it all... afterwards, we went back to the library. I went around to look at the shops one last time (as well as take in the smoky casino) - I decided not to spend any more money, even if I hadn't overspent at all. Maybe $100 US was way too much for this trip! The girls finished the puzzle (with Auntie Susan's help), while I wrote some postcards and read an Ann Rule book. Hey, I think I've finally memorized Corey's address too - sweet! All I can say is that certain people had better be around tomorrow, haha. (Steph MUST get a Mother's Day card before Sunday, and sign the early July birthday cards sometime in June before Phil and Grace's wedding!) I have four blank postcards, so I'm not sure who I'll give them to - I was originally thinking of the teens, but I dunno. At least I got a bunch of stuff as souvenirs: T-shirt, mug, tile, itineraries, cinnamon tea, and other miscellaneous stuff.
Today, we stopped in Astoria (OR) for five hours. It's a small town, and doesn't really have much to recommend it. But the trolley along the Columbia river is a good way to see the city. Downtown is kinda boring, and Steph couldn't get cellphone reception to call / text Jon about tomorrow morning's plans: we were NOT stopping by the numerous coffeehouses to use their wi-fi, for sure! It does have at least one bookstore, but I opted not to stop by. Luckily, the cruise ship tender port wasn't that far away - Steph got a few pictures of water and other boats, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Steadfast, and its gold cannabis leaf to commemorate a drug bust!
We had some dam dollar events today, but Lacey wasn't as generous as before - maybe someone told on her. Steph keeps telling Mom that arguing about the compensation for cancelled events makes her look cheap - she doesn't get it. Redemption was today too, but apparently it was somewhat disappointing because some items were too expensive for us. Each dam dollar is 50 cents in real money, haha. We girls just retired to the library, where they found a 1000-piece puzzle while I continued my book. I was almost done when I had to surrender it since the bookshelves were going down and closed at around 5. Oh well, maybe I'll finish it later on - that Left Behind series IS a reasonably popular one, so I hope it shouldn't be TOO much of a problem finding it at Chapters! They didn't finish the puzzle before dinner, so Viv left a note on a napkin saying NOT to clean it up as they'd be back later to do so and then clean up... good plan, especially with a smiley face!
We plotted about including the assistant dining steward (H) in a picture, but not the main guy since he's not as good. Speculated if "Please take a photo of our table and your assistant!" would be too un-subtle, haha. The main guy (Y) just plunks some dressing on your salad instead of drizzling it, and doesn't give us a warning when he's about to put a plate down. Eventually, we got the photo - and pictures of our 12 desserts and 14 dinner items for eight people! Yes, we ate like pigs tonight at dinner since it was the last night - "that Chinese table must be crazy!" (Uncle Wayne gets MVP status - two appetizers, two entrees, and two desserts!) We'll do anything for chilled soups and stuff we don't normally get like mahi mahi... plus chocolate crème brulée! Joked about a celery and water diet for the next week, but that won't work since Steph's meeting co-workers for lunch tomorrow and I'll probably have Pho after meeting Eric tomorrow at the usual place - DARN IT, HAHA. Tonight's show was the hits of TV and music with the singers and dancers: so good! ("Lacey, Ashley, Ashley...")
We told Mom that she flirted with the liquor store guy, but she denied it. She doesn't even know it, but her smiles and charm say it all... afterwards, we went back to the library. I went around to look at the shops one last time (as well as take in the smoky casino) - I decided not to spend any more money, even if I hadn't overspent at all. Maybe $100 US was way too much for this trip! The girls finished the puzzle (with Auntie Susan's help), while I wrote some postcards and read an Ann Rule book. Hey, I think I've finally memorized Corey's address too - sweet! All I can say is that certain people had better be around tomorrow, haha. (Steph MUST get a Mother's Day card before Sunday, and sign the early July birthday cards sometime in June before Phil and Grace's wedding!) I have four blank postcards, so I'm not sure who I'll give them to - I was originally thinking of the teens, but I dunno. At least I got a bunch of stuff as souvenirs: T-shirt, mug, tile, itineraries, cinnamon tea, and other miscellaneous stuff.
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