Just when I thought I'd begun to settle in...

...I woke up Saturday morning around 10 AM to find that the power was out. Judging from the temperature in my room (very hot!), I'm guessing it went off around 9 or so. Actually, it wasn't just hot, it was stifling. UGH! And, by 10 AM, I had only been asleep for about 4 hours, after getting home from work sometime around 5:30. Grumpily, I pulled the couch directly under the fan in the living room (it runs on the generator) and managed to doze on and off for the next couple of hours. *sigh*

By 4 PM I'd had enough of that (the couch isn't really that comfortable for sleeping!) and the power still wasn't back on. "That's it!" I decided, "I can't take this-I'm going to stay at a hotel." I felt a bit of pampering was in order to restore my world back to some balance. After calling around to a few hotels and on the recommendation of one of my friends, I chose the Quality Inn Aruna. Not a 5 star hotel, but with A/C, room service and more than just basic cable (Star Movies here I come!), I figured it met all of my needs. And, it even had a bathtub! I checked in and then went to dinner at a nearby restaurant.

When I got back from dinner, I asked the front desk for bubble bath and they said they would send some right up. Oh, heaven!!!! :) While I was waiting for them to deliver it, I turned on the TV to see what movies were available. Wait a minute-Star Movies is not at all clear!!! This is so not a good sign! A call down to the desk to see if they could do anything about it. "We'll send someone right up." "Ok. And don't forget about the bubble bath." "No problem."
10 minutes go by and no one comes. Another call to front desk. "Yes, yes, we're sending someone." I decided to start filling the tub. The person comes to tell me that they have no bubble bath and offers shampoo instead (so not the same). :( Then, I notice that the bottom of my pant leg is wet-on top of everything else, the bathtub is now leaking. Now, I'm demanding a new room. They offer me the one next door, but the first thing that I check out is the TV-no Star Movies at all and the rest of the English channels are fuzzy. *Sigh* At this point, I decide I just want to leave. It's already midnight and I need to get up for church the next morning. The power is back on at my apartment and I can at least watch VH1 there at no additional cost. After a minor discussion with the management, who wanted me to look at yet another room, I was on my way home. So much for pampering myself.

But, after all that, there's something to be said for falling asleep in your own bed. Or, maybe I was just too tired at that point to think about anything else-either way I slept wonderfully!