Memories of days long gone.

This Post is inspired by the little green man, more personally known as Ting.

Thanks to Kevin finding this emerald jewel in (who would have thought) Boston, We sadly weren't bloggers then.
To help you understand the significance of this drink of the Island Gods, I'll need to do some clarifying:
In the glorious month of September 2008 we left for an internship for Del Sol in St. Maartin. A fabulous island in the Caribbean. We got to live there for four months and even though we worked full time, it was still paradise and the best thing I've ever done.

So since this summer in Boston has been nothing but windy cold rain, it's impossible not to reminisce on the summery days of last fall.


Things we miss:

Our Porch


The View from our Porch




The Sky Blue Water
The Beaches

The Private Beaches

Hunting for Food

Going out to eat food.

And I mean they had the best restaurants we've ever eaten at. They do call the French side of the island the Culinary capital of the Caribbean. Oh how I miss the food. (but not that haircut)

And the company that came with us to try the food:

DadRad and MaRad come to feast on ribs and chicken,
the most common dish of the Dutch side.

Staci and Tyler braving our favorite restaurant Fusion.

Candice and Kels gettin ready for our Thanksgiving feast at Cheri's.

Birthday Horse rides


Nearly constant Shirtless Kevin


Working with the Girls

Holidays with the girls

HALLOWEEN
The island doesn't really celebrate Halloween so I felt just a bit silly
walkin around in our costumes.

Christmas!
Needless to say, the girls loved Kevy.
They even invited us to their homes for Christmas dinner! Look at all that food!
Caribbean style with OxTail and real Rum Cake.

And of COURSE the Island ROMANCE

Makin it through the summer days.

Kevin just loves the summer, loves to sale alarms all day long. Well most days. Some days he he comes hold with bald spots on his cute little head. So to try and encourage my sweet boy I sometimes promise rewards. Don't worry, most are appropriate. A couple days ago I came across a St. Maartin, much obsessed about candy bar. Perfect for a daily reward. The LION BAR!

Not one to be outdone, Kevin happened apon a Jamaican grocery store on his way to knock this morning and found by all means the ultimate symbol of St. Maartin, THE TING! Made from real Jamaican grapefruit there was nothing quite like cooling off to one of these bad boys in the non stop St.Maarten heat. Of course they also had chicken patties there too! I don't know if it makes the summer easier or harder getting to dream about the good old sunny island days.

Us at St. Barts on a day off enjoying, YES TING!!!

The Bensons Meet Boston

Sister Amber and Hubs John Are history huggers...who knew? Especially with John's whole Yippee-ki-yay John McLane thing going on.

But someone had to teach Cole how to die hard, so John taught him how to survive on raw fish in case he gets lost in the woods.

And drink from natural water sources.

And Evade the law!

Kevin wanted to help too so he did his part in teaching Cole by encouraging him to attend an Ivy league school.

HARVARD

We followed the most delicious scent to this building. Thought is was a church. They wouldn't let us in. But I waited, needing to know the source of that aroma. Finally the door opened, just for a second and I saw Harry Potter eating lunch.


Annenberg Hall, the cafeteria where they feed food to the wizards pretending to be Harvard freshmen. I of course couldn't get a picture of them in their capes so I had to borrow from the net.


Exiting Harvard there is the archway that reads,
"Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind."


Paul Revere then invited us over for a visit.

And found this sexy Tiger hiding in the trees outside.


In one of the oldest US cemetaries along the freedom trail I found...

The same Headstone I made for Kev's Halloween Party. I'm gonna go ahead and take that as a good omen.

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From Boston to Big City

OUR TIME IN THE BIG CITY

I'm just a bit grumpy in the morning. I'm also just a bit grumpy when I'm woken up. I'm particularly grumpy when Kevy wakes me up to take pictures of my double chin when I'm been on a bus for four hours. Luckily he thinks I'm beautiful so I let him slide.

My mood elevated once we stumbled off the bus and Staci caught sight of her Sexy crush, Rainn Wilson. Stars really are, Just Like Us! Who knew. Staci looks so nervous. Love it. The picture of her grabbin his bum failed to come out.


Our good friend Chase saved us from the hysteria of potentially getting lost in the big city and showed us all around. Here he is giving Omar a cuddle when they thought no one was looking.


I wish I had the backbone these guys have to just stand out and tell the world what they think. I'm terrified to tell anyone what I really think; let alone while I'm standin on a box that someone might push me off of (shudder).


Even more incredible is to have the audacity to roam the streets naked. Now that I really wish I could do. I think it was some activist movement against McDonalds, "if you want to look like this naked body don't eat there...strumstrumstrum"


After making our way through the mayhem and trying a chocolate croissant, watermelon, kabobs slutty quesadillas, crepes and sprite we arrived at Central Park.
Even though the park is totally surrounded by the city you really feel like you managed to escape it when you are in the middle of it and you're surrounded by wanna-be Tonya Harding's skating figure 8's, folks rowing boats, playing music, and playing T-ball. It was magical, which you can't tell from my fake smile.


Get together girls: Omar, Rachel, Staci, and ME!


Gotta go see the rest of the city now folks!