We started the party weekend with a fantastic boat ride, thanks to Dalmau's brother Felix and sister-in-law Johanna. Felix arranged for us to go out on his friend's boat. I used to think I didn't like being in boats. Until now. Now I know that I just don't like small boats. Big boats are great! We picked up snacks and spent the afternoon on the water. Lunchtime was the best when we pulled right up to a dockside seafood restaurant. Here's a picture of Felix and Johanna (married for almost 15 years already!) and Dalmau and me (the debut of my new MMJ suit).
The next morning Dalmau and I assumed our duties and took Dalmau's niece, Samantha, to her soccer game while Felix and Johanna got ready for Junior's beach birthday party. Since I burn easily in the sun (probably because I don't get much sun in NYC) I tried to cover up as much as possible. Many people were probably wondering who the little old lady was:
Junior's birthday party was a lot of fun, even though we were surrounded by over a dozen 13 year old boys. Felix and Johanna rented a couple of cabanas and we were at the beach all day long reading, relaxing, surfing the waves and playing volleyball. Dalmau is refereeing below:
We capped off the weekend with an intense round of Rock Band. Little did I know that this a family that takes their Rock Star very seriously. The family band is named "305" ("three-oh-fi") in honor of the Miami area code. Below is Dalmau rocking out on the drums, although you should have seen the vocals. I played bass for the very first time and was informed by Junior that I was terrible and bringing down the score.
The best was when we were in the middle of Metallica's "One" and Junior stopped the action in the middle of the song so that he could text a girl.
