my weekend with suzie q & more bus shenanigans

saturday & sunday was girls' weekend.  ben and i drove down saturday after lifting and spent a few hours as the three of us, and then he headed back to nicosia for practice, and i stayed with sue for some quality bonding time relaxing in the sun.

we spent the day by the pool, swimming in the mediterranean, relaxing, and chatting.  it was an amazing day, i think, for both of us.  mumma eaves is under a lot of stress at home with work and typical life challenges. meanwhile, i'm under a lot of stress here with what to wear, what to eat, where to go.... you see why we needed the mental health day... ;)

after the good sun starts to dwindle, we decide to head back up to the room and get ready to head out for dinner.  the plan is to catch a bus into downtown larnaca, (her hotel was about 20 minutes further east), and have a look around the town and find somewhere to eat.


we shower, dress, and are ready to go with plenty of time to get down to the bus stop for an 8 o'clock bus.  we're there with about ten minutes to spare, wait for a bit, and see a bus pass by without even pulling into the bus stop.  OUR bus.  pass.  without stopping.  you can understand why things get a little frustrating around here from time to time!  we wait for the 8:30, and that one doesn't come.  finally, we decide to scrap the original plan and head across the street to check out the local restaurants.


honestly, i'm glad we did.  the place we ate at was absolutely phenominal.  our meal was fantastic.. both of our dishes were about the size of double portions, which we finished off with no problems whatsoever, despite having said there was no way we'd be able to eat it all.  in retrospect, i'm not sure why i said that in the first place, considering the fact that i'm pretty much famous for my ability to eat my body weight in good food.  with dinner, we enjoyed an amazing bottle of local red wine (the wineries on the island, i'm finding, are outstanding), and finished up with coffee brandys.  it was an incredible night, really.  we sat down to eat around 9, checked a clock somewhere around 10:15, and the next thing we knew, it was going on midnight!  talk about a lot of chatting!


we head back to the hotel, change, and are asleep probably in under fifteen minutes.  guess that's what happens when you have a hard-working day!  try not to hate me too much ;)


sunday, ben comes back down pretty early since they don't have lifting in the morning.  we enjoy a bit of chatting, but mostly just the sun, have lunch, and before you know it it's time to head back to nicosia.  mister benjamin's first game is the next day, so sue will catch a bus up (hopefully) like she did last time, and we will all head over to see it pan out!


xox k