I spent the weekend in New Mexico at the Great Southwest Track and Field Meet.
Albuquerque was hot. And smoky, thanks to a huge Arizona fire that filled the place the night we got in. The city was also full of fast people with large muscles and zero-percent body fat running in the heat. Luckily, a hot wind blew away most of the smoke so the runners didn't die of smoke inhalation.
My favorite part: water cups in Albuquerque are HUGE.
You know how if you go out for fast food or to a movie theater and ask for water, most places give you a leprechaun-sized styrofoam cup and if you complain they threaten to call the cops for suggesting something so outrageous as a full-sized drink of water? In Albuquerque, you get giant water cups. Humungous. With lids. And straws. And lots of ice. Which was great, because did I mention New Mexico is hot?
My least favorite part: large cockroaches. Like the one we found in a drawer in my hotel room. Nice and healthy-looking.
We closed the drawer and hoped it would go away. It did. We don't know where. I'm scared to unpack my luggage.
And yes, I watched my kid run. Which, ok, yeah, was a bigger deal than large water cups. But, hey, it was over so fast and the ice-water lasted the whole 2000-meter steeple-chase. How cool is that?
Better than an over-sized cock-roach roaming loose in my hotel-room. And perhaps in my luggage. Or in the bag of left-over pretzels. Ergh. Ick. Pretzels are going into the trash right now.
Albuquerque was hot. And smoky, thanks to a huge Arizona fire that filled the place the night we got in. The city was also full of fast people with large muscles and zero-percent body fat running in the heat. Luckily, a hot wind blew away most of the smoke so the runners didn't die of smoke inhalation.
My favorite part: water cups in Albuquerque are HUGE.
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| Yes, huge. |
You know how if you go out for fast food or to a movie theater and ask for water, most places give you a leprechaun-sized styrofoam cup and if you complain they threaten to call the cops for suggesting something so outrageous as a full-sized drink of water? In Albuquerque, you get giant water cups. Humungous. With lids. And straws. And lots of ice. Which was great, because did I mention New Mexico is hot?
My least favorite part: large cockroaches. Like the one we found in a drawer in my hotel room. Nice and healthy-looking.
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| Albuquerque cockroach in drawer |
And yes, I watched my kid run. Which, ok, yeah, was a bigger deal than large water cups. But, hey, it was over so fast and the ice-water lasted the whole 2000-meter steeple-chase. How cool is that?
Better than an over-sized cock-roach roaming loose in my hotel-room. And perhaps in my luggage. Or in the bag of left-over pretzels. Ergh. Ick. Pretzels are going into the trash right now.
so funny, thanks for the laugh :)
ReplyDeleteYay for running. Hope your kid did great. Sorry about the cockroach. *shudder* And HURRAY for big cups. I soooo know what you mean about those things.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you just closed the drawer and it went away! ;) LOL! I wouldn't have been able to open ANY drawers!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your child on the run! Lucky you for the giant cups of ice!