I'm calling it!!! Guy has raised the flag and in 1 1/2 hours we will meet up for dinner and then a sail..... hang on to your hats

Wooohooo!!! We made it! Only 4 hours to go 150 miles! Gotta LOVE Driving through LA! lol! Eagle Inn is BEAUTIFUL! See you all in an hour!

tom, jerry, wish you were here!

WooHooooo is right!! Babs called about a 1/2 hour ago, she was about 15 mins from her hotel (and computerless).
I just finished listening to the Official CD ----
wish you all could be here

OMG...I was so looking forward to this Saturday, and getting to meet all of you. I just got home from Boston and I came down with a nasty chest
congestion and sinus infection (along with a sinus headache) during the week. I think I am probably run down from the lack of sleep and 14 cities in 4 weeks. I have to get on another airplane again on Sunday afternoon, so need to try to pamper myself with some rest tomorrow. I am sooooo sorry that we won't be able to make it...

Have a wonderful weekend, eat lots of good food, drink lots of good wine and have lots of stories and pictures to post on BT for me to pout about!

Karen & Roger Huff

P.S. I picked up 4 refrigerator magnets in Baltimore that I was going to bring with me this weekend:
1. WINE - the 5th basic food group
2. Forgive me for I have ZINNED
3. I cook with WINE! Sometimes I even put it in the food!
4. WINE improves with age. The older I get, the more I like it!

I'm leaving in the morning around 8:30, see you all around 2:00! Enjoy the moonlight sail. The full moon should be beautiful.

Folks, I can't wait to hear of your adventures and see the pics.

Cynde, I wish I could be there too! WHINE - cheese please?

WAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

We're back from our Perfect Sail!!
Lots of amazing pics were taken - but not by my camera... in fact the only one worth posting Babs took for me
You couldn't ask for a more perfect evening sail... flat water, full moon, mild temps, a great crew, and good friends!!
Here is Guy & me enjoying the ride in....

PS - Karen & Rog
I was so looking forward to meeting you.... if you wake up in the am feeling like having a leisurely stroll to SB to enjoy a nice quiet day of picture-taking, eating, good conversation and friends... please don't hesitate ~ come on up!!
No need to call

Have fun you guys! I really wish I could be there, but obligations precluded that. Post more pics when you can.

A great start to a BT meet, it's good to be able to take part "virtually", keep those pics coming..

Wish you all a great time

I want to be there!

Have fun for the rest of us. Let us know how things are going. Keep the white merlot away from QGH!

Will post pic's later of our SPAM diner.

Left Coasters, Please wake up and post some pics. Word from Andover is that Jerry is becoming mean.

I'm on my way!!!

Well please hurry Rosanne! I am starting to become impatient and bored waiting for pictures.

Tick-Tock

Tick-Tock

Tom, you're scaring me!!
I think Cynde is the only other one with a computer and she has solemnly promised Michael it's for emergencies only I believe he has it on a timer, set to blow up if she exceeds her allotted time limit - he he!

Pictures will come soon though ----
off to the grocery store for me

Well?

They said they would post, they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,they said they would post,

Now look what you've done Tara, RUN JERRY, RUN!!!

Tell Ms. Cynde Loo-Hoo Grasshopper ten pygmies in a row - whatever, that we are disappointed. I am wearing that iron on she sent, as I am sure Jerry is wearing his. As soon as I get home, I am taking the thong I put my iron-on on - OFF!!! (Kinda chafing anyway)

Oh my look who else is upset:





Betchya ain't getting anything but coal this December. SNORT

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Cooking up some SPAM last night at my mini meet.

Note the left pocket!

Tom & Jerry Rock!!

I'm just putting the flamingos out so the minions can find their way...
Cynde just called, she and Michael are strolling on State Street --- Far Niente

Tara, what time is the cookout?
Can you email me your phone number?
I will check in later.

Have fun tonight.

J.

Now, you Cali people, we FL people had pics up THAT NIGHT! lol Hope you have a blast and can't wait to see pics.

The 7 hour drive was definitely WORTH IT!!! Yummy fish taco dinner last night, great moonlight sail, nice long walk on the beach for me this morning...almost met the man of my dreams...he lives on the beach, has a tarp shelter, but, alas, he seemed to be more interested in bumming a dime! LOLOLOL!
Oh, yeah, Darlene called me this morning from PR, Jerry just got off the phone...Tommmmmy where are you????
You're all here in spirit!

"You know Judy I think they forgot about us here on the right coast.."
"You might be right Freddie you would have thought that they could throw us a photo at least of the flamingos lining the driveway or something.."

"I think we should just get drunk and wait for them to FINALLY post some pictures,, what do you say??" "Sounds good to me!!"

"HEY this is NOT BOX wine!!!!"

Hey Freddie - I think we're going to have to get more wine waiting for those left coasters to get some photo's up! We've already polished off ...... how many bottles?
Come on gang - some photos for us ---- we're all waiting!
So just because you're a few hours behind us does that mean we now have to stay up drinking more wine until the wee hours?
Yup Freddie - flamingos lining the driveway or something!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you are absolutely correct Judy.. Boom probably has this sign someplace in the driveway..
OMG I forgot how Cynde gets around Flamingos remember when she was Flamingo Flinging or whatever she called it?? those poor babies..

FLAMINGO TIPPING !!! BE CAREFUL EVERYONE!!!CYNDE GETS CARRIED AWAY!!

We're having waaaaay toooo much fun!!!
And Looookey here ---
Jerry showed up for the festivities
Jerry


Patrick was so bright we had to put our shades on!

Well it is about time!!!! Babs !!! I love your hair!!!!! Michael is looking very leery there in the second photo for sure...
NAMES please!!!! for those that don't know the lineup of stars!!!!

hey Jerry looks like "Kernal" Sanders....
and is that a Hello Kitty I see????

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This is Jerry and Hello KittyKats Doll

Babs, Mercy, Jerry, Tara & Rasta, Barbie, RosAnne, ButterCupHelloKittieTenSmilieFacesInARow

lovin this!!!wish we were really there!!! WAAAAHHHH

Me too! waaaaaaahhhhhh!

Me too!
Love the pic's - I feel like I know everyone
Babs - your hair is beautiful!
You all look GREAT!
BIG Hugs to everyone

Waaah, we wish you were all here too! Guys, got the barbecue going and dinners up in a few minutes!

Have a great evening Time for bed and a book for me.. see you all tomorrow.. Hugs

Ok - too much fun being had there. We MUST enforce the rules here - what the heck ARE the rules?...are there any rules?...You all have a GREAT time and we'll be looking for more pics.

Have a great night everyone
See you in the AM

Hello Freddie, Judy, Roy, Mara and everyone!!!
It was indeed a wonderful evening...
I taught Eric how to make a proper martini and then he discovered the joys of Baileys

* Pictured from left to right: Eric, Babs, Cynde, Barbara and RosAnne

Cynde spent the evening with a special new friend, who took comfort within her bosom
* Pictured from left to right: Mercy, Cynde & her friend Napolean, RosAnne


It's a little after 1am - the kitchen is as clean as it will get tonight


and my Little Guy has followed the lead of my Big Guy


Babs, Mercy, RosAnne and I are meeting for breakfast tomorrow (and Rasta) at 10am, then we're all meeting at the dive shop at noon to assess the dive conditions. We'll head up to Refugio State Park for a little diving, snorkeling, kayaking and so much more

So Good Night from the Left Coast.... until tomorrow

Thanks for posting the pictures. I feel a little better because of it.

A few questions if I may:

1. (for Michael) Where are your Kitty glasses?
2. (for Barbara) How much peroxide did that take? SNORT
3. (for Tara) How long have you had my Riley's twin?
4. (for Freddy and Judy) How are your heads this morning?

Hugs to you all (except Michael, he only likes handshakes from guys)!!

Thanks for the pics! I love the one of Eric and his Bailey's - looks like Cynde, Barbara and RosAnne are doing some serious praying for him, while Babs is thinking - Fool - you'll regret it in the morning!

Gail - that is EXACTLY what I thought too - looks like there is some praying going on....

Oh Lord, if you are merciful, please don't let me be hungover in the morning. Allow me to function and feel at least semi human. Of this I pray.

The bad thing about Sunday hangovers is that my "old" cure was not allowed. Chicken & cheese biscuits from Chic-Fil-A and a large Coke, light on the ice. For those who don't know Chic-Fil-A, which is a franchise, is not open on Sundays.

Oh well - we look forward to more pics.

Have a fantabulous day!!!

Yay, pics!! You all look great! I agree on the praying pic. lol That's funny.

Hope conditions are good for diving for you all today, too.

Babs, I absolutely LOVE the new look!

Looks like I'm having a good time?

It was nice to talk to you guys last night.
Sounds like it was a hell of a party?

Have a fun day left coasters.

Check please.

Not only was Jerry there but Patrick stopped in (a few times, actually)!


Whew, another 7 hours and I'm home!!
What a great time!
Thanks for the compliments on the hair Freddie, Judy & Kathy! And, er, Tom...several bottles of peroxide, I think...near meltdown! Not quite as smooth as the Bailey's Eric was enjoying!
Tara is a FANTASTIC hostess and we all just had a blast!

Just walked in the door from one of the BEST weekends ever!! Thanks so much Tara and Guy for hosting this BT event. What a great group of people...we all just seemed to click so well.

From the moonlight sail on Fri night (ok...I got just a little seasick!) to the amazing BBQ (tri tip, rockin' bbq beans, delish rice dish, yummy grilled portabellos, rasberry chipotle chicken, chips, dips and whips (ok, there were no whips!) key lime pie and mint brownies-oh god, look out, she's gonna blow!)to the all chick breakfast to the snorkel and dive at Hendri's Beach (my first snorkel ever in Cali!)and GREAT NEW FRIENDS.....What a weekend!!!!!!

I'm sure some of us will post more pics...I'm still trying to figure out how to do that! C'mon girls...we know there are some pics that maybe we DON'T want to post..but the adoring jealous crowd wants more, more, more!!

Took me 5 hours to get home, Thank you Guy and Tara for being wonderful hosts! I am so tired but wanted everyone to know how much fun we had.Met a group of really awesome people and I believe to have made some lasting friends! Will post tomorrow, hopefully with more pictures! Had an interesting drive home, just to name a few things, travelling 80 mph and had to come to a dead stop because a chicken was crossing the road (I am NOT making this up!) and then there was the chair, lamp and yard ornaments to avoid that fell off the trailer that tipped over when it came unhitched from the truck that was pulling it! Gotta love this place!!! Night-Night.

10:30pm and we just made it home. What a great group of folks! Tara and Guy, you are the most generous hosts ever. I'm so happy to have met you all. Can we come back next weekend?
I'll try to post some pics tomorrow, or at least send them to someone smart enough to do so.
Rosanne, the furniture and lawn ornaments were gone by the time we went past, but the overturned trailer lingered on...

I love it love it love it .... and I'm talkin about Babs' hair !!! You hot little blonde, you !!!

Looks like lots of fun and I can't wait for next year's party... we'll be there next time darn it !

Rosanne, Eric, CB, took us 2.5 hours to get home! Not even close to the 4.5 hours it took to get up there! go figure! We were thinking it would take us at least 5 or 6 to get home! It was a nice surprise! But what was even a nicer surprise was that the house was not flooded or burned down. It as clean, all the dogs were in one piece, and the house was in very good shape. It was Dylon's first time HOME ALONE...I was a nervous wreck, but he did a great job. I'm very proud of him (well, I've found no evidence so far...lol!)

Rosanne, what a nightmare drive...ick! Babs, glad you made it home ok

We made such wonderful new friends, and had such a good time catching up with old friends. Tara and Guy rock. Thank you soooooooo much for planning this and opening up your wonderful home to us. Their Iguana bar is beautiful. The Santa Barbara mountains in the background is STUNNING. The full moon setting over the fire pit Saturday night was breath taking. We laughed a lot, had some good conversations, and really had a wonderful time. The dive yesterday was good. We were talking about it afterward, and I said, I'd come up here again and dive this again when we come see Tara and Guy, I've had a lot WORSE dives...lol! Vis was about 15 feet no? (I'm a horrible judge of distance).

Mercy did her FIRST ever California snorkel...GO MERCY! I got a picture of her coming out of the water

Gotta get ready for that work thing. I'm going to try to download my pics and hopefully post them sometime tonight. Mercy, if you need help, just email me the pics and I can post them for you

Thanks again Tara and Guy for being the best hosts and bringing new friends together!

Yup! It was a great time It was amazing how much the weather cooperated too! We couldn't have asked for nicer evenings and days.

We stayed at the beach till sunset last night and I'm ashamed to say it was the first time we've done that all summer (ouch). I told Guy that I can't wait to get back in the water! We're going to try to go again next weekend - of course we probably won't have such pristine conditions!

I know there were some great pictures taken over the weekend ----- I can't wait to see them all

Thanks to all of you West Coast BTrs who made the trek - Roger & Karen you were there in spirit and we will definitely do this again. I hope you're feeling better Karen - there's nothing like the power of rest

Off to walk Rasta (who, btw, was such a good girl ~ I'm the proudest Mama!).

Okay---- pictures, pictures, pictures

Sure boom - now you sound like Tom & Jerry from this weekend...wanting all these pictures...

Glad to see some pics, would love to see some more, (hint, hint,)....

Freddie and Judy, You guys crack me up! loved your pics!

Sounds like everyone had a great time!

Here's a pic of the "girls" breakfast mentioned above...okay ERIC does not resemble a girl but he WAS rather quiet...recovering from the Baileys?

l-r Babs, Tara, RosAnne, Mercy, Eric & Barbie!

Oh, I mustn't leave out a pic of the spam in panko crumbs which Tara very carefully prepared from Jerry's recipe!

Yup, the couple of pounds I'd lost is BACK!!!

I can't belive you ate that stuff?

Babs, you feeling ok?

Jerry, I had a few more martini's as you suggested and then tried it and Er, uh, well, Um, I still couldn't swallow it. I thought Guy may have to use his rescue tactics on me. I'm happy to say I will remain spam free for life!

OMG...I CAN'T belive I ate spam! It was SO yummy though! Best with the wasabi on it. I'll never live this down.

I think the leftover spam hors d'ouvres are in the mail Jerry!

I hope you put this on the box?

Mercy, no one knows, it's our secrete, along with 8500 other people!

Yikes! Is there really that many people registered on BT??? WOW, I didn't know that!

I love SPAM send it to me....

So where are the "Dancing " pics HK's

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Sorry Roy, but international laws prohibit shipment of hazardous marital. Try old hot dogs, taste about the same!

Oh my...you guys had way too much fun! I'm so happy for you all and thanks for sharing.

Tribs, what's the "RD" for?

Here we are at Dinner on Friday night


Here we are after the moonlit sunset cruise. We decided to have them take a pic of the back of the t-shirts. Now, you may ask why Mercy is has the back graphic on the front...I forgot to put the front graphic in her package, so she didn't know where it was supposed to go...that's our story and we're stickin' to it


The restaurant and warf has the Maritime Museum there, and there was this old submarine. We were all getting prepared for the moonlight cruise, putting on our "silly hats" and I took this pic. I think Timmy needs to photoshop this into a Bill Murray "Life Aquatic" scene...they do look like they could be part of his crew...Michael didn't smile because he said that Nomads didn't smile...lol!

T's on top pic, winter jackets on bottom pic, big temp swing on LC?
You guys look to happy!

LOL! We took our jackets off for the t picture

Here's another life aquatic pic...and me and my hollywood shades


and yes, I'm SHORT!

i took the helm for a bit, but no one noticed...they were all too busy blabbing I guess...lol!

Tribs is now a full flegged Rescue Diver! Wecome to the club. Now Dive Master... Ron

Congrats Tribs!
OK, helm pic and the BT flag flying high!

You're right...I must have been going through my little bit of sea sickness..I totally didn't know you took the helm Cynde! Too funny.

Congrats Tribs! Can't wait to meet you this Dec. Everyone said at the mini meet how nice you are!

Mercy, do you have the pic of CB, Eric, Michael, and I getting out of the water after our dive with the BT flag, and Tara and Guy just getting into the water?

No, Rosanne took those as I didn't bring my camera to the beach.

Ms. Cynde Loo-Hoo Grasshopper ten pygmies in a row - whatever. (Tom had gone off the deep end at this point) I could not stop laughing at this point.

What was the water temp?

Congrads to you Tribs.

my puter registered 68F at the surface and 66F at the whopping depth at 20F (it wasn't a very deep dive...lol! It is a very long long shallow beach, but lots of kelp, sea grass, fish, all kinds of stuff. Star fish...neat stuff

omg...10 pigmies in a row...lol...

You have to understand Ms. Cynde Loo-Hoo Grasshopper ten pygmies in a row - whatever, Tom and I was alone most of the day until Freddie jumped in. Even the "Web Cam People" stayed away.
You guys shut down BT for the day. Very strange, kind of Twilight Zone-ish!

Was it some kind of weird energy vortex? lol!

Cynde Loo-Hoo Grasshopper ten pygmies in a row.

We must have sucked all the air out of BT...lol!

Here is one of my favorites...I don't know what Boom was waving at, but it's cute




CB and Eric had to leave and head home, Michael, Mercy, and I waited around awhile for Guy and Tara to get out of the water, returned Eric's tank and ours, then headed home. Here's Guy and Tara after they got out of the water

Thanks guys, keep them coming.
I feel like I was there, NOT!

Please Please Please... more pictures...

I am pretending like I was there....

Great Pic's you guys! Looks like you all had a fun time. Keep the pic's coming
Love the t-shirts
TribsRD - congrats to you

Thanks for the congrats! Dive Master begins in January.

Mercy...I can't wait for December either.

Ok...more pics please!

You guys missed a really, really good time! Pigmiesinarow, I'm snailmailing you some pics, since I'm post challenged. Some are good...you can post them or just laugh at them if you want. Thanks again for hauling our tank back(can't believe ours was out of VIP...duh).
My favorite part of the dive was the place where natural gas was seeping through the bottom...looked like dive bubbles seeping out of a cave. Very science fiction; we looked for the space ship til we needed to get to shore.
Our Generic Guest is folded up in the cardboard recycling...very sad!

CB, say it isn't so...the Virtual BT'er is in the recycle bin???


He did sort of keep freaking us all out. You'd kind of get a glimpse of him out of the corner of your eye...and then remember that it was a piece of cardboard...then when we sort of did do the elaine dance at the end of the evening, it looked like he was either doing that, or hitch hiking...lol!

Here's Mercy exiting after her first ever California snorkel!


I like this one of Guy


A full moon and a big boom over Boom...heh heh...

I think this must have been when Eric was telling Michael about when he got bitten (and nearly eaten by the 16 foot great white) in 1991...real story folks...big bite out of his leg, and arm...and he's got the scars to prove it! He was surfing...unbelievable. But I'll let CB tell the story, he's her BF


Here's part of the spread. As you can see Jerry, we were thinking about you. You kind of look like you are hovering...lol...


This is Mercy eating spam and having a martini...

Oh great..now there's PROOF that I ate spam!! No denying it now!

Mercy, Spam looks good on you!
I'm loving these pictures. It was so much fun. How am I going to overcome my PWCW&DM2006D??

Oh gosh..did I get it ON me too??

Ok...it looks good IN you!

Mercy eating spam and having a martini...
What a classy party!
You guys do it right on the west coast.

OK, where is MS Rosanne???? She has pics too of spam eating heh heh...I got tricked into eating mine...I was lewered (is that a word? lol) no coffee yet...with a huge chunk of blue cheese...

OK, CB, what is PWCW&DM2006D? I may be able to figure it out after 20 cups of coffee...

post west coast wine and dive meet 2006 depression?

wow, I think i may have gotten it on my first try...my first sip of coffee must have been a good one!

Good AM to you QGH.

O..M..G...I finally had time to read this thread from top to bottom...yesterday was sort of a blur trying to post some pics...Freddie, Judy...you ladies have CLASS...I know who I'm going to come and have happy hour with when I come to the right coast

tom, uh...where's the pic of your uh...iron on's??? lol. When I get more ink, all mods will get iron ons...but I have to buy more ink first...lol. Oh, and I will make sure I put the front pocket iron on in them

Jerry, I think you need to post the pic of you and Caymus with your shirts on this thread.

I put the pic of the faceless "BT'er" there for any of you photoshop togs (I really don't know what "tog" means but I think it means "guru"...no?) to put any bt'er face on there that would be fun...SSG, Timmy, Mara, Freddie, Martini, "J", you know, anyone who has ever posted their face on BT...lol....wouldn't that be fun? I wish I was good at photoshop. Anyone know of a good photoshop online class? I'm thinking of cutting back on some of my volunteer activities so I have more time for things that would be more relaxing and fun (some of the things I volunteer for right now are just not so much fun anymore...ya know?) ;-)

I'll try to get more pics up today

ROSANNE...YOU OUT THERE? I know, you got the kids, the hubby...Boom's got the work gig...but we want your pics dagnamit!!!!!!

WHERE'S TIMMY??? The cams are down, you can come here and play

WOW, that second sip must have had a double shot in it, either that or it was the vanilla ice cream I put in it

Morning Jerry

O.k., so I am picture posting challenged! I have many awesome pictures, just can't figure out how to resize them! I am going to call on Timmmmmy for some help. GH, the "lips" one is hilarious!I will send it to you and you can decide whether it should be posted, I wouldn't want to get in any trouble with those darn moderators! tata for now.......I'm working on these photo's!

ButterKitty, PWCW&DM2006D: Post West Coast Wine and Dive Meet 2006 Depression.
Can you believe I messed up my CD of photos? What century am I living in? I'll try again before I go face the world this morning, but maybe I can email you a couple while it is still relevant.
I wore my (washed) West Coast Meet t-shirt to teach diving last night. Oh, they were deeply impressed. Can you believe I was so busy packing stuff for the weekend that I forgot any other clothes? I lived in that shirt all weekend. I thought I'd go buy something else to wear, but I was too busy having fun to take the time.

I forgot to mention how yummy all the food was! And how sweet Rasta and the kitties were!
And I wanted to give a special thanks to Eric for saving me from rolling backwards the entire way home! I am never driving that (*&&*^%^ car again! I told Ravi what happened and he couldn't contain his laughter! And another big thanks to Guy for saving me from getting lost MANY times!

Yes, we had a ball at out make believe mini meet.

Oh god Jerry I am CRACKING up over the dog/spam/tshirt pics!!

Rosanne...going backwards?? What did I miss?

GH, I think the word you're looking for is luring. And what is your email address again so I can send you my pics to post? Mine is on my profile.

Well Mercy, since I never drive that darn car I was having difficulty first off finding reverse and then since we were parked on that hill, I kept rolling backwards! Eric had to save me by getting the car to point where I wouldn't have to go in reverse! I swear I know how to drive just not that car!!

Mercy.. lol... I had to read her sentence about ten times before I figured out "lured"... heee heee

OUR, not out. More coffee please!

You guys crack me up! Love the dog shirt.

Tribs, they are a funny bunch.

Uh Jerry, I don't know how to tell you this, but you are pretty funny too.

Gosh I wish you guys could have been there. We missed you.

So, here's a funny....
I walked Rasta yesterday, got home and heard on the news that it was a holiday (no banks or mail) so I decided to take the day off... an hour later Guy called to say his Helicopter shift had been cancelled so he was heading home. We spent the day napping and watching movies ~ I didn't even check the computer

I'm paying for it today though!!

Cynde - we want the lips pics
Jerry - thanks for posting all of the Caymus & Louise pics - they are adorable!
Tribs - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Here is the last picture we took of the weekend - says it all!

OK, got Rosanne's and CB's pics...hee hee And I'll post the best "lips" pic lol...I'm loving looking at these pics

Jerry, love the pics

CB, you wore the same t-shirt the entire weekend? I didn't even notice

And come on gang...hasn't anyone every "lewered" you into anything????

Cynde - I didn't notice CB's dilemma either --- I think I heard that someone might have forgotten nickers though

What a great sunset shot! I really wish I could have been there. But at least I was able to knock out the Rescue water portion. Thanks again for the congrats. I really do appreciate it because I'm feeling a little wimpy with all of my aches and pains. I guess 16 hours of alternating rescuer and victim was a little much for me, but then I see the bruises and think - I EARNED this pain and the right to hurt!

I wish, I had gone.
Just to meet,
Cynde-Loo-Hoo-Grasshopper-ten pygmies in a row.
boom, and the valley girls.(you know who you are).

boom, shhhh, that was supposed to be a secret. LOL!

That's more info then we need.

Tribs, I hate rescue classes...I ALWAYS have to be the Dead Guy, hate it!
Grassbutter, that shirt was well worn by the weekend's end!
Tara, it does my heard good to think of you guys getting to spend the rest of the day at the beach and had yesterday to relax...you outdid yourselves this weekend!

RosAnne - you just too funny That's why I said "someone"!!!
Okay - back to work for meeeeeeee

OMG!!
"Grassbutter"
I'm on the floor here!!!! HA!!!

Tribs, we should have gone. You could have rescued me. What a lot of work, good for you!

We had better not pi#s off Gasshopper, she can get pretty nasty.

I'm still rolling!!

"Grassbutter"
Help Me!!!

CB - I want to do a 'nuther get together... I never did get to hear Eric tell the shark story

You guys are pushing your luck with this Gassbatter thing. She can see you!

SNORT...oh, double snort...CB heard me snort...lol...ok, picture time

Boom, I can't believe you missed Eric's shark story. You at least saw his FRIGGIN SCARS??? He's even been on discovery channel and shark stories!

after dive

Grassbutter - I heard you SNORT uncontrollably

This pics are just GREAT!!!

btw- those scars are wild badges!!

Keep them coming, I can almost smell the salt air!

OK, don't make fun of the face I'm making...22 pounds is a lot of lead...lol!


Eric and CB before the dive


Guy and Boom before their dive


Boom, Rosanne, and Mercy

Yes by God, I can smell it! Gasshooper, 22 lbs of lead, you look like a tiny thing. I know, big thick wet suit. Thanks for the pic's.

the "spam series" is next ;-)

WARNNING:
Do not try this at home, the dish was prepared by a professional. Always use your seatbelts when eating SPAM.

Go Grassbutter Go!!!!!!

NOOOOO Not the spam.........CB if it's o.k. with you can I call Eric "Sharkbait" The man is a walking Ripley's believe it or not exhibit. Grassbutter, boom, did you also hear how he was struck by lightning??

Even our virtual BT'er passed on the spam!


We went to get some ice and chips, and when we got back, I got hit with "Cynde, try this, you'll like it" kind of like "give it to Mikey he'll eat anything"...there were chunks of blue cheese by it, and I LOVE blue cheese, so I covered it with blue cheese and bit in. And then was asked to "honestly" give my opinion. Well, of course, I had no idea who brought it, what it was, and certainly didn't want to offend anyone so I said, "it's delicious." Then I was told it was SPAM!


Here is my "polite shot" like Mercy's


just like (read the roll over in the pictures folks)


Here's Michael trying to imitate the virtual BTer...pretty good job.


I dont' really know what to say about this one, other than, the tri tip was REALLY good...


perfect BT'er - cell phone, lap top, martini...one question...does she or doesn't she...


I love this shot...this is Guy telling us his cool BUST story...we had a SHARK story...a cool BUST story...

You guys realy ate that?
It was a joke.

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LMAO!!! And for the record, at this particular moment I did have them on, I'd never be photographed without them! heeheehee

Nice pic's Grasscatcher, so, you like La de spam?

Good night.

Check please.

Okay, because I'm the brave one of this group... isn't anyone going to comment on Grassbutter's "22 lbs of lead weight" comment/picture ??? I mean, seriously?????

Feel free to scroll back up to look at the pic... LMAO.

These pictures are seriously fantastic. Boom, the sunset pic is truly the picture of the weekend. Outstanding work !

no jerry!

Great pics, everyone!!! I am so wishing I could have met all of you! But, way over here in South Jersey is way too far away for that kind of road trip. Glad you all had a blast, pictures are great to see and makes all of us feel like we were there too, even if only virtually!

Jerry, loved your pics of Caymus and you and Louise with your tees!

poor rasta, she is such a good little dog...we are all having a good time, and i swear, i thought that she left a little present under my chair...so I told boom and guy that i smelled poo...poor guy gets the flashlight...you know, you are having a party and think that your guest is going to step in poo...then i remember since i've been having this head thing...my olfactory system has been on over drive and said that she probably did it on the other side of the house...sure nuff...good little rasta did it 200 yards away


so, we all decided that i could get a job as a K-9 drug sniffing dog if i get desperate

Ha! Cynde, one of my customers tried to blame Rasta for a stinky bomb and it was his cute little baby girl who did it

For the record, I knew I should not have left my T-shirt on over my other shirt - baaaddd pictures Whhooooweee, I'm not really that dumpy!!!!

I was trying to remember what it was you were snorting at--- it was Michael's Jean Simmons impression!!!!

Boom, you do NOT look dumpy!!!! And your animals are precious. I still love the fact that kitty golden hair...was so cute by the fire at the end of the night...flipping her head around looking at who was coming through the door each time it opened...then you told us that she was on Rasta's bed! Little booger!

I tell ya, Ms. Cyn - it was just a FANTABULOUS weekend - just from start to finish

I've already got our tanks in to get vis'd so that we can go out again on Sunday.

well Thanks to all the SB WCMM peeps you've kept me well entertained tonight

Kelly.....
My Comment... "Show me your white bits"

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arghhh now I'm all flustered and getting my slashes in a muddle

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I also never heard Erik's shark story, nor saw his scars and he was also hit by lightening?? WOWZA!

Tara, I hope you don't mind that I kept calling your dog Rasta Pasta...I do that kind of thing with all my animaniacs! She was SOOOOO cute. And so were your kitty kats!

I told some of my friends about eating the spam...and now they're calling me the SPAMINATOR!!

Mercy, I think you were buying avocado bits when Eric was telling his shark story heh heh...Roy, what are "white bits?"

ok, couple more. I like this one


This is funny, we were in a shop along the warf on Friday night, and Boom was showing us these cute shirts her friend designs. They had these fur hats, so I called Mercy back to put one on, I looked at her and said "merCY" you have to say it with emphasis...anyway, the sales lady just looked at me like "OH MY"...I looked at her and said "well, that IS her name!" LOL!

Cyn, who saw your face? lol

Roy and Kelly are right, white spots indeed! LMAO!! Love you guys. These pics are great. So good to see all the Valley Girls and Guys and see some personality, too in the candid pics. Very nice. You're all a great looking, fun sounding bunch. Every one of ya! (Boom don't worry, there were a couple of UG ones of me posted, but that's candid camera!)

Just one question..."What? No hula hoops?" lol

Sheesh, our party was over before dark (it ended at 8:00ish but the sun didn't set until, maybe 9:00). But neexxxxt time.....

Oh, the Keys could be the next thing, maybe!

we took a walk along the pier on Saturday morning...apperantly you can't wear high heels on the boardwalk...no divas allowed?


these were along the beach...thought this guy is at least a clever bum!

Kathy...lol...I get the white bits now...oh, and that ain't my diving bathing suit. I forgot it. I was actually in quite a quandry since my diva suit was all I had...lol...it was midnight saturday night, and none of us wanted to leave, but I was thinking about having to get up and actually drag my arse in the water by noon (which is early for me). Michael didn't even want to go! I think we could have stayed till 2 or 3 easily (although Boom and Guy were probably ready for us all to leave!) Rosanne brought this Napolean Dynomite doll. You'd push on his stomach and he'd pop out lines. Hysterical. I have it at work now. She also brought a Napoleon Dynomite Madlibs book, we never did get to that one!

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omg I HAVE to have the N.D. madlibs.... Rosanne, where did you find it????

Kathy- I wish I had thought about it... I do just happen to have a hula hoop (it's weighted for exercise).
Cynde- I was so wound up that I stayed up till 2:30am, even after cleaning up

Kelly- I saw the ND on Amazon - I got the soundtrack CD for the party

Well Gasspasser {SNORT!!!} you did a fine job with the photo story I am ROTFLMAO and just wishing that we were all together... Thanks for the laughs tonight and I am so glad you all had a good time.. love ya all

Tim stopped in for a quick "Hi" during dinner Friday night...actually took a bite out of one of my fish tacos, said a quick hello and headed off to an "art opening"!

Thanks, Tara !

Steve saw it this weekend for the first time and we laughed so hard we cried. It is truly the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life !!

Gasspasser... {HUGE SNORT} --- that there's funny....

And on closer inspection, the wine tasters we saw on the SB beach collecting change for "lunch" now appear to be none other than our good BT friends Freddie & Judy!


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I was really bummed to find out I'd missed Mara's visit when I headed home before the dive...now I know who Guy and Tara were waving to!

Gosh, a girl goes off to earn a few bucks, and look what she misses. Boom, Eric will go anywhere to tell the shark story. Guy's SWAT story was darn good too. You two were a great double team telling it.
What fun, what fun. I'll do it again in a second. The pictures are just great. I love SWAT Guy with his Hello Kitty wand!

Thanks for the great way to start the day. The captions on some of these pictures are just way too funny!

Jerry....too sad that we missed it. Next time we have to go.

These are just GREAT!!! I am so glad that you all saw me on the beach...with my SPAM!

It really looks like you all had a wonderful, wonderful time. And I do have to look for the ND Madlibs too. I gotta say, both my son and husband didn't think the movie was that funny...and I was laughing and laughing. I found some ND birthday cards a few weekends ago too - they are rather humorous.

In the Rosanne, "we want to know" perfect BTer shot, I forgot to mention, Tara had these cool Flamingo lights hanging from the Iguana Bar umbrella I have a couple more at work to post. Some of the wonderful fire pit and the full moon, with us chowing down

CB, hello kitty wand, that was the word I was looking for! He does look all swat macho with it in his hand doesn't he? lol! I missed Eric's lightening story...we'll have to save that one for next time I asked Michael if he heard it and he said no, and had this look on his face like "he got hit by lightening too???"

Mara, too bad we missed meeting you at the beach

Freddie and Judy, you ladies probably looked too classy and didn't collect too much money that morning I suspect. Should have put a cute little stuffed bear on the table...lol!

And just where is Timmy???? We want to thank him for the great shirts!

Kelly, I got the ND madlibs at either Hot Topic or Claires boutique, check those 2 places. I wish we had gotten to do some, I think we would have been rolling on the floor with those! I'm still smiling thinking about meeting all these wonderful people and the great time had by all. GH, I know you have a few good pictures left to post!!!!

Is QGH holding out?
What was the thing with the lips?

OK ladies, should I post the lips pic? I mean, it's going to be another one of those BAD grassbutter 10 pigmie pics that will forever haunt me, but it was just one of those sophmoric things that I just HAD to do. I'll only do it if Tom promises to put a HELMET on my head with the pic eventually, because that would pretty much be the creme de la creme of a grassbutter bad pic on BT...sigh...well, that and maybe put an anchor tattoo on my arm and surround me with brights...love how I'm giving you ideas...lol...

Well, when I took the picture I was lmao! And their are several pictures of me that are less than flattering ( near the fire, I look like I weigh 700 lbs and my hands are in a suspicious pose, just to name one!) I say POST IT!!!!

Post away QGH.

Cynde, we know you are a petite, cute little thing and that cameras lie, so if you post unflattering pics, we will know the truth. And if you post anything "suggestive", we'll just snort!

Rosanne, how about that "suspicious pose" pic?

No one else will see it, I promise.

post post post post!!!

We think you will be fine and we PROMISE not to say anything... yeah right!

I do believe QGH is concerned that we will jump all over that pic? Fact is we will. Timmmmmmmmmmy is MIA at this time, so QGH, it's safe.

I hate it when the work thing gets in my way...should i post the "whole thing" or just the "partial" thing?

gawd i am going to hate myself in the morning for this...sigh...ok, here goes...when we were at the grocery store getting the veggies for the party, i saw this "thing." it is a veggie from costa rica. a squash. i picked it up and showed it to michael and said, boy, this thing looks like it is just a really ugly botox lips gone bad...i'm going to buy it as a joke and then we can all play with it later in the night. i had forgotten about it until around 11pm. and i saw it on the counter and started laughing...got all sophmoric on my own arse and TRIED to stuff the WHOLE thing in my mouth (which is not the pic below btw, i cut it up to try to fit the ugly lips part in my mouth)...and no, mass amounts of alcohol were not required for me to do this, i just get really stupid sometimes for my own entertainment value...lol...btw, this thing tasted really good raw if you ever see it in the store. it tasted like jicima (sp)...

the joke was, botox gone bad...scroll over please

POST Away!!!!!
It was all part of the good clean fun

BTW- Good work Babs - I thought you had caught all of those undercover BTr Spies!!! I thought some of them were at the submarine with us too?? NO??

The pic of me trying to put the "whole thing" in my mouth looks like I'm giving birth to it...snort...

HaHaHaHaHa---- I can vouch that small amounts of alcohol were consumed --- we only went through 1 1/2 bottles of wine, 1/2 a small bottle of vodka and a few beers Oh yeah, and 1/2 bottle of Baileys --- but we're talking about 10 hours!!!!
All stories and photos are natural characteristics of those individuals involved - LOL!!!

I'm loving that ND fellow hanging out!

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It's the latest craze, everyone now wants the "Grassbutter Lips" instead of the Angelina Jolie lips!

Green is your color QGH.
Who's your little friend sticking out of your sweater?

OMG, I drank 1 1/2 bottles of wine, 1/2 bottle of vodka a few beers 1/2 bottle of Baileys??? lol...

Jerry, thats ND, my new "best friend"...lol...oh wait, he's the one that drank all the above...lol...

I'm so afraid of the Napoleon Dynamite doll that you are carrying with you a greengassbutter.

And my - I think there are a few celebs that MIGHT be jealous of those lips.

Why do you think he had to be carried in your bosom?? I thought Michael was going to punch him

I think she looks hot, a bit green, but hot!

Greengasspasser - is that the rest of the veggie on the plate in front of you? MAN what a big... veggie.

Mara, you be on fire today girl!
Please don't make fun of QGH, she's a very sensitive little Green flower.

Yes, Tara, there may be some yet to be discovered pics of other undercover BT'ers who were there...I believe Cynde's green lips may have scarred them into hiding....????? The whole effect was rather Little Shop of Horrorsish...aka Audrey!

I remember turning around at the party and saw that in your mouth and almost spit out my Spam...I said almost...damn, I'm still kicking myself for liking that TOO much!

LOL QGH you've got me Snorting too, you Guys n Gals are Brill

Oh Noooooo MerCY, looks like I'm going to have to call up the SSG (Spam Support Group) I'm having a relapse and starting to day dream of Spam and tomato ketchup

Austin, Tx. Hosts a Spamarama every year.

You might want to think about coming to it next year.
http://www.spamarama.org/

http://www.spamarama.com/

Well, and then there's the pic where I decided it needed "lipstick"...heheheh...

Here's hello kitty MerCY!

i like this one...wonder what fire fighter guy Guy story Guy is telling here...really DUDES..it was THIS BIG!!! Their outdoor fire pit was really neat (and warm)

I thought that was when Guy was giving me the choke hold
The pics are great... keep them coming!!!

Lipstick on bad botox, let's see how it looks!

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remember to scroll over the pics

the full moon rising over the firepit was awesome!

I'd hate to ruin that full moon shot with the lipstick botox shot...

Go for it!!! <evilgrin>

I can't go home until you post Green Lips.
Don't make me stay late or I might give it a try.
Remember my last pic post?????

well, this thread started out sooooo good. now it's come to this. botox lips gone bad...kind of like donkey's gone bad...gawd...ok, here goes nothin'...hope my ex never googles my name and see's this...he'll for sure be thankin' the lawd that he deevorced me...lol...my mama and daddy would be sooo proud!

QGH, you are a good sport.

Is that WHITE MERLOT?

Dahlink....you look mahvelous! Said in my Hungarian accent!

Hey Roy..want to be my spam sponsor??

Spam convention?? Oh now they've gone TOO far!!!

I just remembered a Hawaiian restaurant opened near here and of course they serve spam...geez, I'm a goner!

Mercy, you really LIKED that stuff?

Jerry, yea, I know. I'm looking at that and thinking that I'm sure it will come back to me in someone's email that I don't know and will be some pic about botox gone bad and plastic surgery nightmares...then I'll have to out myself...lol! actually, the wine was a nice pino grigio