Bethany Beach Fun!

Above picture left: Alison Decker, Melinda Semadeni, Moi, Tiffanie Williams, Sarah Carpenter (in green), Christal Jackson (in black), and Melissa Hill

I cannot remember when I have had such a great time at the beach in the states. (When I have gone abroad, but this is different.) There were ten girls (including me) that went up to Bethany Beach in Delaware. I went up Friday morning at 4:00 am. It was wonderful! There was no traffic and it was so relaxing. The state park I usually go to wasn't open so I hung out at walmart until it was late enough to go. It was warm outside, but the wind was really strong and cold. I huddled under my towel and stayed until I could check into our house. Kristina had found us a house near the beach--3.5 blocks away. I was in charge of finding the house and searched for probably more than 12 hours so it was a relief when she found what we were looking for. It was a very 'campy' house, but it really worked out great! I had my own room with a balcony so when I got up early I would go outside and drink my hot chocolate while I read my book. I also brought my bike so I could bike to the beach quickly. It made bathroom breaks much quicker. :)
James Bond was at our beach pictured above. :) (he, he!) His physique was totally like the newest James Bond. He was quite fun to watch and was there several days that we were there. This picture is not very good, but it totally makes me laugh (and feel like a teenager with a crush) so I decided to post it. :) We all totally watched him. Yum! Nice pecks, nice abs, and wow killer arms. :)
There were several harlequin novels in the house we rented and of course all of us were interested. Tiffanie started to read one and was laughing and wanted to read a part to us. I suggested that she read out loud. Everyone welcomed the distraction. So, we had story harlequin hour. Everyone would gather around and Tiffanie read the story. It was hilarious as everyone would add their comments etc. I got a little bored with the story and went off to do my own thing, but everyone wanted to know what Rico would do next. So funny!

We had great weather on Saturday and Sunday. Monday it was a little chilly because the wind was strong. We still went to the beach for awhile. I took several walks and saw the sun rise one morning. The sky was orange and filtered into other colors--blues, pinks, and purples. It was spectacular. We played a few games and talked and laughed. We mostly hung out at the beach.

The beach is definitely my happy place. I left on Tuesday to come back. I went by myself which was so nice because I didn't feel like I needed to hurry or that I was wasting someone's time. What's funny is one night we were playing a game and one of the questions had something to do with lingerie. I told everyone that I personally loved lingerie and wore it all the time when I was home alone. I told them I clean in it and just wear it around my house. I figure if I were married I would be 'allowed' to wear it so why not now. Everyone thought that was a great idea and even want to have a lingerie party. I'm not sure what I started. :)

I wish I was still at the beach (though it was going to get rain all week.) It was so relaxing and fun being there. Some day I will live by the beach! As per food, I did really well. I ate within my points the whole weekend. I went over on Monday and Tuesday, but I figure that will by my 35 extra points for the week and now I just have my points for each day. I need to exercise a lot so I can earn a few extra. My goal for the rest of the week is to stick to my points and write everything down.