Paradise

I'm in Mauritius! (Hooray!)

It's raining. (aaaw....)

But I've got a kickass tan! (Hooray!)

which will probably turn to skin cancer by the time I'm 25 (aaaw...)

But I'm still on a tropical island staying at a luxury resort with people waiting on me hand and foot and later I'm going to explore the waterfront and spend a ridiculous amount of money on gifts for everyone at home! (Hooray!)

Even though I'm stuck in an office behind a laptop while the temperature drops and the rain drizzles over everything...

It was all kept a secret from me. We tried so hard in the beginning to get a package I could afford but in the end, there was too little time and too little money. Come the morning when I say goodbye to the bf, my mom appears at the airport out of nowhere with two suitcases and a camera aimed at my blank expression. I was totally suprised. The bf and his co-conspirators (my parents, his parents, my cat and boss) managed to keep me in the dark for over 3 weeks. Or maybe they didn't need to because I had resigned to the fact that I wasn't going.

I think it made the experience all the more enjoyable. Here I was being swept of my feet to an exotic island. All my bags packed for me, more than enough spending money for one person, a room with a balcony and a view!

It's still raining though.