Happy Birthday Rhett!

June 14, 2012

Rhett, Melissa & Wyatt

Kathy & Michael

Happy Birthday Rhett!

Our friends Rhett & Melissa have a schedule that matches ours as far as being busy and hectic and spending a lot of time outside of Key West. Rhett is an airline pilot and is flying every week to some far off destination and that combined with our own crazy schedule makes our opportunities to hang out with them a lot less than  we might otherwise like.

Melissa & Wyatt

Kathy & Michael

When we received an invite for a birthday pool party and cook-out to honor Rhett’s birthday, we were excited to see that we would actually be in town and able to attend. Rhett’s birthday shindigs are legendary and it has been a few years since I was able to make it and even then Kathy was out of town and did not make it. That one ended with a crowd of tipsy revelers huddling in the center of the pool as a wicked thunder and lightning storm passed by. 

Randy & Michael

Mike, Randy & Wyatt

Rhett & Greg

This was slightly more tame, but easily just as fun as we were able to catch up with not only the host and hostess, but a number of our friends who were in attendance. Rhett is an accomplished grill-master and prepared his usual fall off the bone tender delicious ribs and chicken and of course the libations flowed freely as we hung out in the pool, ate and drank to abandon.

Mike & Beth

Melissa & Gretchen

As a special bonus (especially to the women in attendance), Melissa’s hunky younger brother Wyatt and his friend Mike (both in their early twenties), a pro golfer on the Canadian PGA tour were in town visiting and were happy to receive all the attention from the slightly older women at the party. It was all in good fun and it was certainly a great time with good friends and food.

Beth, Gretchen, Melissa & Kathy

Rhett

The weather was much better and there were no storms this time and somehow things did not reach the crazy level that they had previously, though I must admit the party was still in full swing when Kathy & I called it a night and headed home, who knows what happened once we left. Whatever the case we want to thank Rhett & Melissa again and wish Rhett many happy returns and lots more wonderful parties as well.

Now I am busy preparing for yet another trip, this one for my job at RPM Nautical, when I head to Europe next week, visiting Albania for the first time. RPM has been working in Albania for a number of years and this will mark my first opportunity to go over and check it out. I am looking forward to it immensely.