days go by

ooohhhh the kids took it out of me yesterday... but that was yesterday.
today is beautiful.
i went to the beach early early this morning for a walk and a dip. there were some pretty big waves.. on shore dumpy ones. the swell was forming way way out in the ocean. i was a bit scared. so i walked down the beach until i came to a posse of people swimming where the waves didnt seem so scary. safety in numbers. i used to be the avoidance queen when it came to people on the beach. then i started teaching kids how to swim and the number one rule... swim together.. ever since i had to teach it i had to practise it too. but it means i can watch everyone and their funny beach antics.
this summer i have noticed more and more dads with their kids at the beach. its so cool. especially when its a dad and a slightly older kid hanging out, making sand castles, or body boarding, or just chatting.
today there was a dad and his little boy, maybe 5 or 6 years old. the dad took him out past the breakers and let him swim out really deep. the kid wasnt scared at all.


all salty and sandy and soggy i drove away feeling content.
i stopped in at the subi markets to stock up on nectarines, plums, lettuce, corn, mushrooms, sweet potato, kiwi fruit and eggs. and brocolli.
i got home and it was only 10.30....

next week im gonna be 27.. weird.
then the next week i will be in italy...
im pretty excited about eating yummy pizza and pasta and drinking coffe standing up.
im pretty un excited about not having amazingly cool stylish clothes.
i do have amazingly cool accessories though - they make all the difference!