Find the Adventure. That's the game plan when Kel and I travel, especially on business because what can be more hellish than a business trip that is just about business. Tadaki was up for the adventure and he went with the flow.
This trip consisted of really bad Delta "helpers" dropping, squeezing, breaking, apolgizing for their incompentecies while lifting me here and there. Out of and into seats. Why, why does Delta insist on hiring the disabled to help the disabled? What is wrong with that business model? Even I know that 2 idiots + 1 idiot = 3 squared idiots!
I ended up with a claim against Delta for a broken wheelchair which they tried to apologize for with free HURRY service out on the tarmac which Big T was having nothing to do with. Kellene ended up walking a mile through Cincinnati airport to get him a tiny patch of grass so he could do his business in private.
Have I mentioned that Tadaki and Kellene are boyfriend and girlfriend? Bitch.
Delta was the first and the last adventures, but between them were several others.
A vendor sent Kellene wine to the hotel yesterday for her birthday so we took advantage of his generosity and had a couple bottles after our day-long meeting. She took Tadaki for a short walk to the corner park to HURRY and when I opened the door upon their return, there she was in a swanky hotel robe and there he sat all smiles and shine with a brand new pair of hot pink panties hanging from his mouth. I about fell out of my chair. He thought they were a special gift and he snuggled with them on the bed while Kel and I finished off the second bottle and ordered a third. He ended up all Tangled Up in Pink by the end of the night with them wrapped around his neck and twisted around his elbows. I told you they were good friends.
The adventure right before the pink and wine was a recommendation from Billy so we knew it was worth the drive. There is a MEGA Cavern (yes, Google MEGA Cavern) that is under the Louisville Zoo. Random. And at Christmas they have a Christmas Lights Festival that is a mile long (in the underground cavern) light show. No need to leave your car. So, you must know that Temple Square Lights are legendary and Thanksgiving Point tries to outdo the Square lights, and there are many Christmas Streets in Utah (kids abound in Utah) so Christmas Ligts are a big deal where we live. But Billy said the MEGA Cavern Lights were worth the $20 carload price.
NO, NOT SO MUCH. Whatever Billy.
Kellene did get a brochure so that when we go back to Louisville, awesome city, we can do a "history" tour of the MEGA Cavern. The features of MEGA are bullet-pointed on the brochure and one of the features is Worm Recycling/Tasting Room. What isn't wrong with that phrase?
Tadaki was awesome on his first business trip, the highlight was the panty greeting, but he also pulled me through Salt Lake Airport, then Cincinnati Airport, then Louisville Airport just on the first day. THIS IS WHY I HAVE A DOG! I was able to keep a genuine smile and stay awake through a client dinner, six wine pairings, a long drive to the hotel and a night of conversation without regrets!
Thank you my Big T-Man. Then, he curled up in a ball the size of my head in first class as we flew 3.5 hours home.
The Big guy lost weight too. He's so done with that green bean diet.
2 comments:
Tadaki So Totally Rocks!
He seems like a pink panties on the head kind of guy. Business when he needs to, but underneath he is just waiting for the chance to cut loose.
I love that you capitalized MEGA. I love hearing your voice in your writing! MEGA!
That pup is the light of my world sometimes. I want to say "how sad is that" but you know what, there is nothing sad about it. He's legendary!
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