July 12-16 - Davey was all birthday partied out so he decided to stay home with Charlie while Ann worked at the BB (usually done by Davey) for Karaoke Tuesday. We tagged along with Ann and Jason was one of the few people to sing. They finally managed to drag Ann, Steph (Davey’s cousin’s girlfriend and good friend now of Ann & Davey), & JJ up there to sing “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, as suggested by Jason since Ann & JJ did such an incredible rendition of the song last week in the cab on the way home after refusing to sing anything at the bar. Brett (karaoke host and good friend) only had 2 microphones so Ann & JJ shared. They are close but not nose touching close so they were hard to hear. The 3 person audience (all friends) got lucky on that one! Ann let Jackie off early. Jackie was the other bartender working with her that night. She stuck around for some singing, dancing, dancing, singing, dancing, dancing, dancing, and some more dancing. JJ took over behind the bar with Ann – oh my!! Only 1 glass was broken! JJ still says it was her initiation to the ghost corner – the back corner where freaky things happen like flying glasses – really.
On Wednesday the girls and guys split up. Girls were JJ, Ann, Steph, Helena (Bretts fiancé), & Claire. 5 blondes! 5 VERY blondes! They got plenty of stares – you’d think they were in Saudi Arabia. Boys were Jason, Davey, & Kev (Davey’s cousin and chef at the BB) – 3 brunettes. They were not stared at. Fun was had by all!
On Thursday we ferried over to a small island just off of Corfu – Vido. Ann & Davey know the owner of the Taverna over there and we had a delightful Greek lunch in the amazing shady, breezy outdoor area overlooking Corfu town. We took a walk around the island and noticed the wind picking up as we ate ice-cream before heading back. The ferry ride back to Corfu was quite exciting – if you like choppy water. We were sure one girl on the boat would not make it and JJ was ready to run the second she blew. But she didn’t – whew! Charlie got on the boat asleep but that didn’t last long. We spent that night in, watched a movie, “The Terminal” and hung with Charlie while Davey slaved away at the BB.
A&D paid Jackie to baby-sit Charlie on Friday night instead of working at the bar so they could have a night to work together like the good ole days. Knowing that would be a long night at the BB, J3 started out with a walk around Gouvia, looking for some sunnies since JJ left hers in the rental car from Lafkada and they were “not there” once we turned the car in. She settled on their finest pair of 6 euro Prada shades. Now we’re stylin’. When we returned to the BB, Ann was there with Charlie on her hip, which didn’t seem strange at first….. until we remembered that Jackie should have him. Jackie, mother of 3, has failed 2 out of 3 times now with Charlie. She just can’t keep him calm….. better keep her behind the bar. JJ went home with Ann & Charlie leaving Davey & Jason at the BB to be boys, and that they were.
The boys slept in on Sat. while JJ & Ann watched “Collateral”. We finally got motivated to go out for some food at Dominos, the pool bar. We fully intended on swimming after filling our bellies with what was supposed to be good food but it was not, but the heavy meat pies and burgers didn’t help our motivation. It just made us more tired. It was another quiet night of a movie, “Die Another Day” for J3 & Ann and work at the BB for Davey.
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