Guirigay and Sweetie Pie’s PaRedux It’s all true and it never really happened…

[Sweetness]

Here I come into the mix........hesitant and then completely at ease and in love with the whole gang.

with Guirigay and Marley though "I already knew"

[Guirigay]

Here I come into the mix........hesitant and then completely at ease and in love with the whole gang.

with Guirigay and Marley though "I already knew"

Oh yes, girl, here it is...

[Guirigay]

So we roll into the lot at SeaSplash. There’s a group of us I think so I’m guessing it was Marley and Ninja, Boogs and Pooper, Jon, Tizzy and Sweetness. I mention to Sweetie Pie that it looks like Jon and Tizzy are hitting it off. This makes me happy because Jon is Boogers best bud which by my inductive reasoning means he’s GOT to be a better than average guy. Tizzy DESERVES a week in paradise with a good guy. Sweetie Pie surprises me, “They're doing more than hitting it off!” she says with her little twinkle, “They were VERY comfortable with each other at the show last night!” This makes me smile. No more Jon, Tizzy – for the rest of the week it will be Tizzy and Jon, or Jon and Tizzy, or on a few occasions – Jizzy…

We roll back through the property, a lush tropical landscape surrounds the buildings on the way to the beach. It opens up into a large pool/bar/restaurant area that has steps right down on to the beach. There are already quite a few people there and I start scanning the group for -

Brasi – Of all the people I anticipated seeing this reach I don’t think there was anyone I was more excited to see. We share a number of things in common and fact is we’re blood – Clan McLeod. The back and forth in preparation for the flop, plans for hanging a McLeod tartan at Pelican Bar, The Project, Bentley’s, lowdowns and setups filled our conversations pre-flight. We see each other and a BIG hug follows quickly and then we just look at each other with hands on each others shoulders for what is probably only a few seconds but seems longer. The enormous smile on Brasi’s face and the gleam in his eye are an exact reflection of the happiness I’m experiencing. I will never forget it. I’m going to tell you a lot more about Brasi, what a week with a great, great guy. But for the moment I will leave it just at this – I LOVE YOU, MAN!! Sweetie Pie loves you too, she wants to remind you…

Sweetness – is. Thinking about meeting Sweetness has shaken some of the cobwebs. We did walk down the lane to Catcha to meet up and head to SeaSplash. We had our introductions there but it wasn’t really until Sweetie Pie and I sat down with her at SeaSplash that we began our journey together. And boy are we gonna have some times! And for all the fun that we have together, and there is a lot starting today, it’s the moments in between that I will treasure most with Sweetness. She is kind, considerate, thoughtful, funny, wise and beautiful. Those cover the Sweetness side of her but there’s more, a lot more. She can REALLY surprise you. “Did you just say that, Sweetness?!?” Oh yes, yes she did. She is my greatest surprise and best gift of this reach. Mi sista, mi sweet soul sista…