I adore this quote. I love taking trips and exploring new places with my husband, and long after we get back home, we are still excited and happy, talking about things we did, sharing pictures, kicking around ideas for our next trip…and honestly, just being happy to be home again!
We had a great time at the beach this past weekend. The waves were rougher than our last trip, and it was so much fun! We are not sit-on-our-butts-and-just-look-at-the-ocean people. We like to see, hear, feel, play with, and fully embrace the ocean. As soon as we had our umbrella and chairs set up, we took off for the water. We jumped in the waves until we needed to catch our breath, relaxed in our chairs until we were rested up, then ran back to the water, over and over.
On Saturday night, as we were getting dressed for dinner, my husband smiled and proudly showed me the new clothes he got just for our special dinner night, to surprise me. I had to laugh, because I had packed a special outfit, too, to surprise him!
When I slipped into my dress, though, something was obviously not right. I thought I had worn the dress fairly recently, but apparently it had been much longer than I remembered. I stepped in front of the mirror. The dress looked at least two sizes too big! I guess my newly refreshed love affair with running has eliminated some of my favorites from my closet, but there are certainly worse problems to have. I sure don’t mind having to go shopping soon!
In the meantime, however, that is how it came to be that my husband, in his new clothes, looking so handsome, ended up going out to a beach dinner with his jeans-and-tshirt wife, ha ha. Next time I will try on the dress before I put it in the suitcase!
This morning, not long after I got to work, my husband texted me a video of the sunrise we watched on the beach our first morning of our trip. I have watched it several times already. We weren’t ready for our weekend to be over yet, and I am already watching the clock, waiting to head home to my best buddy and wave-jumping partner!
Sweat & Sparkle 