Jul 7, 2008

Things I Learned on Summer Vacation

In Random Order

*I still love being at the beach. Truly love it.
*Sea gulls have this incredible food sensor. Then they call their friends. Then they attack. Then children cry. Then picnicing on the beach loses a little something.
*Low tide is the best time to go shelling.
*Low tide is quickly followed by a rising tide. Keep that in mind while venturing out for shells.
*Never squat when tinkling in the ocean.
*Crabs attack. And leave marks.
*Too much laughing in the waves will cause choking.
*It is 1.25 miles from the last beach access to the house. Long walk when you need the bathroom.
*1.25 miles is a relatively short bike ride. No one steals an ugly bike.
*Swimsuits aren't made for bike riding.
*Everyone has the same video access code so it IS ok to share it with the person in front of you. (whew)
*Ashley makes good gravy. Really good gravy.
*Good news- Brad and Joe make a winning grilling team.
*Good news- Brad and Joe make a losing SkipBo team. Oh wait, I already knew that one.
*Ashley gets sentimental late at night and just randomly on the beach.
*Sand dunes get hot. Very hot.
*Spray on sunscreen rocks. Solarcaine is great for the spots you miss.
*Those living things in shells stink to high heaven when they die.
*Never use regular sunscreen on your face. Never.
*Roasting marshmallows must become a vacation tradition.
*A family of 9 will go through 50 bags of chips, 3 loaves of bread, 2 cases of water, and countless rolls of toilet paper.
*One week isn't near long enough when you are vacationing with your best friends.


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds picture perfect. :o)

Taylor and Jessica Hagan said...

How F.U.N.! I want to go!

Ashley B said...

Still laughing -- thanks for a cool recap--BTW looks like you get sentimental late at night too-- blogging at 12:31am ??? Can't wait for the mini trip in Sept

Ashley B said...

Wait-- I remember something else we kinda learned-- although we couldn't figure out all of the geography around waves and tides and all-- we did learn that sometimes the waves and tides work together just right to create a full moon even in the middle of the daytime-- interesting stuff