WOW! I'm home first to post, what a weird surprise that is!!!
OK.. where to start??? Aside from getting a late start due to my wife and my youngest being under the weather yesterday and through the night, we arrived in time to learn that the visibility for diving was not conducive for good tooth hunting. So as I watched Brian's boat go away (briefly pausing in the deeper areas as we watched an unknown diver get thrown off the boat by the others on board then a flag tossed at him like a javelin!) then was asked "When are we eating?!" I stifled the reply of "when we have food in our mouths" and opted for asking Ann's husband if the turkey was prepared for a saturation dive in boiling grease.. after receiving an ETA of 20-25 minutes until the dive, with a planned 60 minute dive and 10 minutes of degreaso time making it roughly 1 PM for chow time!
OK.. I just couldn't wait and started to dig in a little early, which started a little trickle in of others to join in nibbling the finger foods... thus the Conch Divers snack social hour had began! While socializing I finally got to meet Irishman, Rebel, Dad 9x10... and now my mind begins to slip. Dennis and Roxanne, Walter, Vickie and her two daughters and one of their friends, Eric, Jeff and Nickie and kids, Brian, Jenny and 'crab, Simon and Christina, Ann and her husband and family... So many wonderful people, good food, fun conversations.... hey and if i forgot to mention ya, speak up, I'm running on "outdoor brain" at the moment.
Ann - as always that turkey was INCREDIBLE!
OK... this year I'm declaring a favorite food item I found to... the smashed sweet taters! What an unexpected little treat in the middle of the table! It was so good, I went back for a second little scoop! Oh and thank you to those who don't like pecan pie, that was my 'do in' this afternoon after I had eaten more than my fill... and there was a lingering piece of pie with nobody to love it... so I ATE IT!
Overall, I can't say enough about the friendship gained and friends I've gotten to know in this group... thank you to everyone who came out today and shared in the revelry, without you all these gatherings couldn't be possible!!!
Soooooo.... whats for New Year?? Kris isn't preggy this year, how about an mid-night reef dive?!
OK.. where to start??? Aside from getting a late start due to my wife and my youngest being under the weather yesterday and through the night, we arrived in time to learn that the visibility for diving was not conducive for good tooth hunting. So as I watched Brian's boat go away (briefly pausing in the deeper areas as we watched an unknown diver get thrown off the boat by the others on board then a flag tossed at him like a javelin!) then was asked "When are we eating?!" I stifled the reply of "when we have food in our mouths" and opted for asking Ann's husband if the turkey was prepared for a saturation dive in boiling grease.. after receiving an ETA of 20-25 minutes until the dive, with a planned 60 minute dive and 10 minutes of degreaso time making it roughly 1 PM for chow time!
OK.. I just couldn't wait and started to dig in a little early, which started a little trickle in of others to join in nibbling the finger foods... thus the Conch Divers snack social hour had began! While socializing I finally got to meet Irishman, Rebel, Dad 9x10... and now my mind begins to slip. Dennis and Roxanne, Walter, Vickie and her two daughters and one of their friends, Eric, Jeff and Nickie and kids, Brian, Jenny and 'crab, Simon and Christina, Ann and her husband and family... So many wonderful people, good food, fun conversations.... hey and if i forgot to mention ya, speak up, I'm running on "outdoor brain" at the moment.
Ann - as always that turkey was INCREDIBLE!
OK... this year I'm declaring a favorite food item I found to... the smashed sweet taters! What an unexpected little treat in the middle of the table! It was so good, I went back for a second little scoop! Oh and thank you to those who don't like pecan pie, that was my 'do in' this afternoon after I had eaten more than my fill... and there was a lingering piece of pie with nobody to love it... so I ATE IT!
Overall, I can't say enough about the friendship gained and friends I've gotten to know in this group... thank you to everyone who came out today and shared in the revelry, without you all these gatherings couldn't be possible!!!
Soooooo.... whats for New Year?? Kris isn't preggy this year, how about an mid-night reef dive?!
