Tuesday With Moi

Tuesday, October 9

Costa Del Sol Edition

Whilst in Spain, I really didn't feel there was any point in getting out of bed until the fog lifted each morning, so every day I dozed in bed until the sun properly came out.
It was gloriously relaxing.

Breakfast.

The villa had the most fantastic peep hole in the front door.  I mean, it's a totally useless peep hole if you want to pretend you're not home in the event that someone unpleasant comes to visit, but it's pretty at least. 

The sun was hot and the haze was totally lifted, so I made my way down to the pool.

When I first arrived in Spain, I brought my laptop and two international adapters for my various electronics.  I'm sorry to say that both of these adapters were terrible and, though they worked with my UK electronics, they did not work with my US electronics.  This is weird because they were both bought in the States, but whatever.

David, bless him, stopped at the Apple Store between meetings and bought me an international adapter kit, which thereby allowed me to set up my mobile office on the terrace.

And yes, I enjoyed some iced wine as I did my work because I am fabulous.

I literally broke a sweat and got sore arms from opening and closing these awnings.

Hard at work in my barely there bikini.
Fabfabfab.

 It's very important that I always have fresh flowers in my office. 

David came home from work around this time and then went off to take a late siesta while I worked on my base tan as well as some slightly more important tasks.

But then my tummy began to grumble so I opened the shades and woke him up so we could get ready for dinner. 

Spain is so colorful.  I want to bottle these greens.

David's colleagues recommended we go to this little tapas restaurant in Málaga.  After a couple plates I was like, "Umm, maybe we can relocate to somewhere that doesn't have pig feet hanging on the wall?"

It's not that this restaurant wasn't good, it's just that it was a little too real, if you know what I mean...

So we walked along the boardwalk looking for somewhere else to stop for a bite to eat and a glass of wine.

Eventually, we abandoned our search/stroll and drove to a charming little place where we drank delicious wine, had some snacks and people-watched.  I like that people stay out late in Spain and I like that they always seem to be having a really good time.  So much laughter, so much life!

After our bellies were full, we drove back to our villa and cuddled in bed while we watched Project Runway.  SPOILER ALERT: I think Sonjia was totally robbed.
Like, I can't even think about it without fuming.

:(

Even though I've only been back in the UK for, like, 12 hours, my tan is basically totally gone.

Regardless, I'm happy to be wrapped in cozy sweaters and cuddling with Le Chat, so all is well in Cox Quarters.

Have a great weekend, friends, and thank you for reading!

A Disruption in Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

This is not a TWM post.  Why?  Because my Macbook, which was conceived in the ever-so-ancient year of our Lord, 2006, makes super scary helicopter noises every time I attempt to load anything other than an email attachment and I fear a photo upload would send it to its grave.  It also cannot run two programs at once, bless it's heartdrive, so I'm going to post my TWM whence I return to the sunshine-barren land known as the United Kingdom on Friday.

Until then, here's a little update on where I am and what I'm doing:

I love to travel.  I'm not big on tourism and, generally, my favorite way to experience a new place is simply to walk around and observe the local culture.  I want to drink in pubs and eat with the locals, I want to walk the streets and window shop and get a sense of the local fashions.  I want to visit art galleries, walk through parks, meld into the background and observe.  Because I am enormously fortunate to work from wherever I have wifi, David and I have an agreement where, if it works with our schedules and finances, I will travel with him whenever he's away on business.  This is a great arrangement because I get to see a new part of the world, and he gets to disappear and do work things.  It's like having a private vacation all on my lonesome, with the added bonus of sometimes getting to eat at incredibly fine restaurants whilst networking.

It is through this arrangement that I currently find myself in the Costa Del Sol, living in a private villa and doing all my work in the leisurely style most recently exhibited by the Duchess of Cambridge- no photos please. 

This, my friends, is the view from my mobile office. 

Not bad.  Not bad at all. 

Now forgive me for sounding like a total prat, but this part of Spain, though lovely, doesn't pique my interest in the way that many travel destinations do.  For one, it's basically the same as being in Orlando, Florida except all the olds are English or German instead of from Nebraska.  For two,  warm destinations make me docile and sleepy and I've spent the vast majority of my time here completely dormant and/or sitting in the sun.  That being said, this is the most relaxed I've been since before my wedding [7 months ago] and I'm thrilled to be lathered in sun screen and drinking iced wine on the terrace for most of my waking hours.  Forget culture- I want relaxation! 

So, that's what I'm up to these days.  What are you up to, dear reader?  Once I  have my base tan under control, I'm looking forward to going home and tackling an ever-growing to-do list (so much home improvement, so little time!), wearing knit sweaters, enjoying autumn and preparing for my Ma and Pa to visit!  But for now, back to the sunshine. 

xoxox