A Tale of Two Cheeseheads Part Deux

Day 3 Brought a leisurely day to sleep in a little bit. We had time to wake up to our own internal clocks (well, perhaps all of us except Kim...sorry honey...High Tea generally isn't served late in the day...lol). We all got ready and were in very high and happy spirits as we were off on yet another adventure!
Resa & Dev have both done the Reynolds Tea Room before and enjoy it very much, but the whole "proper" tea with your own tea pot, little finger sandwiches, scones, tiny tea cakes and shepards pies, etc was something new to both Kim and myself, so we had something new to look forward to. And I have to say we both really enjoyed it. It was very fancy, but not so much that you couldn't dress in a moderately casual manner. Both Resa & Kim had on long skirts, I had some black capri pants with a ruffly matching top. Dev opted for dress slacks instead of a skirt (ya had to know he would...snickers). But it wasn't like you felt like you were underdressed or overdressed at all. But it was very, well, quaint for lack of a better word, and very civilized. I opted for a simple tea as I am not as adventurous, I had Cupids Arrow which was a blend of Cherry, almond, and vanilla (yep, thought it would taste like Jergens hand lotion....but it didn't, it was quite tasty). Kim was more adventurous and had some Hawaiian type tea I can't quite remember the name of it so it shall be referred to as "KumonIwannaleiyou" tea! Dev had a nice Green breakfast tea (if I remember correctly?) and Resa had another 27 letter concoction that had a Japanese name like "KyotoYokoOnoJohnLennon&MichaelJacksonareBOTHDEAD" and she liked it so much that when Resa slipped off to the ladies room Dev tried to purchase some to take home without Resa knowing it. But that Resa is just too quick! We tried, honest we did! We were trying to slip stuff behind our backs, and Kim has a HUGE purse/bag that would have worked find if Resa was not so quick at the whole going potty thing! But, she's a fast Whizzer, so no surprise for her!
Annapolis was full of "Plateheads" as they are called. Young, babies who are willing to fight for this beautiful country. Resa told us that it use to be a tradition that if a "Platehead" took his hat off and put it on your head you were obligated to give him a kiss. I said "what if I go up to one and take his hat off of him and put it on myself? Does that mean he has to give me a kiss?" They both had to laugh at that, but you know, once I got a look at the age of these wee ones, I decided it would be too much like kissing my son, so I opted for whining that I wanted a hat like that!!! I actually would have been too leery of swiping the hat off my nephew who actually is a "platehead" from behind and have him turn around and then WOW...who would have been more shocked? But, we never saw him, and I behaved. All those white clothes to wash though!!! Glad I'm not the one who has to do that!!!!!! Ring around the collar indeed!!!

The harbor cruise was awesome! Kim had never been on any type of boat before, so it was yet another treat to watch her, (she's actually always been a little fearful of water due to a near drowning incident when she was a kid) so it was something she overcame to actually get on the boat and not be afraid. She really seemed to enjoy herself and snapped many, many pictures. Personally, this was a point in the trip where they could have just continued on and on and on, as I was soooooo relaxed, and really just enjoying the scenery, the ocean breeze, etc, and it was over all too soon. But, a longer ride will be in the plans for next time I'm sure, and I am thinking that I may be a "cruise person" after all. It's all just so calming and restful knowing that you have nowhere to go, and that someone else is driving the boat....ahhhhhhhhh.

After the harbor cruise, which I do have to say Resa would be a much better tour guide for than the prerecorded version they offer (she had many more things of interest that she offered us) we headed to main street to the shops. While there were many things to look at and enjoy, Mother Nature decided that we were just too dry. So she rained on us....and rained, and rained, and rained. And then she rained some more! I really love walking in the rain, so it didn't bother me in the least, however it can be a bit treacherous if one is not wearing the right kind of shoes. We did our shopping, got a few required souveniers, and then opted for a driving tour. We saw some pretty interesting (and old) buildings, and the funniest part I have to say was that Resa was driving along (I mean, makes sense her being behind the wheel and all) and Kim would want to take a picture. There were never any red lights when you wanted them! So Resa was a very good sport about going around again....except the lights never really did cooperate that much.

We headed back and had a nice meal, with a youngster who thought he'd increase his tip by calling me "sweetheart", "honey", "darling", etc, etc, and I just didn't have the heart to tell him that I had underwear that was older than him! When we entered the place looking like a pack of drown rats, Kim immediately headed for the ladies room to towel off. I asked him for a stack of napkins to dry ourselves with. He looked at us and said "oh, yeah, I suppose you got a little wet from the rain". I just had to say it....I wouldn't have been able to stop my mouth anymore than I could have stopped the rain from falling. I said "No, we often go out looking like this!". Youngsters....!!!
Well, you would think by then we'd have been warmed up, but this overheated perimenopausal female was shivering!!!!!!! I have never been so happy to get into dry clothes and warm up before! But what a great day filled with fun.

We spent several hours then just talking, which is always so much fun, and that was when I very ceremoniously, well, "marked my territory". Dev is a master at tongue twisters, and he just happened to be saying one to Kim as I was swilling my coke! Bad move on my part!!!!!!!!! NOTE TO SELF....SWALLOW BEFORE DEV TALKS!!!!!!!!!!
Coke out my nose & mouth! I thought Resa and Kim were going to literally wet themselves from laughter! They were both crying from laughing so hard, and it was one of those once in a lifetime moments. Can we reenact it??? Well, next time we get together, and there WILL be a next time, I'll let ya know! I can tell you that Coke does NOT lose it's fizz when it comes out the nose though! Thank heavens I was in a leather chair!

The next day......*sighs* Time to get packing and knowing we had to go home! BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO HOME, WE JUST GO HERE, AND WE LIKE IT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! *BIGGER SIGHS* That would be the sucky part of vacations, especially when they are so perfect and they are with such wonderful friends. You don't have enough time...it's just going too quickly, and before you know it...there you are at the airport...hugging and wishing you could turn back the clock to when you just arrived and do it all over again! Our trip home was uneventful other than having more annoying people on the plane (ya can't avoid that no matter where you go) and it all went really fast. It was good to sleep in our own beds, but Dang, we miss our friends and just wish the time would have gone a little bit slower so we could have savored it more.

Resa, Dev, you both made this such an awesome vacation for both Kim and I. There are simply not words to thank you for your hospitality and we can't wait to do it again. I don't know that we can provide as much diversity here if/when you would come to visit us...but we DO have cheese :)

Love ya both! Thanks for such an incredible vacation!