Tea and Sugar tarts....

Have you ever spent time with a friend's family, only to find that they are much nicer than you had been led to believe?

Interestingly, I know that people will behave one way with their family and a totally different way with their friends. But it always surprises me........

There we sat with our tea and sugar tarts in a beautiful little spring room, enjoying the conversation, only to find that this person that I thought I knew had morphed into a spoiled brat, and the mother that I had been warned about was the sweetest little old lady, who was thrill beyond belief to have the "brat" home.

Go figure......

By the end of the trip, I was exhausted.

I was looking for a way out....

I contemplated faking a death (at home), but was way too afraid of the bad karma that would result.

So, I prayed.

And I prayed,

And I prayed on my knees.....

I really wanted to return to the comfort of my home without having put my foot in my mouth.

I think that I may have done just that....

However, the "brat" is fully aware that I was extremely uncomfortable.

She probably thinks there is something wrong with me.

Which in fact there is...

I have learned a valuable lesson this month.

I have learned that when I go on vacations with people I consider friends, I must be prepared for disappointment. I must also be prepared to leave early if need be.....

I am learning to take care of myself.

'Bout time....