The Poor Man's Vacation
Derek and I are currently, well once I start my big girl job, in the pursuit of the American dream-home ownership. Unfortunately there are drawbacks to this pursuit-- like a complete and total lack of mola and/or the unwillingness to spend it because you want a house slightly more than you want fun. However, Derek and I will not be suffering this summer. In fact, we get to go on a bit of a vacation and I'm getting paid for it. From yesterday to next Saturday morning, I am puppy sitting for a family in Stoneybrook that is on a cruise. Because their dogs are still puppies and require lots of attention, Derek and I have been invited to stay over their house, and we were given free range to everything...yes EVERYTHING. They even told us to feel free to empty out their extensive liquor cabinet. Its a pretty sweet deal. They have a flat screen HD TV and all the HD programming (although they have satellite...yuck), a pool and plenty of toys (as demonstrated by my lovely assistant above), a hot tub, a huge deck, and overall a huge house. This is the ultimate poor man's vacation. All the luxuries I could want and all I have to do is walk and feed the dogs, and feed the fish (its a sweet salt water tank too). Too bad part of the poor man's vacation involves not taking off work and only enjoying your fancy "hotel" in the mornings, on your lunch break, and in the evenings, but at least we have a full weekend here. So I'm off. I have a fruity cocktail and a cool pool awaiting me!
Derek and I are currently, well once I start my big girl job, in the pursuit of the American dream-home ownership. Unfortunately there are drawbacks to this pursuit-- like a complete and total lack of mola and/or the unwillingness to spend it because you want a house slightly more than you want fun. However, Derek and I will not be suffering this summer. In fact, we get to go on a bit of a vacation and I'm getting paid for it. From yesterday to next Saturday morning, I am puppy sitting for a family in Stoneybrook that is on a cruise. Because their dogs are still puppies and require lots of attention, Derek and I have been invited to stay over their house, and we were given free range to everything...yes EVERYTHING. They even told us to feel free to empty out their extensive liquor cabinet. Its a pretty sweet deal. They have a flat screen HD TV and all the HD programming (although they have satellite...yuck), a pool and plenty of toys (as demonstrated by my lovely assistant above), a hot tub, a huge deck, and overall a huge house. This is the ultimate poor man's vacation. All the luxuries I could want and all I have to do is walk and feed the dogs, and feed the fish (its a sweet salt water tank too). Too bad part of the poor man's vacation involves not taking off work and only enjoying your fancy "hotel" in the mornings, on your lunch break, and in the evenings, but at least we have a full weekend here. So I'm off. I have a fruity cocktail and a cool pool awaiting me!
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