Afterglow 2011 - Day 7 Friday

You might have noticed that I was wearing a Fruit by the Foot wrapper on my head bandana-style. Nice observation. Since you're such a wide eyed wanderer that got this far then you also see that Curtis is sporting the same look. Nicely done my friend. Not too bad for a first timer.

Jenny Reck and I always give each other that look. We don't say nothin', we just give each other that look. This look is sometimes followed up by giving each other the middle finger. Most of you might associate that gesture with malice but I assure you that we do it out of love. Oh you assure me. None of this behavior entailed us dressing up as Little Bo Peep though. That sort of thing is only alluded to in the movies

How do you think athletes maintain their energy? By eating carrots and tator tots of course. Then why am I not an athlete? I eat plenty of things like that and I can't keep up with Tommy. That's bullshit.

Friday is the worst day at Afterglow because we have to go home tomorrow. Every year I try to not let that fact get me down but the realization that it will be 365 days until we get to come back here. But we had to get that nonsense out of our heads because we had to celebrate what little time we had left. And we used our time wisely by sitting in the cabin and eating food. Hell it seemed to work for Tommy and Kevin, right?

Afterglow always looks so peaceful. I've been up here in March, July and October and even though it looks different in each season, it never stops looking peaceful. I wish that everywhere else would be like this but then Afterglow wouldn't be as special then, right?

The HD on the R is our sanctuary. It is a place where we can go to be above it all in a peaceful setting. Up here no one can touch us and we can be alone. That is until some kids decided to ruin our day by using the HD to jump into the water. What the hell is wrong with them? Don't they know that this place is a temple used for relaxing and deep reflection? How dare they turn this thing into a playground. Damn kids. Know you role and abide by the rules.

When we hang out on the HD we spend enough time up there to get dry. When it is a nice warm day and the sun is out that doesn't take too long. Rather than jump off to get wet again we choose instead to sit up there until we get bored. We can get awfully thirsty up there which is why I usually swim with a mixed drink in a bottle clipped to my shorts. But soon that runs out and you are left wanting more. Someone had a bright idea to bring a cooler full of beer up there and we sat back and cracked open a few cold ones. I wish I knew who it was because I would like to properly credit them with this genius revelation. From now on we will always bring a cooler out there. Unless we get caught and told not to do it anymore.

He can go from standing in a boat to sitting in a boat like that. What a gifted individual. Susie, like most people, would prefer to sit back and paddle the kayak. That's boating the way it was meant to be. It takes upper body strength but you can still lay back and chill.

There was this surfboard and paddle on the beach and I guess you are supposed to ride it like some kind of Gondolier piloting a gondola through the canals of Venice. I wish I could say that he's done this before but the truth is that Tommy is just a naturally gifted athlete.

Today's snacks were carrots and tator tots. There was something to please the health nuts and the grease nuts alike. As for the ranch enthusiasts? Well, ranch goes well with both so there ya go folks!

The adults don't swim nearly as often as we do but they hang out at the beach a lot more. While we stay active they choose to relax. To each their own. But they do bring plenty of snacks down here.

I happen to be one that enjoys a fine ranch shake. Stick a straw in a bottle and I'll suck it down. You might think that's a little gross but I don't care what you think. I'm an alcoholic, but for ranch.

We were all hanging out merrily on the Afterglow shores and having a gay old time. Earlier I lamented about this being our last day of Afterglow and not allowing the sadness to overtake us today. Look at these smiling happy people. Do they look like people who aren't having fun? Hell no! Susie, Jenny and Curtis are having a ball and loving every minute of it. And why shouldn't they be? One day up here is better than a thousand days back home. Celebrate rather than mourn. Mourning gets you nowhere and leaves you feeling empty. It's not about how little you have left, it's about how much you still have.

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