Costa Rica - HERE WE COME!!!

So I have this habit, which is usually bad, of signing Jake and I up for all sorts of bunk scams online to win free trips and stuff. Even though my common sense is screaming at me not to do it, the dreamer in me thinks, “Well, this just might be the one.” And so I continue to pass the time when I can’t sleep or to occupy my hands while on the phone, I relentlessly enter into these so-called contests.

Wee guess what, it finally paid off!!!

Last night we had to go and sit through a demonstration about some company called Simplicity Gormet. They sell knives, crystal, china, pots and pans, among other things. They were targeting engaged and recently married young couples. Basically, they called us up and said that we were selected as one of the winners of a free trip voucher and we only had to sit through a demonstration, during which they cooked chicken breasts and vegetables for us. I can handle that! After the demonstration you have to talk with one of the reps and put up with then trying a high-pressure approach to get you to buy their pots and pans, “They are only $3779. And we offer financing. That’s not a bad deal for a lifetime investment. You spend 3 times that on a car and then get a different one in a couple of years. This is a good way to start out your marriage, with a set of cookware that’s going to last a lifetime, just like your marriage.”

Seriously. Give me a break, man!

Anyhow, after telling them over and OVER again NO THANKS, we have a set of Kitchen Aid, a set from Nikken, and 2 from a set of Salad Masters that I bought at Goodwill for $5 each just because I knew they were VERY expensive at one point in time. We refuse all offers of financing and the little registry cards to put in the invitations so that people will call up and put money towards the almost 4K dollar pots and pans that we have. (To this Jake actually responded: “I don’t think so! Who wants their friends and family to pay for something they already have? Bring on the new shit, right? Isn’t that the point in having a reception?” I was MORTIFIED!)

Anyhoodles, after refusing these guys' product time and time again, even though some of the stuff was pretty cool, they handed over our voucher for the free trip. Of course, it's not totally free...we have to pay for transportation, alocholic beverages, and souvineirs. I think we can handle that. And, we have 2 years to actually book and take the trip, and at the time of booking you have to give the resort a $200 good faith deposit that you get back upon arrival.

So...one of these days, in the next 2 years, we are off to COSTA RICA!!! Do you know what's in Costa Rica??? We're talking exotic scenery, exotic wildlife, exotic beaches, whew! I could go on and on!!!