Tea Party

I will try to make this the last day this week that I accuse of being long! It was though, I worked all day and then headed to babysit at Bliss. Bella and I had a good time and enjoyed a tea party, some pizza and other things that you enjoy when you are two.

A little Margarita Monday

This was another long day, some office things and then a pretty long power outage. However, you don't need power to enjoy most of the things on St. John that are worth doing and besides it did not last long.

I went to Barefoot Cowboy, had a couple of margaritas, some fajitas and watched people walk by. It was a good way to end a long day. 

Good until the last drop!

This was not my favorite week to be honest. I went to brunch, a quick beach time and then picked up a bed that I may or may not need for my new apartment, thanks Mike!

Then I did a quick pick up and enjoyed the sunset before going to bed. I love the very end of it before it gets completely dark, awesome colors!

A little breakfast delivered

Working every Saturday can be a bit of a bummer sometimes. But to be honest it is typically my favorite day of the week. It is always super busy and I get to meet a whole bunch of new people coming to the island.

I was really hungry when I got into work and Chris was amazing and picked up breakfast for me. It was so delicious.

Rose Colored Sunset

I finally got some new sunglasses in Puerto Rico. The sunset was another wonderful one, and it was even more gorgeous  through my new rose tinted sunglasses. Not a bad way to decompress from a long day at work!

BBQ at Megan and Brittany's House

We had a great time hanging out at Megan and Brittany's tonight. There was a great group of people there and we enjoyed Megan's sliders, a little Wii bowling and then a little bit of beer pong. 

Back to my own rock!

I am so happy that I took the break and went to Puerto Rico for an amazing 30 hours. We got up early, went on at 8:15 flight and I was at my desk at 10:30 AM. We did swing by Chris and Jillian's house on the way to the Red Hook Ferry however. The view from their apartment is unbelievable. At night all the cruise ships light up and Jillian thinks it looks just like a city. 

Destination Birthday

The whole reason for going to Puerto Rico was that my good friend Alesia had chosen to take the long weekend and celebrate her birthday which was on Tuesday. She invited me three times before I actually considered it, I knew I could not go over the weekend, but Tuesday, that I can get off! So Jillian and I bought tickets on Jet Blue for $111 a piece and made an appearance. We spent about 6 hours at the mall, while Alesia and Mat explored the rain forest (I have to see that next trip.)

We reconvened for dinner. We drove to Condado and ate at a Budatai. It was the restaurant of a friend of Mat and it was possibly the best meal I have ever had.

The first course was devoured before I thought to take a picture. It was a fresh seared tuna on Asian noodles, the most amazing halibut I have every tasted, and sticky rice sushi.

The dumpling course was pork pot suckers, I honestly can't remember the protein in the middle ones, but they had truffles and an amazing glaze and were everyone's favorites. The third one was a shrimp dumpling I believe, also awesome.

Main courses included skirt steak, broccoli, very sweet crunchy carrots, scallops with couscous, a fried rice and lobster mashed potatoes. I also ordered a bottle of Jax wine, that was spectacular.

We weren't done though there was a birthday desert course. It included a fruit tartar (awesome idea) a lemon pastry with a meringue on top, a pudding with homemade cream, truffles and cookies.

Our last stop was at small bar where I finally got a glass of tap beer, delicious. We then went home, since it was almost 1 AM and we all had to work on St. John in the morning. 

Puerto Rico!!

 I am SO glad that I got talked into going to Puerto Rico this week! I had an opinion that Puerto Rico was going to be very different then it is. Clearly, I was there only 36 hours so I cannot form a complete opinion, but I'm intrigued! I worked early Monday so I got off at 2 PM and headed over to St. Thomas. My amazing friend Jillian, picked me up at the ferry and we got a glass of wine on the way to the airport.

When we arrived in Puerto Rico we headed to our hotel and meet up with Mat and Alesia. We stayed in Isla Verde which is the area of San Juan that is next to the airport.

The four of us headed to the Hotel San Juan for hibachi. It was an amazing dinner that cost 2/3 of what it would cost in the Virgin Islands.

We then hit the casinos playing black jack with real dealers! Mat and Jillian both doubled their money, so that was exciting. I lost $5 playing video poker, oh man.

Beach Volleyball

On St. John the beaches are all in different bays and therefore none of them are the long expansive beaches that you see other places. This does not leave too much room for beach activities. The one exception to this is Cinnamon Bay which provides at least enough space (most days) for the ability to set up a volleyball net. I did not play, since my last practice was probably in my parents backyard a decade ago, but I did watch and tell them when they had reached multiples of 7 and should switch sides!

Flag Football

Saturdays are SO busy for me during this time of year. I have a million people to talk to between people checking out, people coming in next week, and touching base with everyone else that is at work themselves at all the other times that I am in the office. Not to mention the one to four groups of new guests that I welcome to the island.

Therefore, I try to do something a little more low key on Saturday nights. Today I went to the flag football game. It was two St. John teams, and was a really intense game. Both teams have great players and a lot of heart, but it did not end up to be a very close match. I guess I was too into the game while it was happening. So instead I got this photo at the end.

Bands at Beach Bar

There was a fantastic band at Beach Bar tonight. This is a horrible photo I apologize, there was a lot going on, but the band was great. It was a five piece bad with an incredible sound that probably could have played anything. Although you cannot see them too well, you still get the general feel of beach bar, which is always a great place.

The Scooter

This is not a great photo, but that is mostly because the scooter can just go so quickly around St. John it is hard to capture. I am never going to own a scooter, because I try to stay away from things that require balance to start. Mike and Naomi got around all of St. John without a car no problem however, and really enjoyed being on the scooter!