This last week was pretty uneventful. I have been down with a bug, again.. I caught whatever was going around and I think I ended up with a sinus infection over the weekend. I am feeling much better today, but still recovering. I was hoping to write about the Errol Flynn Gala that was this weekend, but I was too sick to attend, so I wont.
The weather here in Portland has been dark, rainy and at times cold! Hmm... Sounds like Portland OR in the winter? With Tropical Storm Tomas (which wasn't too bad, to those who were wondering) there was some pretty cold weather. There was a couple of days last week that I lived in a sweater and wool socks. It has been almost two weeks of rain. With the rain brings the usual things like sickness and the blues. I guess you cant get away from that even in the tropics!!!
Today I went into the office and on the way home I stopped to pick up some groceries. Once I was checked out and picked up my shoulder bag from the bag check-it started POURING!!! I stood in the door way with about 10 Jamaicans waiting for the rain to let up. I did have a umbrella, but I would have gotten my groceries wet on the walk to the taxi stand, and literally in just a few minutes of downpour the parking lot and street was partially flooded. Its amazing how rain slows everything down. I waited about 10 minutes, and then went for it. It was still raining and I (shoulder bag, two grocery bags and a umbrella) was leaping over "river ditches" to find paths to walk down the street. Most people huddled under covered areas of shops. I finally made it to the taxi stand and luckily didn't have to wait to get inside a cab, front seat (luxury!) and I didn't have to wait too long or even fill up before the guy drove me home. I was very thankful for him, he could have made me wait a half hour for the taxi to fill up before he drove me home. Much different than back home.. Being disappointed that its raining, run with the cart to my car, press the trunk pop button on my Jetta, put the groceries in, and hop in the car, and turn on the defrost to defog the windows and off home!!
I am excited about going home for Christmas in just about a month!!!! I cant wait to be back and see family and friends and mountains and trees and snow and good beer and good food!! Did I mention I am excited?
I will post some more pictures when the sun finally decides to come out.. Goodnight from Jamaica!
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