The Ants Go Marching One by One...Million

So apparently we are not the only tenants of the The Copa.  Meet our new roommate, the Ghost Ant. 

I discovered our little friends one day as I was getting a glass of water and something caught the corner of my eye.  I looked down at the counter-top and suddenly realized that the whole counter-top was moving.  It was disconcerting, to say the least.  Apparently, the Ghost Ant is aptly named for its ability to spontaneously appear.  Huh. 

As far as roommates go, I’ve had a few that were worse, but not many.  The Ghost Ant came in uninvited, threw a kegger in my kitchen, invited 10,000 of his closest relatives, and doesn’t seem to get that the party is long over. 

I scrubbed the counter and everything touching the counter with 409, and rewashed every dish in the cupboards.  Feeling confident in my natural pest extermination abilities, I jumped into the shower to wash what felt like tiny little bugs all over my body and especially in my hair (completely my crazy mind's hallucinations).  Got out feeling much better and marched into the kitchen for a snack.  I immediately discovered that those damn ants were ALL OVER  the counters and tea pot and toaster and…..  I was not happy.  So repeat above scenario with concentrated bleach, and shower again, and they came back again.  WHY WON’T YOU DIE!!??.

But I’m on to them now.  After studying them for hours (because I was too paranoid to sleep), I have discovered some of their invisible trails, and strategically placed the most toxic ant-bait money could buy.  Now they have a little sugary sweet present to munch upon and share with their 500,000 friends, and then they will DIE, DIE, DIE!!!!!! (Cue Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog)

So we got that going for us…..

Let The Good Times Roll!

KB (sister) and The Randoo (dear friend) came to Orlando for a work conference and we were able to spend some time with them.  We had a fantastic mini-holiday!  KB and The Randoo took us to a movie theater inside Disney and it changed our lives.  They have movie theaters here that are full service food AND liquor!!  In the movies!!!  The rows fit four people, with a table in front of you and chairs that recline!!!  Recline!!!  To say the least, it was A-mazing.

Since we were in the Disney area we decided to meander around a little, have a beer in this Irish pub where there were River Dancers on location (I know!!), and then meander some more.  And then we ended up here….

 

That’s right.  We really are that cool!

KB pulled out the awesome-sauce when she busted out a box and said, “That’s for you. “ (She really said, “That’s for Nate” but she really meant me).  It was filled with beef jerky and Cold Smoke Scotch Ale.  Heaven.  Pure Heaven.  I think the Cold Smoke lasted about a day and the jerky was gone long before that!

It was so wonderful to see KB and The Randoo and very hard to say goodbye.  This is the part where I get all sappy and slop along about how much we miss our family and friends in Montana, but you all already know that so I’ll spare you slush.

Love you and thanks for visiting!!