Summertime and the livin' is...

The already wonderful weather has improved and we've had loads of sunshine these few days. Yesterday, we headed down to the beach by the Boardwalk for the first summer concert of the year, followed by dinner at Hula, this place that serves GREAT Hawaiian cuisine (I didn't even know Hawaiians had their own cuisine). Had an unexpected but very ego-boosting flirtation with an exceedingly cute waiter with dark, Mediterranean looks...whom I thought was gay at first sight (I know, AGAIN) but turned out to be a case of my wonky gaydar again. Was very tempted to get his number, but the thought of an even shorter fling and with transport constraints (hey, this is suburbia: no car = no action) dissuaded me...even though he made a point of letting me know he was single and what time he was getting off work - woot!! For once, having the kids out with me didn't turn out to be a stud-repellent, probably because my sis and Tom were with me.

The spirit of summertime fun - rides and rollercoasters.I miss this slow, above-it-all ride. Used to have a ball riding it with my sis, joking about losing a shoe or spitting from the seats, giggling nervously when it got too chilly up there, threatening to pee on passers-by below, etc. But the queue for it was waaaaay too long yesterday.
I forgot the name of the band, but by the sound of them, they were most definitely from the 70s. They were really groovin' - not only did they have a really good female trumpet player who looked old enough to be a grandma, they had a guy who was dancing AND sign-language-ing every song (you can see him right in front).
Caitlyn in her floppy sun hat.
Throngs of people enjoying the music both on the beach and from the Boardwalk.
Remember the cult vampire movie The Lost Boys from the 80s? The dangling-from-the-railroad scene was filmed at this very bridge. And no, the drop from the bridge to the water below isn't far at all - movie fog covers all.
I felt bad to take a picture of them, but there were a few girls in front of me (you can see one in the corner) who were posing for tied-to-the-railroad type photos. I was sniggering behind them when I saw what they were doing.
Caught this great view of the sun catching the ocean spray haze and reflecting off the river on the way back to the car.
Today had a copious amount of sunshine but still had lovely, cool breeze, so I decided to tan in the backyard. Unfortunately, my sister's fold-out lawn chair doesn't recline, so I was forced to do this in order to tan my back. If I look grouchy, that's because I wasn't too happy when my sis, tickled by the sight, decided to snap a pic of me in this awkward position.
Yes, I wasn't pleased to be photographed.
Sean had a fine old time with bubbles - blowing em and chasing em.
Iced tea in dry heat = heaven in a straw...or two. My sis says I look like some kind of insect in this shot. Lovely.
An attempt at composing a still-life shot. Don't think the eeny meeny macros even shows up.
Only one blackberry from my sister's berry bush remained uneaten by the birds. We're saving it for Sean as he loves berries.
Don't ask. She just suddenly did this so I thought why not? Snap.
I'd decided to tan in the backyard...and forgot that we were bringing Sean to a pool party in the afternoon. Hence,I ended up getting almost 4 hours of sun in total today. And wouldn't you know it, the reddest, angriest burns are on my shoulders and boobs. Ow. I'll be regretting this tomorrow.

That's all, folks. Till the next summer update.