Last Weekend

Last weekend did not go as planned. 

First of all Liz was supposed to be in town visiting from Australia but she had to cut her U.S. trip short and flew back before the beach trip. Also Hayley was supposed to be here too so we could truly recreate the girls weekend vibe of 2015. But she, too, wasn't able to come. We were dropping like flies! 

I drove up on Friday morning. I couldn't get a hold of my mom or my aunt and didn't have the address to the beach house. Thankfully Hayley came through from 1,000 miles away and I was able to find it. My aunt and I talked a bit and she gave me my very own pink pussy hat that she had her friend make for Hayley and I. It's a tad too warm right now but I am going to rock that sucker later this year. Maybe Hayley and I can wear them together when I visit her this fall. 

My mom finally showed up and we all ate a little lunch before venturing out. This house is about 2 blocks from the beach BUT there is no longer beach access nearby due to them repairing the roads from last year's hurricane fiasco. You have to walk really far (or drive) in either direction and in the heat of the day we were all just like "fuck it". It was miserably hot that day and not a damn cloud in the sky so we decided to go for a drive in the wonderful air conditioned vehicle. We did a giant loop around Bulow Creek State Park down to Ormond and then back up through a very ritzy neighborhood. There was one house in particular that we all had pretty violent reactions to upon seeing it. Not only did we stop but we drove a circle in the driveway because why not. Also it's up for sale so it doesn't really matter. 

For photos of this hideous residence click here. 

Told YOU. Hideous. 

We got back to the house and hung out for a bit before I headed back to Orlando. Originally i was going to spend the night and what not but since everything changed I wanted to be a part of Pat's birthday dinner so home I went. 

Here are just a few excerpts from my text conversation with Hayley during the day:

Me: Your mom just pulled out in front of traffic and my mom screamed. 

Hayley: LOLL

(This is only funny if you know who these people are and what they are like.)

Me: Your mom sped up and said "I'm going from Katherine to Joe!" LOL

Hayley: Lolll omg

Me: My mom said "Is that Tampon Drive? Oh no, it's Tarpon."

Hayley: Rotfl I'm crying 

There was a package waiting for me when I got home. It was my super cool LED Light Box. Of course I was super pumped to come up with my own little message. I thought it would be fun to write a message to Pat from the cats (mostly Cheeto). It took about 40 photos to get just one decent shot of Cheeto next to it. 

We took Pat to Cheddars to celebrate his 32nd year, per his request. It was busy as hell but surprisingly we got right in and started chomping down on that spinach dip. Our waitress was super nice and on it but she left midway through our meal which is when things kind of turned to shit. I didn't get my croissant or salad until the end of the meal which was annoying but whatever. The three of us still had a great time because that's how we do. 

On the way back to our house I'm driving on the road in between the Super Target and car dealership when the car in front of me swerves. I immediately see a white kitten run to the side of the road into the woods. I whip the car around and Dustin jumps out to try and get him. It was pretty dark at this point so the little guy was hard to see until eventually he just ran back into the brush out of sight. I was incredibly bummed. Let's not even discuss us getting another cat (although we probably would have kept him) but about the fact I don't want a little baby kitten getting hit by a car or starving. It ate at me that whole night. 

The next day Dustin and I went to see Spider-Man: Homecoming bright and early. I loved that movie so hard. It's by far my favorite Spider-Man ever and that's saying something since they make about 3 a year. But seriously I loved Tom Holland better than Toby or Andrew. He's actually the right age and just completely charismatic and if you don't leave the theater with a little crush on him then I don't even know if we can be friends. He was one of my favorite parts of Civil War so I'm glad he delivered in his own movie. Also, I loved Robert Downey Jr.'s mentor role in the film. I'm so over Iron Man but in this movie it was just enough. Also this movie is hilarious. Truly funny and almost comes across as more classic teen movie than superhero movie which probably pisses some people off. Not me! I'm pumped to see where they take this Spidey. 

After the movie we grabbed lunch in Sanford and ran a few errands. Before heading home we parked my car and walked to the area we saw the kitten the previous night. We brought canned cat food, a towel, a box - the works. We wanted so badly to help this little guy. We walked up and down the area for a good 20 minutes before it started to rain. I had to give it one more shot before totally calling it quits. I'm still bummed but I feel like there's nothing more I can do at this point. It's a really hard thing to accept.