Yes, it is official. I made an application and it was accepted. You can read more about it at www.heartless-bitches.com. LOL
We are finally getting some serious rain! We had a mini-drought for one whole week, during which temperatures climbed to more than 45C (115F) with the humidity. Everyone started getting cranky and sleeping at night was downright uncomfortable. The skies broke on Friday afternoon around 4PM at which time I left work and waded two blocks in ankle deep water. It rained so hard, I decided to take the bus four blocks instead of walking. I got soaked anyway but what a relief! Big rain again on Saturday night, with thunder and lightening. Cloudy and rainy yesterday and today. It's actually a nice change to have cloud cover instead of the same old boring, blue, sunny skies day after day and I never thought I would say that! :)
Most of the restaurants are closed for September and into October. There are only two places open on Basilio Badillo -- Fajita Republic and Panchos Tacos. I had dinner at the former on Saturday night, during the rain storm and while edible, it certainly did not impress me much. In fact, I've never understood why this restaurant does the business it does. The food is mediocre and the prices are pretty high. Three of us paid $250 pesos each for a dinner without any booze. We each had a small salty steak, five shrimp, a limp caesar salad and fries. The fries weren't bad. :( In comparison, I had dinner at Casa Naranjo last night with two girlfriends and we paid $230 pesos each for a fabulous dinner with great wine, yummy appetizers and delicious entrees. So sorry Linda, but next time I get to pick the place for dinner! LOL
Things are starting to gear up at work for the high season. A group of new recruits are being trained in anticipation of a very busy winter. The cruise ships are starting to return; in fact, there will be five in port this week alone! So far, no merchandise has arrived but it is out there, somewhere, and once it starts rolling in, it won't stop until Easter! I'm as ready as I'll ever be but I know this year is going to be incredibly busy. *sigh* There is already a list a mile long of suppliers from which we've re-ordered and my boss is still overseas (mainland China right now) buying all kinds of goodies for the store. So far she's been to London, Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Barcelona, Hong Kong and points in between. So if you've never been into the store before, come this year! The variety of merchandise will be extraordinary.
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