*RUSH: so we flew out of salt lake around 9:45 am yesterday. it was a four hour flight, yet all we got to eat was PRETZELS. we got pretty excited when we saw the people in front of us get TWO bags of peanuts each. we were sorely disappointed when we only got ONE bag of pretzels a piece. i don't know if there are a different rules for peanuts or if we just weren't cool enough. either way, i was pretty hungry. i had a cinnamon roll for breakfast (thanks mom!), but lets be honest, that's just not enough to hold you for 6 hours. by the time we caught our super shuttle (they almost tried to drop us off at days inn instead of the radisson... close call) and got our bags up to the hotel room, i was famished. one of the many things i learned on my mission was that i get cranky when i'm hungry. i still don't entirely think this is true, but that's what my companions told me. however, yesterday it was definitely true! i was cranky! (in a pleasant way of course). the concierge suggest Tony's Grill one block over, and boy are we glad he did. our buddy Rush was there to greet us at the door! he seated us and handed us menus. we glanced at them for a bit, a little disappointed at how expensive everything was. when Rush came by again, i told him how excited we were to be there and i told him just how hungry i was. then the miracle. he said "you know what? i have a deal just for you. i have a special take out menu, only $5.99 for delicious sandwiches with fries...be right back...just for you!" then he came back with the top secret menu...just for us. dinner for $6 ain't bad i say. later when i asked for more water, Rush tipped off my glass and said "anything for you? you know this right? anything for you!" so moral of the story is, sometimes it pays to tell people just how hungry you are...in a very pleasant way of course. i think we're going to hit up tony's another time or 2 :)
*THE CONCIERGE: so turns out i forgot my toothbrush. yup. sad day. you'd think i'd be responsible enough to bring a toothbrush but no. so this morning i called up the front desk and they told me they had some. i ran down and came back up with a toothbrush, 3 things of toothpaste, and 3 bottles of mouthwash. i told him how i just hadn't been a very good packer and he said, "you know what, i'm going to hook you up!" and he did. i think i should go down again and tell him i forgot my boots and a rain coat and see if he will hook me up with those too :)
*HOUSEKEEPING: well this one was actually all Jen. we went to church this morning (by the way, friendliest ward i've ever been to! so fun) and came back and took a little power nap. we were awoken by housekeeping knocking on the door. we opened up and told her we were leaving in a couple minutes. jen ended up talking to her for like 15 minutes, helped her clean up the towels, and talked her into giving us 3 more bottles of shampoo and conditioner AND extra towels. i think we're her favorite room now. (note .... i know what you're saying... our hotel friends would've given ANYBODY extra toothpaste, shampoo, and conditioner... but trust me... we have something special with these people)
*our last little friend is actually not a friend. mostly this is just a random story. so last night jen and i went on a search for 7-11 to see if we could buy some snacks. turns out it was a lame-o 7-11 with nothing that we wanted (except dibs...that will be a purchase later this week...). anyway on the way back, we saw this guy crouching in the middle of the road. upon closer inspection, we realized he was holding a 6-inch knife, scraping a manhole cover. what the random! i wasn't even creative enough to come up with an explanation. needless to say, we decided we should always follow the buddy system while wandering around baltimore after dark :) good times.
let's wrap up this post with some pics. we walked to church this morning...so i decided to have comfy footwear :) dr bell was kind enough to stick my heels in his bag for later. also, i felt pretty legit in this chair, so jen helped me document it.
ps - check out my legit badge. yup i'm a member of the biophysical society.
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