So today I was hanging around with this girl and guy I know and we decided to hit the beach in Ft Lauderdale for some spring break fun. There were tons of cool college kids everywhere and we partied until dark.
Everyone was there, even a blimp!
Well...that is what I would have written about 20 years ago! The real story is that A and the RP and I decided to hit the beach today. When The Matriarch (my mom and yes at 42 I still call her mom) was in town last week we talked a lot about going to the beach but sanity prevailed (it is spring break in South Florida) and we decided to have a nice day at the zoo instead. But I had promised A and RP I would take them this week no matter what.
When I say there were a ton of college kids, I mean a ton of people sitting in their cars making a 20 minute trip to the beach take an hour. What a mess! Traffic was backed up for miles with folks trying to get on the main strip for Ft. Lauderdale. I was trying to get to the local part of the beach but to get there I had to sit in traffic with a bunch of people with license plates from all over the country. Once I got to the beach where we usually hang out there were very few people (it is way away from the action by the hotels) but getting there was a chore.
Anyway, we had a perfect day. Set up the tent and spent three hours on the beach. We built sand castles, picked up shells and swam in the water. Actually we waded in the water, the ocean is still a bit cold. Lots of Notherners splashing around but us Floridians need warm water!
The Day Begins - 75 degrees and perfect weather
this picture, not scared. But I guess I can see
what the Wife is saying....
The game was to run from our beach tent all
the way into the water and back again. They did
it about 10 times which may explain how tired
we all are!
Ahhh...nothing like a cool ocean breeze and
a daddy leg to sleep on at the end of the day.
We did actually stay almost until dark!
6 comments:
I just have to ask.... what else would you call the person who wiped your butt for three years of your life, even at 42, other than MOM!? I better not even catch wind of the fact that some people start calling their moms something else.
How blissful! I've never been to Florida, but you are helping me think that maybe....sometime.....
Well some people call their moms "mother". I was talking to the CIO of a Fortune 500 company (mine) recently and I referred to her as mom and I wondered how professional that was! Sort of like telling him that I needed a blanky and some water before I went to bed!
Annie you should visit! You live way, way up north I think. It would be a change! Plus we have Disney which every kid should see once. Though maybe wait until the hubby has a job. Hopefully things are picking up for everyone.
No, I think "mom" was fine; "mommy" might have gone over the top.
My older daughter just married a navy diver; once their stay in Virginia Beach is over, they will probably put in a request to be stationed in Florida....so possibly my "time will come"!
I didn't see the ocean until I was 23! And California when I was a couple of years older than that.... I am glad, almost - both were great beyond my wildest imaginings!
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