Marley and Ninja: Having Their Cake And Drinking It Too! Trip Report - April 2012

:eek::eek:

It really does taste like a birthday cake. EVIL.

Told you!!!!!!!!!!!

Even if you just open it up and smell it....Oh MA...GAH! lol

After we finished eating, we did a lot more laughing…AND drinking….and then soon, the moment we had been waiting for since we stepped on that bus in Orlando…..LUCIANO! He took the stage and the crowd went wild….all of us included! Now, I have been to MANY MANY reggae concerts in my life, and funny enough the only real major reggae artist I had yet to see was this man, believe it or not. All of the Marleys…yes, MANY times, Capelton, Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Buju, Sean Paul, Steel Pulse, Third World, Beres Hammond, Toots Hibbert, the list goes on and on…but not Luciano….until tonight! And he surely did not disappoint. I love Reggae music, I love Reggae artists, and I love Reggae shows…..but a Reggae show in Jamaica, in a small, intimate venue….there just couldn’t be anything greater! I was in HEAVEN! We got up from the table where we had all been chatting and moved to the dance floor to get closer to the stage and enjoy the show. Ninja and I danced and sang and had a great time. Luciano put on one heck of a show, as I knew he would! Thanks to Seastar Inn and to Chris for bringing him here while I was here….I can no longer say that every time I come to Negril a good concert has either JUST happened, or is scheduled right after we leave…I finally saw one. I also want to say thanks to Daisy and Markus, when they booked the same week as us, I secretly knew that Luciano would be playing at Seastar, because Daisy and Markus have actually NEVER been to Seastar when Luciano WASN’T playing there…..in fact, they might even think he is just a part of the house band at Seastar! LMAO! Thanks to all! It was a GREAT show!

Attachment 14472

Attachment 14473

Attachment 14474

Attachment 14475

Attachment 14471

After the show was over (not even sure what time that was) most everyone had either already left to go back to their hotels or were now leaving. So we said goodbye and gave out hugs to many of our new family members and made plans to see some of them the next day or what have you, afterall this was our first night of the trip so we knew we had many more nights of fun ahead of us. I am sure it was late but the beauty of this was that we were staying at Seastar so we had nowhere to go but back to our room…..so no real need to end the party, right? We joined Daisy and Markus back at our table and had another round and a good chat…..we must have been chatting for some time because I remember the staff was cleaning up, the music had stopped and basically they were asking us if we could get up so they could move the tables LOL

Attachment 14476
(Even Joe joined us for some of the fun--LOL This is one of my very favorite pictures from that night...it cracks me up every time I look at it)

At that point Daisy had informed me that they would be leaving in the morning to go to Mandeville to visit her family and that they needed to wake up at 6am for their ride. I think that is about the first time I looked at the time and I think it was around 4am! She suggested to Markus that they get a shot of rum to help them go to sleep…..so we thought we would be good and supportive new friends and join them. Markus ordered 4 shots of Appleton….I can’t even remember if I tasted it when I drank it! LOL But we were all still wide awake, probably from the first night excitement…(OH, or it could have been that 5 hour energy shot we took when we arrived lol) I have no idea what Daisy and Markus’ excuse was but we decided we would go back to our room to continue visiting…..I mean why not? So we showed them around Room #6 and invited them in for a pineapple upside down cake shot (there will be many more of these to come in the future but Markus and Daisy got the first ones, and I think it is safe to say that they were fans)

As we stood inside our room enjoying the cake vodka and all 4 of us being just like teenage girls on a phone call, having so much to say and not ever wanting to hang up, we suddenly realized the time and that the two of them literally had only a couple of hours before they were to be awake to catch their ride to the country, so we decided we better call it a night. But before they left, Markus was telling us some story or something, and when you meet him you will understand what I mean by this, but he is very animated during his story telling, he also gets very excited and with that, and his story, he threw his arms and hands up into the air and made direct contact with the ceiling fan (which was at Mach 5 speed)! I think I screamed, Ninja gasped..I can’t even remember what Daisy or Markus did, but we literally expected that he lost at least one finger. Shockingly, they were all still there but he did have a very bad gash on 2 of them…..I am sure they will tell this tale with great detail so I will leave it at this. He seemed ok, there was a gash, and maybe some swelling but he was fine (and of course also really drunk). I just kept thinking, he might have broken something, or at the very least that it was going to be extremely painful in the morning when he woke up. But he ensured us he was ok, they gave us parting hugs and as they walked away I have to admit I was already sad that I would be missing them for the next day and a half while they were in the country!


Sweetness put it best when she said “I was in love with you guys before I had ever even met you” I think I felt the same way about this couple. They are every bit as great as you think they are…..and in a lot of other ways, they are even better!

Daisy – I connected with her early on during her posts and reports, and we had chats and discussions long before ever meeting, so I already considered her a friend and I knew that we were going to get along well, and I was right. Sometimes there are people in life that you just have a lot in common with, sometimes you can relate to people on such a deep level that you already feel such a closeness like you would with someone you have known your whole life, and that is how I feel about Daisy. But funny enough, I can almost guarantee that just about everyone would say the exact same thing about her! Daisy has such a way of talking to people so honestly and openly about life that she can literally find some deep connection with just about everyone. It is an amazing quality, and just one of the reasons she is so loved by us all. She is so bubbly, so engaging, so funny, so sweet, so scared about everything, so beautiful, so caring, I could go on and on but to sum it all up, she is just so loveable!

Markus – Now prior to this trip, I had only really conversed with him once so most of what I knew about him was either from his posts on the board or from what Daisy had told me about him. I knew he was knowledgeable about a lot of things, I knew he loved Daisy, I knew he was very kind….but what I did not know was how incredibly funny he is. EXTREMELY funny. Honestly between him and Booger and Sandie, that is why I could barely get out of bed in the morning because I woke up everyday feeling like I had been doing “Abs of Steel” all day! I laugh just thinking about Markus now….this guy is hilarious. And as funny as he is, he is still all of the other things I mentioned. Extremely knowledgeable, passionate, caring and his amazing excitement and passion for things makes it impossible not to get excited about whatever he is talking about (whether you understand it or not). Daisy, I am secretly in love with your husband…ok, maybe not so secretly….but I think it is ok, since I love you just as much.
Yes folks it is true, Negril.com’s most loveable couple is every bit as loveable as you think they are….possibly even more! We love and miss you both so much!

Patty Sather - Patty and I also had connected a little prior to this trip. We both had to endure some unfortunate and unnecessary drama, but like drama sometimes does, it helps you learn who are your friends and who aren’t. I feel we connected on another level too because of it. She comforted me, before I had ever even met her…and if/when you meet Patty, you will know almost instantly that that is her nature. She is the MOST caring, loving, supportive, beautiful person you will ever meet. I was so excited to give her a great big hug when I first met her. Patty, I cannot say enough good things about you, lady! You have already been there for me and done or said such comforting things, more so than many other people I have known for years. For that I thank you…and I love you! Oh and P.S. She is every bit as gorgeous as she looks in her photos….whatever you are drinking, eating or using…can you share it? Oh and Kopper, Patty’s awesome husband….what a guy! They are as perfect for each other as two people can be…..even proven by the matching outfits they were wearing when we first met them….just love them to pieces!
(This photo is actually courtesy of Beachgirl66 but I just thought it so perfect for this part of the report) :)

Attachment 14477

Beachgirl66 – She has a smile that could blind you! I am serious! And she is gorgeous too…..don’t let her try and fool you, Beachgirl is amazingly beautiful inside and out. And if that weren’t enough, she is just as sweet and loveable as she is beautiful. And get this….she says she is a grandma? No way! She looks AND sounds like she is in her 20s…..I am NOT lying….between her and Patty, I am SURE that Negril MUST be the fountain of youth. Oh and she also gives the best hugs!


Stay tuned…..tomorrow, we check into Catcha Falling Star (aka HOME)!

Pure Niceness~~

Really enjoying your report, Marley!! You and your hubby have such beautiful smiles, and I can see your lovely spirits truly shine thru this screen. You guys are making me really want to try this cake flavored vodka! :)

Awww, thanks Eden. It's hard not to smile in Jamaica....and also with a husband as sweet as mine is! I am truly blessed :)

And YES! You need to try it, you will either thank me or curse me later.....I should really be collecting money from them as I have turned so many people on to this drink now! lol

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by garysteph1018

I wish we had a "like/love" button! I will admit that I am a little green though! Maybe I should get another Red Stripe!

---

It's ok...I will be the green one come July! ;)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Katho

This is great!! Were you keeping notes? lol! Amazing detail ;)

Also LOVE the thread title, lol!!

---

Hahahaha no actually wasn't taking notes, only mental notes......oh and the fact that I don't eat sub sandwhiches might play a part too! LMAO :)
Yes the title just seemed to be perfect, don't you think? lol

I'm actually glad you are on a no sub diet...it's nice for one of us to actually remember in accuracy what happened. LOL Loving ya'lls report, it makes me feel closer to you....that's probably what I'm enjoying the most about all these trip reports. Missing everybody is a little easier when we all sit around and talk about the good times we shared.

First time I heard about your introductions to Booger....pretty great...sounds about right. LOL

...and to answer your question Ninja....YES, she is so very beautiful....all the way around. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TizzyATX

Missing everybody is a little easier when we all sit around and talk about the good times we shared.

---

I agree!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TizzyATX

...and to answer your question Ninja....YES, she is so very beautiful....all the way around. :)

---

And awwwwww...well, takes one to know one!
Miss you lots!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by marley9808

Hahahaha no actually wasn't taking notes, only mental notes......oh and the fact that I don't eat sub sandwhiches might play a part too! LMAO :)

---

Thank you Thank you Thank You Thank You.........................:confused:

Marley - i absolutely love your descriptions of everyone!

Ninja - hilarious stuff!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by marley9808

Patty Sather - Patty and I also had connected a little prior to this trip. We both had to endure some unfortunate and unnecessary drama, but like drama sometimes does, it helps you learn who are your friends and who aren’t. I feel we connected on another level too because of it. She comforted me, before I had ever even met her…and if/when you meet Patty, you will know almost instantly that that is her nature. She is the MOST caring, loving, supportive, beautiful person you will ever meet. I was so excited to give her a great big hug when I first met her. Patty, I cannot say enough good things about you, lady! You have already been there for me and done or said such comforting things, more so than many other people I have known for years. For that I thank you…and I love you! Oh and P.S. She is every bit as gorgeous as she looks in her photos….whatever you are drinking, eating or using…can you share it? Oh and Kopper, Patty’s awesome husband….what a guy! They are as perfect for each other as two people can be…..even proven by the matching outfits they were wearing when we first met them….just love them to pieces!
(This photo is actually courtesy of Beachgirl66 but I just thought it so perfect for this part of the report) :)

Attachment 14477!

---

OH my goodness Marley....you took my breath away! I want this on my grave! You are easy to love my sister ......We seriously shared tears and Knowing our super powers can heal the world ....
I thank you from the bottom and top of my heart for these words ....My heart is FULL!
I am in panic mode trying to get computer time to catch up with everyones report..Thats why I have to do mine on the fly during vaca because my nursing duties consist of not being able to get on here as much as I want or like ...I love and miss you guys so much! DECEMBER my peeps! I want to shake what my mama gave me! :rolleyes:

Ok I was so laughing out loud at the "Fan" incident! And have now decided to bring Cake, Espresso, Cherry, AND Chocolate vodka with me...damn that 3 olives website!

Yes! And did you click on the recipe book! Yum!

Rastagal if you're gonna bring so much maybe make it Pinnacle brand it comes in a plastic bottles and may weigh less

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ralonzo29

Rastagal if you're gonna bring so much maybe make it Pinnacle brand it comes in a plastic bottles and may weigh less

---

I've seen that brand but never tried it..might have to give it a whirl when I get to Orlando this weekend. I was wondering how the weight issue was going to work out..unless I can get it at the airport and bring it on the plane...hmmmm? I'm going to have to put some thought into this...

We carried the 1.75 ml of three olives cake and it was very heavy.

But this weekend when went to get more they were out so we got the Pinnacle brand instead and it was cheaper, in a plastic bottle (lighter) and tasted just as good. We thought immediately that next trip we would take the pinnacle version.

Pinnacle version is quite tasty at a great price. If you're mixing, even less of a problem. Great also with orange juice...tastes like a dreamsicle!

Man after hearing all this Vodka talk I need a DRINK~~! LOL Now I will have to try it soon.

Day1: Saturday April 22, 2012
NINJA's 2Cents
----------------------------------------------------------------

So there we were in the midst of all these people that I have to admit my wife new way more than I did. In fact besides one or 2 back and forth comments between me Mr SpotyKatz, Brasi and/or Dawn on facebook I’d only really talked to Markus in length. My wife was alive chatting here and there, I like when she is in this mode means she’s having a good time. I excused myself to get some food and on the way I stopped to say hi to Rob and Lisa (and inadvertently rub Lisa’s sunburn shoulder SORRY). I’d only really been to Sea Star once, back for our rehearsal dinner so I was excited to see the changes and have some of the buffet. Food was still very good. While I was waiting in the line for food I took some time to look around. They have done some great work since last I was there.

Ok so I’m going to FFW mainly because thats how the night felt like it went. The drummers and dancers were amazing. Rasta Stan sang at it was pretty cool. I have a video of it somewhere. And to make it even better Stan decided to call me Hootie which I thank him for because lately I’ve been getting Ceelo and I’m much rather get Hootie (though my wife would leave me if I started singing country). I use to get Hootie a lot years ago but since he decided to sing country no one knows him anymore :). The Hootie thing would last the rest of the week. At some point Luciano came on and the crowd moved to be on the dance floor to at least be in front of the stage and close up to Luciano. As you can see I got some really good shots (Marley posted them) and a good shot of my wife meeting him.

At some point a few of us moved to the tables again and Markus and I started to talk more. Mostly geek speak (alot of 1’s and 0’s) but still great conversation. I like that he has a passion in almost everything he talks about, whether its life, or work or ESPECIALLY HIS WIFE. We were so engrossed in our conversation that at least I at some point forgot that one of the great Reggae singers was performing. I’d say we missed about 30 minutes of Luciano simply lost in conversation. I would say this is about the time that observer part of me left and never came back. About 15 minutes into our conversation I looked over and Clarity and Marley were looking and laughing at us. In a good way. Then at some point we realized Luciano was still on stage, probably back for his 8th encore. We got up one last time to enjoy Luciano and I think Markus needed a food refill. Finally he came off stage and we found ourself back at the table, Me Marley, Clarity, Hubby-man and Joe (always the fifth wheel). At some point everyone had retired or left and I remember Sandy being out there still ( I hadn't really gotten to know her yet, love this woman we share a bond you’ll learn of later). She had put good old (young) Booger to sleep a while ago due to his inebriation but like a “Shaun of the Dead” zombie he had returned. They eventually too retired and it was the five of us. Chris looked at us and made some comment about the bus and it would be the last one and I remarked “Thats Ok, we’re staying here so we are your problem now”. He gave a slight laugh (good man can’t sing his praises enough) and we began to realize how late it was. Clarity and Markus were heading to Mandeville and they needed to get EARLY, like 3 or 4 hours from that moment.

SIDE NOTE: I remember thinking when Clarity offered Guirigay and Sweetie Pie the room for the next night, “How sweet of them to even think of it”. I also remember thinking GG/SWP are pretty much out of it ( one probably due to tired the other well a bit of tired and booze), they will never remember to come up here or that the offer was made. I stand corrected they did.

We decided to move the meeting of the minds to our room real quick ( is say quick but yeah right) to have a cake vodka night cap. This coming on the heels of a rum shot. So lets clarify this, 2 of the 5 of us (and I am mistaken cuz Manda was traveling to Mandaville with C&M so there were six of us. Sorry about the fifth wheel comment Joe I rescind it) have to get up in less than 4 hours and we are going to have another drink to make sure they don't get up in the next 4 hours. Sounds like a plan. We were outside for awhile then thought we might be too loud so then inside, thats when the fan incident happened (I’ll speak of this in a minute), then outside again still talking like no one had to get to sleep. Finally greater minds prevailed and we said our adieus. It was weird we wouldn't see them again till Monday but all we had say would keep. The missus and I turned in, but I can’t remember if we “I love Lucy’d “ it and slept in the separate beds or the same one. I think the same (my memories of this trip are better than most but not as good as Marley’s). Then we blissfully slept and looked to tomorrow when we checked into our home.

Now I just want to say this about the fan incident. When I first came to JA with my lovely wife we stayed at Xtabi. The fans in there are 10 feet above you and far out of reach. They are also metal (or at least looked so) and can sub for a C130 propeller if you’re in a pinch. I even think if you put them on a C130 it would make the plane fly faster than a jet. So when we entered the bedroom after checking in my brain noted the Mach 5 fan and it close proximity to my head and arm reach. But I think I envisioned the metal bladed Xtabi super fast fan (I’m pretty sure this one isnt metal, Markus still has fingers so...). So with that in mind let me set the scene briefly. Marley and I were facing Clarity and Markus somewhere around the table we had the booze on and C&M (or Clubby-man - thats a work in progress other choices are Clarkus, Marity, Hubity-man or the German and his Heinz 57 wife) had their backs to the door. I was the closest to Markus as he reached up in the air and it went something like this “Ich denke, Ninja ist der beste Mensch, den ich je in meinem ganzen Leben erfüllt -WHACK SMACK” (the actual conversation was immediately erased from my memory at this point so I just adlib’d in german). Never in my life have I ever thought I would need to make a tourniquet, (not true I saw a guy fall off a ladder with a chainsaw in his hands - he’s fine) but I did believe that Markus was gonna pull back a numbed hand. So much so I refused to look at him for like 20 seconds. Still he was fine, in the sense that he had all 5 fingers still on that hand save maybe a little skin on at least 3 of them. We all (with the exception of the victim) believed he had at least broken, fractured or bruised the first finger that got hit (right on the knuckle, OUCH) even Joe and Manda wanted to put ice on it. Alas I say all this to say it was a small drop in the bucket incident that I think we made more than it was. I think he has all mobility in his fingers. Markus? And it wouldn't be the last minor injury that plagued (but didn't ruin) our trip. NEXT STOP CATCHA

Oh pooh, you tall people have to watch out! Really nice read! Keep it coming~~

Hi from Canada.....not much time to post but I am following along w/everyone's reports and loving every minute. Thank you my friends. ONE LOVE
:cool:

Safe travels Sweetness!!!!! Give me a holler when you get back to town. BLESS!
!

http://youtu.be/AXAed4AyacA

You are doing a great job Raul! Can you please explain to us Brits, what exactly is Cake Vodka??!!

Spottycatz......Cake Vodka is why we kept trying to get you to Catcha at nights! LOL

It is vodka....that smells AND tastes EXACTLY like cake! And it is gooooooooooooooooooood! Dangerously good!

Next time Marley, most definitely. I will savour my imaginery taste until 04/14? Miss you. (Mrs Catz!)

Ok, it's a date! I will bring a whole bottle just for you guys!

Nice c130 reference. Not sure if you know but Pooper worked on c130's for 9 years, or depending on how much she had drank it might have been 12. Lol! Yep that's right, my wife can turn a wrench better than most dudes. When I say she likes power tools most people misunderstand me.....

Wow,what an awesome party time this April vacation is,we may have to change from November to April!!! Keep those posts coming and thanks for sharing!!!

Day 2: Sunday April 22, 2012

We awoke, not sure what time it was….in fact, probably not even sure exactly where we were….you know that first morning in Jamaica feeling…and then mix that with lots of liquor and very little sleep in the last few days and you get the idea. I tried looking at my watch but got confused because of the time change, so I picked up my Jamaican cell phone and I think it was around 9am or so….so yay, another 4 hours sleep…who needs more, really? I got up, though I DEFINITELY could have slept more (and yes, those beds at Seastar are very comfortable, I think that was Daisy who had told me about them). I headed out in my pajamas to see if anyone else was stirring about. The free breakfast was out but it looked as if they were about to put it away (so it must have been close to 10am) so I walked over quickly and Ninja and I got some cereal and fruit and sat down at a nearby table. No one was really out and about except for the staff. I started to wonder / worry if Daisy and Markus had made it up in time to catch their ride….I was worried because we went to bed at the same time and waking up when we did was hard enough. I know that no amount of alarm clock or anything probably would have woken me up! Just as I was thinking that I logged on to my iPad and saw a bunch of messages from Patty. She was trying to wake up Daisy and couldn’t reach her. You see, Daisy had made a deal with Patty the night before and Patty was to be Daisy’s wakeup call at 6am, I will let her tell that story but for now it had seemed as if the plan might not have been successful and so I had NO idea whether they had woken up in time and caught their ride, or if they were even still up in their room asleep. I messaged Patty back asking her if she had reached Daisy but did not hear back. Just about that time my mind switched gears because I saw Tizzy walk through the gate and head up to the front desk. She hadn’t seen us sitting there so she was heading back out when I called over to her. She came to our table and told us that she had lost her iPhone, so she had stopped by to see if perhaps she had left it here at the party last night but they told her no. So of course my hubby being the high-tech nerd, problem-solving, and overall caring guy he is, immediately tried to use his computer to see if he could track down her missing iPhone using GPS. Tizzy and I chatted a bit and then she said she was heading back to Catcha. I let her know we would be checking in shortly and I would see her soon. I left Ninja at the table, as he was still in full-computer-saves-the-day mode and I returned to our room to shower, pack and get ready to move HOME! As I was finishing up, Ninja returned to the room and told me that he had just seen Booger, Sandie and Jon check out and head down to Catcha. Now I was excited, it had only been 6 months since we were last at Catcha, but I honestly miss that place the MINUTE I walk off the property so I was super excited to get over there. I nearly left Ninja in the shower to get over there but luckily he takes like 5 minutes to get ready, so like a flash we were checking out, thanking the lovely Seastar staff and getting in a car for the quick ride down Seastar Lane. Forty-five seconds later, and with a beep beep, the gates opened and we were home. I opened the car door, grabbed my bag, looked around and then heard a voice coming from the office “Hi Shauna!” My smile instantly got bigger….I knew that voice. I turned and nearly jogged to the office, I saw Ben (resident doggy mascot) and smiled. I entered the office and gave Mauvette a big hug. I just love seeing her smile because it means I am home and I always smile when I am home.

Attachment 14526

We chatted a bit and she pointed out our Christmas Card that they had posted on the board. I told her that the boardies were taking over Catcha for the week and to watch out. She laughed and said “I see” and told us that Booger and Sandie were down by the bar (of course, I said). She told us that Sagi was not yet ready but we could put our bags in the office and head to Ivan’s and they would let us know once it was ready. “No worries” we said and we headed down to the bar. When we got to the bar, only Sandie was there, but I did see Carol and Ardia, the day staff and their eyes got big when they saw us and they gave us big hugs….just love those two! We sat down at the bar with Sandie to visit and also chatted with Carol and Ardia. I decided to go ahead and order my first drink at Ivan’s and Carol made me a Purple Rain….it was delicious, as always

Attachment 14527

Oh and we had taken over babysitting duties of Joe the previous night so he piped up and said he wanted a drink too, so we obliged.

Attachment 14528

Soon after Booger joined us (I think he had been swimming or something) and we chatted with he and his lovely wife at the bar for a while. This was the first time we were able to have a real and memorable conversation with the two of them (By memorable I mean no one was too drunk to remember the conversation this time LOL). We had a really nice time getting to know each other and I knew, just like I had assumed based on messageboard interactions, that I liked them both a whole lot. Not too long after that, Jon showed up and so did Tizzy. I had not really had the chance to officially meet Jon at the party because there were just so many people and so much going on, so the setting at Ivan’s was much better to really chat with what would come to be our little gang of fun folks for the week. I bonded with my fellow Libra, Sandie, immediately (Libras tend to do that) and I laughed at just about everything Booger said (which is exactly what I do when he posts on the board), I thought Jon was a really nice guy and of course Tizzy, well we go way back (from yesterday lol). We all decided to order a little lunch at the bar and I enjoyed my favorite lunch dish (which is actually just an appetizer), the Calypso Trio

Attachment 14529

Around that time I looked over and witnessed a very familiar face coming towards the bar. I yelled out “SWEETNESS!” and she yelled back “Yes” lol. It still cracks me up to be in a place and yell a greeting to someone who you have never met in your life, yet you know what she looks like, her name, and she knows the same about you. She comes over to the bar and I jumped up off the big bar stool and gave her a great big hug, something I had long been waiting to do. Sweetness was also staying at Catcha for the week and I was thrilled about that. During the week, at one time or another Catcha would be home to, Marley and Ninja (duh), Booger and Sandie, Jon, Tizzy, Sweetness, Markus and Daisy, Guirigay and Sweetie Pie and even at the very end, Coco! The boardies are taking over! Lol I visited with Sweetness and she mentioned that she had wanted to go to the comedy show up at Moondance Cliffs later that night. I said “Oh yes, that sounds like fun, I want to go too” but we had all already planned to go to the webcast down on the beach at Seasplash. I thought well, what if we all go to the webcast at 5, stay a bit and then head up the cliffs to the comedy show. She said she was in, and the rest of the gang was onboard as well….it’s a deal! So Sweetness parted and went back to her room and we told her we would meet up when the bus comes to get us. About then, my Jamaican cell phone rings and it is Guirigay and SweetiePie. They told me they were up at Seastar because they had taken Daisy up on her offer and they were going to use their room for the next 2 nights. They wanted to know what we were up to and I told them the plan, they were game so I suggested they walk down the lane and come join us at the bar at Ivan’s as it was probably around 3-4pm or so. They agreed and soon they were there joining us at the bar. They chatted with us for a bit and even ordered something to eat. We all left for a bit to go get ready and shortly after we all met back up ready to head down to the webcast.

Here is Ninja and Joe, waiting on all of the girls to get ready so we could head out to the webcast. LOL (Notice the camera in his hand-more on that in a bit)

Attachment 14525

I called Chicken to come pick us up in the Magic Bus and he was in MoBay (I think) but he sent his brother, Pelle, with the bus to come get us. So we loaded up onto the Magic Bus and headed down to the beach to Seasplash. Pelle dropped us off and told us Chicken would be back around 6:30 or so to get us and take us to the comedy show up on the cliffs.

Booger- A lot has already been said about Booger in other posts and all of it is true! LOL He did not look like I had pictured him in my head but everything else about him was just as expected. The guy is funny I mean seriously a comedian. He has the perfect sarcastic humor that I love. He says what everyone is thinking and gets away with it, because it is funny. He has a fun-loving spirit that makes you think the guy is never serious about anything, which might just be true. But on the other hand, the part of him that you might not immediately expect is that he is a real sweetheart, I mean a softy for real(Now he will NEVER admit to that, of course) but this is a man who cares A LOT about his wife, his child, and his friends and he does A LOT to see that they are always happy and having fun. You truly are a great guy, booger, and I am glad we got to know you! In fact the only complaint I have about the man is that he makes it IMPOSSIBLE for others to treat him on ANYTHING! Damn you, booger! We tried....and failed, every time!

Sandie (aka Pooper) - I fell in love with pooper instantly, in fact, I think it might just be impossible for anyone not to. She has a heart that is a mile wide and she will do anything to help you whether she knows you or not. You can instantly determine, much like Patty, that she is in a care-giving profession because she takes care of everyone she meets and you always know she is going to make it all better. I can only imagine what a great mother she is, because throughout the week I honestly saw her take care of just about everyone in that way that your mom does when you are a little kid, myself included which you will hear about shortly. Not only is she the best care-giver but she is also the social butterfly. Sandie never met a stranger in her whole life, humans and animals included. One of my favorite things about her is that no matter where we would go, at some point I would look over and she would be hugging someone, or talking to someone that I didn't recognize, sometimes they were staff members, some times other guests or tourists at places we had stopped. I would walk over and ask if she knew them, because she would look so close to the person and just about everytime the answer would be "Yes, I just met them, this is so and so and they are from......" My second favorite thing would be what I will call the "Sandie Look" She gives you this look with her big eyes and you just melt. (Booger, I can only imagine this must be your kryptonite-Ninja will be so excited I used a comic book reference there) I saw that look so many times this week and I just loved it every single time. She would give the look when something upset her, or if she wanted something, or if she didn't approve of something (like eating goat...that one was for you Sweetie Pie) but whatever the reason she was given the look, the results (at least for me) was that it just made me love her even more, every single time I saw it! Sandie, girlfriend, you are amazing, I heart you, I miss you, and I am so glad we met! Smooches!

Jon (aka "Rumspringa" LOL) - When I first met Jon, Sandie introduced him as her brother, which I believed hahahaha. Later I found out that he was actually Booger's childhood friend and that they had been in each others lives for many many years. That already made me believe that he must be a pretty decent guy. At first, much like with Booger, you might judge the book by it's cover and think ok here is some surfer frat boy dude from California, he is probably pretty shallow and just about partying. But actually, Jon put that stereotype to rest almost instantly. He was nothing like that. A father who loves his kids, a very sincere guy, who really needed a fun week of vacation and he was finally going to have it. After hearing some of his back story I, along with just about everyone else, was on board with Booger and Sandie in making sure he had a great vacation, an awesome birthday and just an overall rocking good time.....I think one person in this group went above and beyond to make sure that plan happened for him! And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! lol

Sweetness - It's been said before and I am going to say it again, she truly lives up to her name. Sweetness is, in fact, one of the sweetest women you will ever meet! Her smile can light up a room and you almost immediately know that once you are her friend, she will do anything for you. I think just about all of us got that treatment at some point in the week and I am beyond blessed to now be able to say I am on that friend list! Even more so, for some reason, I almost felt as instantly as I gave her that first hug, that she was more like a sister than a friend. I instantly trusted her and just felt so unbelievably comforted whenever in her presence, I can't really describe it, I guess you just have to experience it. She had told me that she wasn't an overly social person but I never saw that part of her. She was there with all of us and she was having a blast just like everyone else. I never saw her not smiling (well except maybe in that one picture that Spottycatz just posted lol). And she was in Jamaica with all of us at a time she would have been with her sweetie, but instead he was called to work just before she got there. For some that might have been really depressing and sad, but instead she was in the moment with all of us and having fun, and I am sooooooooooo glad she was there! Love you lots, sister Sweetness, thanks for putting aside your "antisocial" tendancies as you put it and being a part of our fun all week!

I actually did know that we spoke of this over some peanut butter

Great story - great picture of Carol! More, more more...

Thanks Coco!
Your PNS is getting bad, isn't it?????
Have you booked your next reach yet? ;)

You are such a precious gem girl friend!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Patty Sather

You are such a precious gem girl friend!

---

I know you are, but what am I ?!?!?!? LOL
:)

Ninja - the Xtabi ceiling fan description had me rolling. I remember one morning waking up in cottage #4 and laughing about how amazingly LOUD the fan was all night...like it kept waking us up, LOUD. Of course we were too incapacitated to get up and turn it off.

Yes Marley - we've booked again for October :-)