Beach party!

The parties continue in St Thomas.  On Tuesday we had a beach party loosely celebrate Kevin's return to the island, but really just to party.  It's been great to have him back on island and have it feel like old times.  So we all met at the guys' new favorite beach, Linquist.  It took the guys some time to start the fire for the grill (which was my entertainment for the day), and then Kevin cooked up some nice burnt hot dogs and such.  I stuck to brownies and potato chips.  Afterward we went to Island Time Pub for pizza (not burnt) and then poor Trish had to get some rest before going to work at 11PM.  Here are some pictures to tell the story of the day.

First of all, here's Kevin.

The order of the day is really to relax in the water with a beer.  We take turns being the one who has to go to shore for the beverages.  The guys like to play catch every now and then.  There are a couple stories about me getting not-so-satisfactory frisbees (and teased mercilessly for it) which Todd will be happy to tell.   On this day out we did not have a frisbee and I ended up using a leaf as one.  Before long we were having a great time tossing around a few large leaves that we found floating in the water, and we now have a new game called "Lily Pad Tossing."  It will soon be all the rage.  Just like children, it apparently doesn't take much to amuse us.  Anyway, this is what we looked like all day.

And here's Todd making a not-so-valiant effort to retrieve the ball.

There were about 10 of us in the water at one point, sipping on beer and tossing the ball around.  All of a sudden Todd yells out, "Hey, there are people sitting in cubicles right now."  We all had a respectful moment of silence for them, and then resumed the festivities.  Yes, here in the middle of the afternoon on a Tuesday, we were all out simply enjoying the weather, the water, and each other's company with no obligations cluttering our minds.  It is indeed good to be in St Thomas.