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My Husband, the Hugo Boss Model

With that title, we'll have to start backwards with the day! We just finished dinner in the hotel restaurant, Food Street...there are many "avenues" I hope never to explore there, and I am going to leave it at that. We cobbled together a meal of cucumbers (picked up and eaten whole), steamed corn bread, some excellent shrimp and cilantro dumplings, fried rice and some low-quality French onion soup. Junie kind of gave up on the table manners after a bit, so she and I went for a walk. There are some high-end shops here in the hotel, and right at the bottom of the stairs, June spotted her "baba", Tom, starring in the giant Hugo Boss ad. He did look good! One more for your modeling resume, Tom Lyons. We had a low key afternoon of hanging out in the playroom, going for a walk down the main street here...to say it is hot is an understatement. To say we sweated like pigs is also an understatement. Couldn't take the smell of myself! After enjoying some popsicles, getting ripped off for a pair of kids' sunglasses, and buying some tea we headed back to the hotel. The little miss is starting to display her stubborn personality, which was evident at our morning stop - Martyrs Park. It is basically a large public park - people hanging out playing chess, mahjong, dancing, tai chi...There is also an amusement park, part for little kids. June enjoyed the rides - a merry go round, fishing for ducks, feeding some ginormous carp (took some photos, Dad), and a few low-key rides. She did not want to get off the rides! In an effort to fight off heat exhaustion, we took a quick boat ride, minus our guide who "doesn't like boats". The breeze was awesome, drying us off in no time! Junie liked being out on the water and has had another good day all around. We have had no tears today at all : ) Probably they'll be coming around bedtime. Fat, silent tears when she doesn't quite know what to do with herself. Last night, she fell asleep on my lap, so we'll try that again tonight, along with some Xanax for myself to enjoy a second night in a row of sleep. That should be enough to power me through to Guangzhou where there are not one, not two, but THREE Starbucks - one just down the block from our hotel!!! Enjoy the photos!