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We are taking advantage of our last two-ish months here - and a visit from my youngest sister! - to check out a "tree house hotel" on the Atlantic coast near Limon.  Even though rainy season has started here in San Jose, we're going to keep our fingers crossed and see if we can try some snorkeling tomorrow afternoon in the ocean too.  The last time I was snorkeling was on a trip with my mom to Puerto Rico; it was tons of fun!

We'll be heading out tomorrow for the road trip, San Jose style (read: curvy roads, no road signs, vague directions from everyone you speak with, and an estimated travel time of double what anyone tells you!) and hope to get there by Sunday afternoon. Buen viaje!

Be still my beating heart

No, I'm not talking about the spider again. Although that did almost give me a heart attack. I'm talking about the fact that last night, watching House with B, I discovered that the woman-turned-con-artist starring in the show was actually none other than Megan Follows. (Can you spot her in this trailer for the episode?)


Warning: I'm about to gush here.  You may want to stop reading this if you've never watched Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, or Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. (Yes, they could've been a bit more creative with the names, but these movies practically defined my childhood!).

Courtesy: DePagina.es

So, happy Monday for me when I got to see Megan Follows back on screen and then, poking around on the Internet, discovered that she's also been a spokesperson for World Vision in Canada. Heart stop. Twice. Love her! Kindred spirits unite!

Bangkok breaks and banana spiders

After 24 hours of traveling, 3 different planes, and a nearly 13-hour time difference, we made it back home yesterday to find a few "welcome home" presents in our house, including two dead cockroaches and a GIANT SPIDER.


It.was.disgusting. 


And when I mean disgusting, I mean I heard a sound come out of my husband's mouth when he discovered it waiting for us in the bathroom that I never heard before.  Triple ick. Brian said he could "hear the spider walking around in the bathroom." We think it was a brown banana spider or a wolf spider. Arachnophobia anyone?





"Eight legs. Two fangs. And an attitude." - Arachnophobia


My husband, the hero of the day, killed it with a combination of Windex (my idea) and a flip-flop (his idea).  Needless to say, if he wasn't around to kill it, I would have moved out of our apartment permanently!  We'll return to your regularly scheduled blog updates soon, but in the meantime, here's a glimpse of what we discovered yesterday when we came home.  (Captions courtesy of my witty husband).

Nothing to see here, right? Just our bathroom floor. But look closer...

... closer still...

It was probably the biggest spider I've ever seen in person. And it was terrifying.

  

BOOM. In this picture, it's contemplating the many ways it could kill me.

May 5, 2007

May 5, 2007. May 5, 2011. Happy Thai-iversary, husband! (For a stroll down memory lane, check out our wedding photos here).