lately when i think about blogging.. the only thing i can come up with to write about is THE BEACH. i think God created me with the beach in mind.. which is probably why im always leaving the house without a coat in freezing cold temperatures... i want to be where it's WARM.. i like the feeling of sand between my toes and that coco-nutty smell of suntan lotion.. and of course theres the constant crashing of the waves... i love it all.. palm trees, sail boats, those planes that fly up and down the coast boasting a banner that says something like 'jimbob's seafood buffet.. kidz eat free!' and OH MY GOSH i love swimming around in the water with goggles on looking for sea shells... if you've ever been on a beach extravaganza with me, you probably saw me don a pair of those really geeky snorkel goggles with the big rubber nose and run as fast as i can out into the waves... you'd swear i'm 9... but one time i found a baby sand dollar so lay off! another thing i love is getting in tan-offs with anybody willing to take me on in a contest to see who can get the darkest... i've never lost.. not even once.. i actually look forward to the day when i meet someone who can beat me in said competition... i will graciously stand up and applaud.. [please overlook how prideful i sound about it.. it's all just for fun :)]aah yes. the beach.. that's where i wanna be... but the reality is.. i am in conway Arkansas... the current temperature is 31 degrees... and we are in the dead of winter, no sand, no waves, palm trees, or anything even remotely of that nature anywhere around for miles.. and i am COLD.. cold weather is only okay with me one month out of the entire year (december) and then there is the rare occasion when we get a few inches of snow.. which im TOTALLY stoked for.. but.. nevertheless... i don't love the bitter cold... but another thing i don't love is being discontent with my current circumstance in the here and now... so in protest of being negative about the next few months of cold, beachless weather.. i am going to dedicate the rest of this winter season to paying attention to my surroundings and discovering all the things that i love about the frigid wintry time span between the months of January and april.. right here in the natural state.. i know i can do this... so thing number one on my list: bare tree branches.. there is something innately beautiful about leaveless trees.. now, off to search for thing number two..
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number two: its so cold that we actually have to stay inside, and the best place to stay inside is the brewery. Because you know if it was warm, we'd be at the pool... not the brewery :)
number three: fireplaces!
number four: you can see your breath!
number five: you get entire days off because of the weather!
number six: my birthday!
i could keep going, but i think you get the point.
me gusta invierno.
oh my gosh you KNOW that just spoke to my soul..."sunshine and SAILBOATS" don't forget when you meet my future husband, tell him i want to be proposed to on one of those puppies!
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