12 July 2011 Island Life According to Amy

As a general rule, the following equation holds true: Sun + Seguin = Lots of Visitors.  The proof lies in the numbers. This week we had 159 visitors, which averages out to 26.5 per day. Consequently, I have cultivated an exceptional farmers tan with limited to no opportunity to even it out.  Something tells me the Friends of Seguin would not be impressed if they caught wind that their Keeper was skipping about in a bathing suite and refusing to give tours because she wanted to work on her tan. 

During the course of a normal summer, I wouldn’t mind. I’m not a sun worshiper, and I’ve never been one to actively “lay out”. There’s a reason Nate affectionately refers to me as Casper.  Here’s the problem this year:  my wedding dress is strapless, and the wedding is Labor Day weekend. 

I’m not sure if it was due to the menacing weather forecast, the hot and muggy air, or the distant rumblings of thunder, but we did not have a single visitor today.  It was also gloriously sunny. I’ll give you two guesses as to what I did today, but I’m pretty sure you’ll only need one.

Nate also took advantage of our sunny yet visitor free day, much to Darcy’s dismay.  Puppy’s broken hip lead to something of a reprieve for him in the realm of haircuts.  Today that reprieve ended.  Nate bathed, dried, and clipped the dog.  To give you an idea of how much Darcy Dog hates this process, I’ll also share that once Nate was finished, Darcy took what we’ve come to refer to as a “stress poo.” A stress poo is an astonishing amount of liquid poo that typically ends up all over his backside and occurs any time Darcy Dog feels particularly stressed. Being lowered down seven feet to Ethan’s boat is another example.  

The clipping process wasn’t as amusing as the first time, and Darcy Dog looks far better the second time around as well (Nate is becoming quite the accomplished poodle barber). Darcy did, however, spend a good chunk of the morning frolicking around with only his front right side and rear left side shorn.  You have to get your kicks where you can.