Worcester in April

So on my list this year is to share more stories on my blog #51. And I think is one just waiting to be told...

Once upon a time in a land not so far away called Worcester went out to supper with Tracy at this seafood place that's supposed to be like one of the best seafood restaurants in the world - Sole Proprietor. Anyhow I don't so much like seafood but Tracy loves loves loves it. And I'm a good friend who also happens to drag her all over creation to visit this person or that person (sharing a car with me must suck). Anyhow I had the chicken tacos and a vodka mai tai and Tracy got shrimp with an entree of stuffed shrimp and shrimp soup (it's shrimpfest). Mine was so so - Tracy's was apparently FABULOUS and the place was very affordable who knew. This story is not just about out adventure at Sole so I'll move on...
We headed out to the car getting ready to head back to the hotel and Tracy spies a manicurist and she desperately needs to have her nails done. Well me I do not like to be touched by strangers so I just do my nails at home. Well she mentions going and I feel like I should go with her since she's had a rotten day (and her nails need at least a coat of polish). So in we go - they are literally about to close it's 6:30 and they close at seven and in march the Tracy and Katie show and we have decided to get Mani/Pedis which apparently at this little place also come with foot massages and take around 2 hours (no joke).
So up in the massage chair/foot bath I go and here comes my soon to be newest friend Coco; however mind you at this point I'm not really wanting him to touch me but instead I'm kind of disgusted at the thought he probably touched like at least 20 other peoples feet that day (ick). But I bite my lip and suck it up as I can see Tracy who is well under way with a massage from Coco's brother who speak NO English is thoroughly enjoying herself.
Coco is pleased to learn we like to talk as he's trying to learn more English himself and he is delighted to learn about us. We quickly learn that he is Vietnamese and has four children the oldest being 20 and the youngest being 2 months. He also tells me he wants to have 10 kids (his wife who is working on the girl in the next chair is not amused by this thought). Anyhow he and I proceed to chat it up about Vietnam and different places he and I have both traveled (meanwhile there is some nail filing and I am also not a fan of the filing of nails another thing that just makes me nutty - ewe) .
It seems he has been to Indianapolis however it did not really make much of an impression on him. I proceeded to change the color of my nails like 4 times in our conversation - from gray, to purple, to pink to pink purple. I'm all sorts of all over the place and coco is trying to talk me into getting a map of Vietnam on my toes - yes that's right a map of Vietnam. Tracy and Coco's wife Judy are laughing at this debate over what should be the design on my toe for at least ten minutes. Finally we decide that he can make a Vietnamese butterfly.
He continues to be intrigued about learning English and I taught him some expressions about things to say about cute babies after he shared a picture with me of his baby girl- "Cute as a button" and "so adorable you just want to eat her up" all the while I'm feeling like a speech teacher helping him perfect his English - he is loving it and repeating back everything I say.
Somehow we got on a discussion about disco dancing and drinking (did you know in Vietnam you can be 10 and drink - who knew). Oh I think we got onto it from our discussion about things Coco likes to do in spare time which is kung fu - and I was like really you are all jackie chan and and he was like for $7/hour I will be your body guard and you can go out disco dancing - isn't that hilarious? He wanted to be my body guard at disco dancing. I'm envisioning it now my 4'9" kung fu fighting body guard at a dance club that would be a sight for sore eyes. LOL.
As we left the shop Tracy and I can't stop laughing as Coco is jumping up and down waving us goodbye and telling me he loves me. Just another adventure