The Grand Paradise Hotel

( Poppy's Islander Tour )

( The Island Adventure Tour )

WHO: Sally Rogers & Asher Montgomery
WHEN: 2015; 2016
WHERE: Their individual apartments in Tempe, AZ and Austin, TX
WHAT: Sally and Asher plot three birthday parties in two years for one friend
WARNINGS: none

( Code names should not distract from the mission )

WHO: Jeremiah Blake, Jude Maraschino, Wes Atwood.
WHEN: Late March; roughly a week before the trip, 2016.
WHERE: Tres Amigos; Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY: Wes explains why he can't go on the trip, the bros have bro time.
WARNINGS: Mention of dying/hospice care for a grandparent. Feels.
( If I stop moving, everything catches up. The work, being tired, worrying about home. If I’m always in motion, nothing changes. But the moment I pause to catch my breath, it’s too much. )

WHO: Wes Atwood & Asher Montgomery
WHEN: Day One
WHERE: paradise beach
WHAT: Wes and Ash catch up and pretend that things are Totally Okay
WARNINGS: none

( How are any of us? Truly? )