The Loveliest 15-hour Stay-cation Ever

[goodolmike]

Just after work, I got a text from Mark.

Mark: I just booked us a hotel room.
Mike: For when?
Mark: Tonight! AC and a pool.

It has warmed up here in Sunny San Diego. And I haven't had a good night of sleep in days. So, out of sheer spontaneity, Mark booked us a room a few miles from our house.

"Hey Baby, wanna spend the night?"

It was excellent, because it really felt like we were on vacation. After checking in, we headed straight for the pool.

The pool was lovely. I think that was the first time I'd been swimming all summer. If Dave gets the place he's looking at, which has a pool, Mark and I are totally moving in.

A bit later...
To continue our stay-cation, we went to a steakhouse that we had never been to. It added to the illusion that we were out of town.

Hunter Steakhouse was delicious. A four-course Prime Rib dinner for $20. FTW. I took pictures, but they came out way too dark. (I need an iPhone 4.)

After dinner, we soaked in the hot tub a bit and eventually cooled off in our nice, little air-conditioned room.

This morning, I was off to work. Mark got to sleep in a little. Actually, he may still be there (jealous). I told him to go for a morning swim.

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Comments

AWESOME!

[huxbear.livejournal.com]

How great is that, man?!?!? Good for you! I know what it's like to try and sleep when it's too warm and it's...hard to explain, but I keep using the metaphor that it's like someone parked a truck on top of me during the night, then held a rave in said truck...with lots of jumping up and down... :o(

I usually wake up achey and feeling as though I haven't slept worth *crap*... It's one of the reasons why at least a fan has to be on, usually, so that there's some air-movement at least...

Glad you got to swim, eat at a new place and comfortable'ize in that awesome AC... :o) Sweet, sweet AC... Screw the ozone, gimme my COLD AIR!!! ;o)

Re: AWESOME!

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

It was really nice.
That user icon is perfect. You're so good at that!

Re: AWESOME!

[huxbear.livejournal.com]

LOL -- thanks, man! [[blushes]]

[genxcub.livejournal.com]

The M casino (where they did last season's Top Chef) is a couple miles from the house and has an awesome buffet.

Just sayin :)

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

I sense a Vegas weekend in my near-ish future. It's been over a year.
I we go, we should definitely hang out!

[cpratt.livejournal.com]

Bill ain't lying. That food was a real highlight of my last trip to Vegas.

[titoagogo.livejournal.com]

That's love.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Yay. I am very pleased.

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

Did you bring Smokey? LOL...pooor Smokey.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Ha ha. We did not. But we left the fans on and our house gets a good breeze.
I saw Smokie when I was leaving the house, and I was like, "Sorry, baby."

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

Buster sits on the arm of the sofa when we're gone so he can scold us with a MEEEEEEOW when we come through the door.

He's normally very much a lap cat, but not last night!

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

The pic of you at the pool is very, very wonderful. Lookit that smile! Lookit that furry chest! Lookit that...hey! Are you even wearing a swimsuit?

[mamoosh.livejournal.com]

Mark is a genius.

[andybr.livejournal.com]

hubba bubba...shirtless drool