Friday, November 21, 2008
Friends & Family:
This is the final entry of my first ever Blog. I hope you enjoyed
reading it (zzzzz...) as much as I enjoyed contributing to it!!
Our flight home was uneventful. You never realize how much you miss home until you leave it. Bill and I both missed the Starbucks coffee (over there it's SOOO strong, and the milk is like water - in fact the milk we used on our morning cereal comes from a box on a shelf!) We both missed reading the NY Times (not so much the LA Times, natch)...reading it online is just "not the same". On Kathy's desk she had the latest copy of the Palisades Post! Frank was totally on the mark when he said how friendly the Uruguayan people are - very nice and anxious to please. And true to form, whenever people asked where we were from and we replied, "Los Angeles", their eyes opened big and they said "OHHHHHH LA! Wow, California!" Our state continues to amaze.
Bill was happy to get home so I would stop asking him "OK how much is this in U.S. dollars?" I think he routinely inflated the price just to dissuade me from buying anything!! (not difficult with CNN blasting the news of the crashing stock market).
When we arrived at customs in Miami, as we dragged ourselves through the line up to the counter, the custom agent looked at our passport and as he stamped it said "Welcome to Disaster - we are in a recession you know...and it's only getting worse, way worse". Bill says "Oh - what do you think the stock market is going to do today?" It's gotten to the point where Bill is asking ANYONE for their thoughts on the market - hoping (praying!) for an uplifting response!! Alas, not from this guy!
It was a really fun trip, and we are so glad we made it. Many wonderful memories of fun times shared with our good friends Frank & Kathy Baxter, and our many new friends in Uruguay and Argentina. Truly we are blessed. xo Cindy
2 comments:
Have a spectacular time! Can't wait to read the blogging!
SO much fun. We had a great time in Uruguay. GO see the famous artist on the water that was friends with Picasso. He sells really fabulous artwork. YOur friend will know who he is. His house is huge and looks like it is out of Crete. Enjoy the yummy casual restuarants on the beaches as well. I take you Griffy is covered...let us know if you need any help with him or your house being watched! xoxoxo Carrie
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