Costa Rica or Rome?

Emily is doing a project at school - it's a "travel brochure" and she is the travel agent. She was trying to decide whether to do Costa Rica or Rome. I really wanted her to do Rome, because of all the places in the world, I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Italy.

So, here is the conversation that occurred yesterday on this matter:

Me: Did you decide what your travel destination is going to be?

Emily: Yep! I'm doing Costa Rica!

Me: Oh yeah? What made you decide Costa Rica rather than a romatic interesting place like Rome? (what? I was not saying it like that!)

Emily: Well, I decided that I would do Costa Rica cuz dad said we have a friend or a relative or something there.

Me: Really? Dad said we have a relative or friend in Costa Rica? I didn't know that... I don't know any relative in Costa Rica.

Emily: Dad said we do. He knows someone there.

My brain regressed to a conversation I semi-heard the other day between them on this subject.

Me: Did Dad say who this person was?

Emily: I don't remember his name.

Me: Did Dad happen to say his name was TOBY?

Emily: YEAH! That's it! That's the guy he knows in Costa Rica.

Some of you understand the significance of this name. Some of you do not. Those that do not... Toby is a fictional character on THE OFFICE on Thursday nights who moved to Costa Rica at the end of the last season.



Comments

Anonymous said…
I love it! There's that fuzzy line between real people and the people that we hang out with on the tv. I have a few of those. The guy that just went home on Biggest Loser- I want to have him over sometime for dinner. I even wish I could send him a card and tell him I was cheering him on and how ok it is to be so emotional. He's one of my new "friends".!
Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:03:00 AM
Heth said…
I saw the note about this project. Are we supposed to be actually working on that at home? Oops.
Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:08:00 AM
Anonymous said…
That is too funny!
Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:21:00 PM
Amie said…
LOL! A friend of a friend..... Too. Funny.
Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:54:00 PM
Diane Viere said…
So many people seem to LOVE The Office...maybe I should check it out!



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Give it a look see when you can.

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:57:00 AM
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