I LOVE the BEACH!!!

Nicole Peterson (soon to be Davis), me, and Carrie Johanson. We have gone to the beach together for probably seven years. I wanted to get a picture together because this may be the last time the three of us go to the beach together. What great memories! :)

Debbie, Kristina, and Melissa--Indian Beach in Delaware.

I know that I love the beach, but when I actually get there it's like all of my senses come alive. I feel more alive. I feel like running and jumping in the air. I forget the wonderful way it makes me feel. I went to the beach this weekend with friends. (I do have to throw in here that I absolutely abhor traffic. I was caught in it at 5:40 am and at midnight as they narrowed the lanes on 495 to one lane. It is so absolutely frustrating I just want to scream!) We left early and traffic (once I got past 495 in VA) was fantastic! We didn't even have to wait in line at the Bay Bridge which has never happened to me before. Wow!

I always love the drive to the beach because we get out in the country and we have great conversations about a lot of things. I have great friends and it's so nice to hear their perspectives about things and hear about their worries and experiences. I also love to see the fireflies in the trees. This time I was them in the tall grasses coming home. It was very cool to see all that flashing light.

I am a true beach goer! I have the umbrellas, chairs, towels, boogie boards. You name it and I probably have it. I just love going to the beach. I had all these plans for the beach. I went for a long walk, saw dolphins jumping (I love that!) and laughed with friends. I brought my wetsuit this time because I didn't want to get sun burnt like I did in the Maldives. The nice thing about it was that the water was super cold and I was perfectly comfortable. The waves were basically non existent so I didn't get to really board at all. I wanted to leave around 5:00, but the clouds started rolling in and soon you could see out across the water the dark clouds so we left around 2:00. I was bummed because I didn't do all the things I wanted (including relax.)

So what's a girl to do? Go Shopping! :) We headed to the outlets and I throughly enjoyed myself. :) We didn't end up leaving until around 9:00. I was really tired by then, but was so happy for all my purchases. :)