the good news

i had TONS of fun!
friday - went for breakfast to a waffle house with esther (the best friend) and edgar. she had to go back to work so edgar and i hung out at her house with their dogs and played darts and took a nap. when esther and her husband (chuck) got home, edgar made martinis and we played darts until we went to dinner and met up with more of esther friends. we went out to some bars along the beach and then to this cuban place where i had my first mojito - good, but i like martinis way more.
saturday - a lot of lounging and then edgar's cousin who i call mighty mouse and his wife came over (magdiel? i think that might be how you spell his real name . . . he gets called a shortened version which sounds like mighty or else andy, depending on who you are) his wife is sort of annoying, but he's a really interesting guy (lawyer, pilot's license, cave dives - you know, the normal hobbies) she talked about her cats the whole time. so, they came over and we had coffee and talked all afternoon. for dinner, esther chuck edgar and i went to a japanese steak house then went to jacksonville landing (a bunch of little shops along the river) and wandered for a little while. edgar took me on a driving tour around places he used to go in jax. sunday - he and i got up early and went to st. augustine and spent the day there. we met up with his friend karlos and his wife for dinner (karlos used to be engaged to esther and then she broke it off so they don't speak) esther, edgar, and i watched movies and we all went to bed. monday - we went to esther's family's house and i met her grandma (not a word of english)parents and nephews (all but the nephews edgar is close to) then, we went to san marco and wandered around. dinner, we went out with mighty and his wife, edgar's aunt (mighty's mom), esther, edgar and i to a backwoods place that has gator tail. it was really fun - less wife talking about cats and more actual conversation. tuesday - edgar and i went to gainesville (where he actually lived for years) he showed me some of his old apartments and we walked around the downtown-ish area pointing out the places from his stories and we drove past where he used to work. then we came back and he took me to the airport!

so - really nice :) it wasn't very warm (40s and 50s) but i got to a bunch of people (only his cousin ellie in new orleans and his friend ana who is moving to seattle left to meet) and i really liked esther and she liked me - so very productive :)