rants from the first day in PV

So as I write I’m sitting in my hotel room in Puerto Vallarta. Leslie (my greek “little sis”) and I left Seattle at around 7am this morning to come here. I did a lot better than expected on the flights here (even through the most intense turbulence I’ve ever experienced). When we got here we waited at the airport for Leslie’s friend Rita to arrive (who I didn’t know) and we got a cab to our hotel. When we got there (in the heart of the old downtown part, which I loved, and it was right on the beach which I also loved) we discovered that they were going to charge us like twice as much as we had previously expected. We took a look at the room: one king sized bed for three people, & that was about it. Rita went to an internet café and searched priceline for a new hotel. She finally found us a room at the holiday inn (nicer than it sounds) which is a resort with a private beach, food, shipping, pools, all the works. And there are two beds in this room, and an awesome balcony that looks out over all of Puerto Vallarta (I’ll post pics later). So I guess everything worked out pretty well. I am just hoping I don’t run into anyone I don’t want to see on this trip. Anyway, right now I’m sitting in our hotel room watching an old episode of Desperate Housewives with Spanish sub titles because I am so so tired and my stomach hurts and I don’t want to go out drinking. Ugh. I hope that I get in a better mood and start to feel better or else this trip is going to suck. I also am praying I don’t start throwing up or get super sunburned. But I did try a shrimp and avocado salad thing that Joel’s mom recommended to me. It was delish. And also like the only thing I’ve eaten since a $10 salad at LAX. Ugh. But I’ve realized that I remember a lot more Spanish than I thought and I hope that my hair will get bleached out a little in the sun this week. Also I am excited to walk through the streets by our old hotel and go in the little shops and eat seafood. OMG the internet here is horrible horrible. And I’ve decided that vacations with Joel are my favorite. Seeing things with him and holding hands is the best. Plus we get along so so well :) love him a lot.