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

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So when I got out of the room and walked out, by that time they were all sitting around a table. I looked and I immediately saw Patty and Kopper, Daisy and Markus, and Dawn and +1……and so I just ran up to the table and did a sort of “Tah-dah, I am here” motion. And then there was a similar reaction to the one at the airport. Yells and laughs and hugs and greetings. I was dressed in head to toe Marley gear just so everyone would know who I was! Again, this time the hugs were all great and genuine. I felt at home with family instantly. But I also felt it was time to go back and freshen up and get dressed for the party. So I excused myself and Ninja and I returned to the room to get dressed. We were back in a flash because I was super eager and excited to spend more time with everyone. When I came back to the table I was instantly greeted by Joe and Manda….I was so happy to see them!



After the warm welcome from those two party animals I realized that Ninja and I hadn't paid for the buffet yet so we headed over to the table to pay and get our wristbands. While there I looked over and noticed Rob and Lisa and I waved. As I was paying for us I heard some obnoxiously loud guy talking to Ninja. I turned around and there was some dude talking and laughing. I did not know who he was. I had never seen him before, he was not familiar looking at all. So I just sort of stared at him. That is when Ninja says to me "It's Booger" Now honestly, that is probably the last person I expected this guy to be. But I said "Hey Booger" and I gave him a hug and at that moment he spilled his Red Stripe all down the side of my dress......I just laughed and thought to myself, I could think of no better way to meet Booger for the first time! He was nothing like I had expected him to be but everything like I had expected him to be, if that makes sense!

After such a greeting I returned to our table. Booger and his wife and friend were over by the bar, I believe, and our table was closer to the entrance and nearest the webcast table. I found out later that there was another table closer to the bar where Rasta Stan and Betty, and the SpottyCatz and IndyBob and Cindy were, but at this moment I just knew about our table.

We decided to head to get some food. About the time we returned to our table Tizzy had joined the party and was received just as happily and easily as we were. Introductions all around again. Then moments later...Guirigay and SweetiePie! And I was so happy to see them, as I had mentioned before, I was a little worried they would not make it to the party after all of the Red Stripes set in! But they were there! And now it was a party!

We did a WHOLE LOT of this..



And as we sat there eating, drinking, talking, laughing....more boardies came by. We met Sandie, Booger's wife...then Jon (there will be plenty more on that meeting later from others....ahem), Indy Bob and Cindy who came over to our table and informed us all that she was a "LURKER" We met Mr SpottyCatz who was not hard to spot in his fabulous Hippy Pants...and later Mrs. Spottycatz who is just as cool, hippy pants or not! Rasta Stan and Betty...Babalew! And probably even some more....it was like being in the perfect storm of boardies and fun and excitement and I am thrilled to death that I was a part of it too!

Markus seemed to share my excitement as well