post dewey
i'm back from the beach. :(
it was an absolute blast, as usual. i had a lot of fun. the weather was fabulous; beer and rum runners on the rudder deck were awesome; grottos pizza never disappoints; got to hear love seed mama jump on thursday. the friday and saturday night bands at the rudder and the hawaiian place were good too (which isn't always the case, so that was a welcome surprise). managed to drink enough, but not to completely excessive lengths. (though i felt much better today than i deserved to.) and of course, the best part of all is hanging out with my friends - telling stories, catching up, flirting in ways that married 40-years olds probably shouldn't but since we're all in it together none of us cares. in fact, we all kind of condone it! if you're ever feeling down on yourself, hang with this crowd. if there's one thing we're good at - and good for - it's boosting confidence.
the crowd this year was as big as always (21 ppl, not including kids):
karen, of course
daryl and jenn
jay and selen
ed and beth
brie, steve, and their 3 boys,
bmac, butler, link, and jimmy z
kevin, marion, and their 3 girls came from reno
joan and woody and their 2 girls
diane and john and their 2 kids came this year again
gary wheeler, who i don't recall from college, but i'm sure i must have partied with him, came for the first time
i think that's it, but i feel like i'm forgetting someone.
overall, lots of fun. but now it's over. and i'm sad as usual. for some of those folks, this is the only time of the year i see them. and with daryl and jenn moving to crete in the fall, every time i see them just drives home even more how much i'm going to miss them when they're gone. it's like saying goodbye over and over and over again - rips a piece of my heart out every time. having karen 5 hours away is bad enough. having daryl on another continent.... i don't even want to think about, but at times i can think of nothing else.
so i'm sad. i'm going to retreat into my shell for the next day or so and just be quiet.
here are pictures from this year. (or you can use the photo link on the left. the dewey pics are in my "trips" gallery.) clicking on any picture will open a larger version.
it was an absolute blast, as usual. i had a lot of fun. the weather was fabulous; beer and rum runners on the rudder deck were awesome; grottos pizza never disappoints; got to hear love seed mama jump on thursday. the friday and saturday night bands at the rudder and the hawaiian place were good too (which isn't always the case, so that was a welcome surprise). managed to drink enough, but not to completely excessive lengths. (though i felt much better today than i deserved to.) and of course, the best part of all is hanging out with my friends - telling stories, catching up, flirting in ways that married 40-years olds probably shouldn't but since we're all in it together none of us cares. in fact, we all kind of condone it! if you're ever feeling down on yourself, hang with this crowd. if there's one thing we're good at - and good for - it's boosting confidence.
the crowd this year was as big as always (21 ppl, not including kids):
karen, of course
daryl and jenn
jay and selen
ed and beth
brie, steve, and their 3 boys,
bmac, butler, link, and jimmy z
kevin, marion, and their 3 girls came from reno
joan and woody and their 2 girls
diane and john and their 2 kids came this year again
gary wheeler, who i don't recall from college, but i'm sure i must have partied with him, came for the first time
i think that's it, but i feel like i'm forgetting someone.
overall, lots of fun. but now it's over. and i'm sad as usual. for some of those folks, this is the only time of the year i see them. and with daryl and jenn moving to crete in the fall, every time i see them just drives home even more how much i'm going to miss them when they're gone. it's like saying goodbye over and over and over again - rips a piece of my heart out every time. having karen 5 hours away is bad enough. having daryl on another continent.... i don't even want to think about, but at times i can think of nothing else.
so i'm sad. i'm going to retreat into my shell for the next day or so and just be quiet.
here are pictures from this year. (or you can use the photo link on the left. the dewey pics are in my "trips" gallery.) clicking on any picture will open a larger version.