Sunday BBQ

So, I've been missing Oklahoma a bit lately, as I may have mentioned.  So I decided to bring a little bit of Oklahoma here every Sunday, starting yesterday.  Yesterday we closed the kitchen, whipped up a batch of margaritas, threw in some buckets of beer, and lighted up the grill for burgers, sausages, and grilled chicken sandwiches with sides of mashed taters and salad.  Some of my happiest memories are from Boston when we would make strawberry daiquiris, and then later in Oklahoma around the pool or in the backyard with cocktails and good company.  And so I'm bringing it to the Lowtide Lounge.  And it was nice.  I set up a nice loud sound system, played some cool chill music, and relaxed with some friends around the grill.  I set up an outdoor shower between us and the beach for the day (WHICH IS A GREAT FREAKIN IDEA) making it easy to go back and forth (which Jake loved too).  Randall loved getting out of the kitchen and behind the grill, and I loved kicking back and relaxing in the sun.  Cool. 

Other interesting things: I hired back our old guard, Flaco, after a short stint with Tigre watching the place (EVERY Tico has a nickname... Flaco has worked for me for six months and I don't know his real name).  It's getting cooler here.  Much cooler.  It's easier to fight the mosquitos when it's cooler because I can cover completely in a sheet.  I spent the night at the bar the other night, though, as we were in between Tigre and Flaco, and forgot to bring a sheet.  It was too cold for the fan, but the mosquitos were too strong to turn it off.  Didn't sleep much, but it was still much better than the last time.  Rained all night which was particularly nice.  I figure after a few more nights here I'll get it down.  

So, I don't really have any pictures to share, so I'll just attach this one from a couple of weeks ago; the day I returned from Aspen.  Went from cowboy to ski bum to driving fast to hanging a surf bum all in a few days.  Neat.