OLD FRIEND IN ROATAN

MY FRIEND LAUREN ARRIVED ON SUNDAY. I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER HERE EVEN THOUGH HER TRIP DIDN'T START ON THE BEST FOOT. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAD SOME SORT OF MISCOMMUNICATION. I THOUGHT SHE WAS ARRIVING ON THE 2nd INSTEAD OF THE 3rd SO I WENT TO THE AIRPORT ON SAT AND WAITED FOR HER FOR AN HOUR AND HALF, FINALLY WENT UP TO THE CONTINENTAL COUNTER AND FOUND OUT SHE WAS ON THE SAME FLIGHT FOR THE NEXT DAY. SO I GO ON SUNDAY TO PICK HER UP AND SHE WAS THERE! GREAT, BUT HER LUGGAGE WASN'T. THE GUY TOLD US TO COME BACK AT 5pm THE NEXT DAY AND IT WOULD BE THERE. SO WE GO BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND NO ONE WANTS TO HELP US. HER BAG ISN'T THERE BUT THEY SAY TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT COMING IN AND MAYBE IT WOULD BE ON THERE. WE ARE TOLD BY 3 PEOPLE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES OF WHEN THE PLANE SHOULD ARRIVE AND LAUREN IS GETTING MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATED. THANK GOD IT WAS ON THE NEXT FLIGHT AND WE WERE BOTH SO EXCITED TO GET HER LUGGAGE ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE HAD BROUGHT STUFF FOR ME FROM HOME.
THANKS FOR THE COOKIES MOM, EVERYONE LOVES THEM.
SO OUR FIRST DAY WE GO DOWN TO THE DIVE SHOP TO SORT OUT LAUREN COURSE. SHE HAD DONE HER OPEN WATER COURSE 7 YEARS AGO AND DIDN'T KEEP UP THE CERTIFICATION SO SHE DECIDED TO TAKE THE DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING COURSE WHICH IS ONLY ONE DAY, AND COST LESS AND YOU CAN DO FUN DIVES YOU JUST HAVE TO BE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. SO ANYWAYS, WE WENT TO DINNER WITH JESSI AND THEN WENT TO SUNDOWNERS FOR A DRINK BUT WE WERE ALL SO TIRED THAT WE DIDN'T STAY LONG. YESTERDAY LAUREN DID HER COURSE AND WE WENT ON A FUN DIVE AND I THINK SHE REALLY ENJOYED IT AND IT WAS FUN TO HAVE HER IN MY LITTLE SECRET WORLD.
MY FRIEND ALEX IS GETTING INTO UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY AND LAUREN BROUGHT A VIDEO CAMERA AND HOUSING DOWN HERE FOR HIM SO HE WANTED TO TAKE HER TO DINNER AS A THANK YOU SO LAST NIGHT, JESSI, CAMERON, ALEX, LAUREN AND I WENT TO THE VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
WE WENT OUT FOR A FEW DRINKS AFTERWARDS AND LAUREN GOT TO MEET A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A WATER TAXI TO WEST BAY BEACH AND SNORKEL AND LOUNGE. THERE IS A REALLY GOOD PIZZA PLACE THERE SO WE WILL PROBABLY EAT THERE FOR LUNCH. I THINK TOMORROW WE WILL GO TO ANTHONY'S KEY RESORT TO SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS AND THEN PROBABLY RENT A CAR ON THURSDAY. I THINK SHE IS HAVING A GOOD TIME BUT IT DEFINATELY IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO GET USED TO SINCE EVERYONE HERE HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE.
HOPE EVERYONE AT HOME IS WELL. I MISS ALL OF YOU.