Aguadilla Shout Outs

Our trip would not have been possible without the following:
Maggie and Jeff- They told us where to stay, how to get there, and promised that we COULD in fact leave our kids and that they would survive.Ne plus ultra, you guys.
Ahmad-There is no airport shuttle on this planet with so much sanity and style as that ride to and from Newark that he drove us. Odwalla and Pikes Place included.
Mema and Aunt Joanna-Prevented the lynching of Hello Kitty, read my 3 pages of instructions without resenting me, and generally held down the emotional fort.
Extra Shout Out to Mema-who should be sainted for riding a bus back home after 2 days of babysitting.
Mymom and Big Dad-for totally "getting" each of our kids and their nuiances from the "de-stabilizing" to the requisite theology lesson and extra visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
Shess and JP-guardian over sane bedtimes and smooth transitions and equality all around
Wanette and Ron-for shuttling our kids from Strawberry Square and for having their kids be Siamese twins with my kids
Mike and Abby and their kids-good buds, leadership, and child care all rolled into one family
My West Coast Aunties-who when I cried to them about leaving my kids just patted me and said "You need this. You need this sometimes."
To Becky-who cried with me when I thought this trip wasn't going to happen.
To my knitting group and Andrea in particular- who were unwavering, "You NEED to do this."
Amy and Peter-Gave us our tour books, which were invaluable.
Manny-Who taught me, "Como se dise?" best exemplified in, "Como se dise Whac a Mole?"
Russ, the waiter-Bon Apetit, my people.
the rental car-whose excellent tire traction got us out of rainforest mud and the sand at Jobos
Marney, our neighbor-who promised "holy hell" would be raised if anything happened to our house.
***there are probably more but at this hour, I just can't remember. More later, stay tuned.