It's Friday and I have the weekend off for a change without any plans, yay!!! What is everyone up to this weekend? Do you have plans to go to St John's Carnival? Here is a list of the events:

 How do you relieve stress? The one thing that I love more then anything is a relaxing massage next to the ocean. The best birthday gift I've ever had was from my favorite masseuse Rashel Trombero at Lindquist Beach on St Thomas, it was out of this world! Rashel offers an amazing rate for at home massages, so you won't even have to get in your car after your relaxed, give her a call today at 340-998-8947. You will love it!!!

The last time I had a massage by Rashel was at a friends house that had all these dogs that just loved the way her massage oil tasted, it was just the sweetest!!!

I can't decide if it was more beautiful when the sun came out or when it was raining? What do you think?

 Have you ever been to the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island? I went once when I lived in New York City and had a blast! It looks like it was amazing this year as well. I found all these incredible photos posted on the Village Voice HERE.

 Have you been to The Cup & Cork on St Thomas yet? I've been a handful of times and just love this little hidden gem on the North Side of the island. The Cup & Cork is a gourmet coffee shop that sells, yummy morning treats, over-stuffed deli sandwiches, a great selection of wine, and more. They're located at Megan's Point Resort which is just perfect for a fun day at the beach. The next time I'm planning to spend the day at Megan's Beach guess where I'm getting my picnic lunch from?

Open from:
Monday - Friday 6:30 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday 7:30 am to 2:00 pm

The Cup & Cork can be reached at (340) 777 6000 ext 507

We went to the BVI this weekend on John's boat (St Thomas Boat Rental) and had a blast. We checked into the BVI on Tortola and picked up lunch, stopped at Sandy Spit for a swim and a romantic walk on the beach, then hopped over to Jost Van Dyke for a drink at the Soggy Dollar, and finished up with a snorkel on our way back to St Thomas. It was a wonderful day!!!

PS Here are some lovely photos from a weekend of boating on St Thomas.

Did your weekend go as fast as mine? I'm ready to repeat Sunday all over again today :) John took us out on his boat to the BVI on Sunday and we all had a blast (more photos to come later) I just had to share this one cause it put's a smile on my face!
Hope Monday is nice to everyone!!!

PS John is still offering is Summer Boating Special here.

I'm so excited that the weekend is here!!! What do you have planned for the weekend? I'm looking forward to working on Saturday photographing a wedding at Gallows Resort and taking sunday off to go on a boat trip to the BVI on this boat.

Here a couple of fun links around the web that I've been looking at this week:

Wish I was here this Saturday cause I love wine.

A new (well to me) blog I like to read.

Island time cocktail ideas.

A dogs vacation.

I love these photos by Jade Doskow.

A wedding I photographed on St Thomas.

Yes please!

St John Festival events list here.

A lovely story for Father's Day on the Diane Rehm Show.

 Do you like stripes? I've been a little obsessed with stripes lately, I can't help feel like they're organized chaos! I've started a new pinterest board called stripes here.

Who want's to skip work today and go on a boat trip to the BVI? Last week I was helping a friend with photos for his website when he told me he's offering this amazing summer special of $99 per person to Jost Van Dyke, that's an amazing deal!!! Wish I had the day off cause I know where I would be today :)

For more information give John a call at 340 227 2665 or visit his website at stthomasboatrental.com

I can't think of anything worse then waking up early on a Monday morning for work and realizing you're out of coffee, this was me yesterday. I was standing on the beach in the photo above wondering how other people get through a day without a cup of coffee? Do you drink coffee? What's your get up and go motivation in the morning? I'm a coffee drinker and anyone that knows me knows there's no point in trying to have a conversation until I've finished a cup. I'm grateful it's Tuesday today :)