Well, I left for Aruba on July12, 2014. I first went to see Wicked with Darby and Rob. We had a good time. We then went fro supper at Montana's. I had a nice rare steak as I figured I most likely won't have one of those for a while.
At 8 pm or so I said bye to Darby and Rob. Around 835 pm I boarded my plane and we left for Calgary at 910. Arrived in Calgary at 10:03 pm. I had a long wait there and had a pounding headache so had to go and buy some advil. I finally boarded my plane at 12:40 am and headed for Toronto. I tried to sleep but was only able to sleep for about an hour. We landed in Toronto at 6:18 am. The airport was pretty empty and I was starving.....so found a little restaurant and had some early grey tea and French toast. It wasn't cheap but I was starving at this time. Then the wait for the next flight seemed forever....probably was excited/nervous at this time as well.
Finally it was time to board the plane to Aruba. It was pretty full and I sat next to an Italian couple on their honeymoon. Again no food on the plane only corn chips and cookies......really WestJet? We actually arrived in Aruba 10 minutes early, 150 pm local time on July 13. I then had to go to immigration. the lines were super long but then I saw there was one short line that was for Aruba residents and holders of a Dutch passport, yay. So, I headed over there and had to present my copy of my work permit and they then went to get the original from the chauffeur. Thankfully it didn't take very long to get my papers in order and then had to get luggage and go through customs. The agent just said have a good time.....the chauffeur held up my name. I am known here by my married and maiden name hyphenated....He told me to wait while he got the car and then loaded my luggage.
We then left for the apartment. He basically unloaded my stuff while I checked in.
My studio apartment is pretty nice. It has air-conditioning so that is great. I put my stuff in my room and then went to get some groceries. I walked to the IGA and got some things. I noticed pop and beer are very expensive and so are fresh veggies and milk. I walked back home and unpacked all my stuff. I was exhausted and Skyped with Rob and Josh before I went to bed. I knew I had to get up early the next day for work.......
