flying high!!!!
28 November 2009 | on way to cali baby!!!!
Captn Lawnboy
Okay folks! Here we go again! I'm at 30k in the air it's 0942 and the first bloody mary is on the way. I have to struggle to order something with fermented potatoes in it, but combined with my hot asparagus breakfast thing I can smell it seems fitting - just doing my part in supporting a first class flight attendant "Holly" who's elderly mother is sitting next to me .we are going to drink, eat and be merry together J Already I've been warned by her daughter that she's married and a big flirt Hmmmmm ! Charlotte (mom) is well traveled and nicely dressed in a high end suit with randy glasses and nice shoes remember, always comment on the shoes! She thinks my netbook computer and my blackberry is over the top cool .as she texts with one hand on her antique flip phone a message home that will send when we land. Charlotte is 84!
I cannot tell you the feelings and emotions pumping through every vein of my body- It's really happening! Winds are blowing 20-25 for a perfect broad reach sail down to Ensenada! Hope they keep up. It's going to be warm and sunny. I will be in shorts shortly. My endless summer is about to begin. It was 38 at home this morning when I woke up at my usual 130am. I've been sleeping and average of 3-4 hours per night for a week now .and yes I am tired! Everything is DONE for work and the shop. Emergency info left with my tenants, water is off, everything cleaned up and put away. Its been a sprint, and this marathon runner is ready for the rewards!
Arch willingly offered a ride to the airport, I willingly ground and welded on his massively kick-butt KEWL sports car he is building. This was thanksgiving morning for a few hours, too fun .albeit I still can't figure why he'd trust me with a MIG gun and sparks on a $40,0000.00 project! (It's a Cobra replica, built frame up) Thanks for your faith there buddy! oh, pause - MMMMMMM! Fresh bloody, real glass, ice, sour potatoes YUMMY! "Clinck" Charlotte winks at me .oh dear lord, what have I started here? J
It will take a while for this whole dynamic to sink in, but I promise you to write about every bit of it! You must understand my frame of mind. Since 16 years old, I've never had 2 months off in a row .EVER!! Only back in the days of school and summer vacation. It feels kinda well, I'll say it WROnG!! But then again, I like being bad and this is just plain silly! Yes, I do feel like I've earned every second of it but bare with me as I morph into the winter sailor, deserved of time off and adventure-Game on!
Ok, you go Charlotte, she's on bloody #2, of course I must follow suit as I am a good listener, "come on honey, I can't drink alone it's not lady like!" I kid you not! She is an ANIMAL! Guess it helps that Holly is her daughter, the drinks are really perfect And quick! Ahhhh, first class, I'm so hooked! Holly is very tall, dark hair pulled up in the back with a hair hootin-annie, crisp pressed bright white blouse and a HUGE rock on her left hand, Mom tells me her hubby is a "very hard worker" and loves her to pieces. Uh, yeah, he's a Microsoft dude of some importance does bilateral co-phase programming with truncated 80 bit encrypted language skills and a minor in abstract art. Ok, I made all that stuff up, she lost me on his title and what he does .sheesh man, is the heat on in here? Oh, wow, I think the potato water is kicking in. DAMN! Charlotte is having ANOTHER ONE!! I can't keep up. Where's Dad when you need him????? Seems weird going down without him to San Diego. Well, this first leg solo will rock! I'm really looking forward to some alone time to re-group and decompress. In case you don't know, Mom & Dad have rented a suite at the Paradise Village Resort for Dec 20-26th where I also have leased a slip in their exclusive marina for guests. I get full access to pool, hot tub, workout room, laundry and showers ahhhh, heaven! We will do touristy stuff and eat well, shop, swim, giggle and laugh together. After a week, Mommy flies home solo (good for you Mom) I've made her a sign to wear around her neck so she doesn't get lost along the way. Then Dad & I Head to Manzanillo and harbor hope our way back to PV for the haul out and mothballs project.
All for now, getting bumpy up here. You ever notice how much the wings of a jet flex in bad weather? Even the jet turbines move around .Mamp Mamp Mamp Mamp Mamp .ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking, please stay seated and leave you seatbelts fastened .we are experiencing some turbulence, Ding (sound of overhead speaker indicating he is done talking .DAMMIT! I just spilled bloody mary mix on my shirt ..Charlotte is out cold - What a gal .Holly is winking at me, "thanks she says you made her day!" As Holly's hair bounces up and down in perfect metronome with her stride, I'm thinking I'll have what Charlotte had .one more for the road.
Yeah, I'm in vacation mode, slow but sure . Oh, P.S thanks to all who have called, texted, emailed, and sent notes with your payments for lawn sprays your prayers and good thoughts are priceless to me, makes me feel appreciated and loved. Alright, I'm hanging up now before I get all mushy and stuff . Lawnboy, out-
p.s.s. Charlotte is now snoring like a logger, Trevor in front of me is laughing his butt off!!