A group from my church went to the beach to celebrate someone's birthday. For some peoole it was an all day thing. They got there at 6:30am and stayed until we left at 10pm. I was not that ambitious, however, and getting up before six on my day off did not sound appealing. Instead, I got there after lunch, spread out my towel, slathered sunscreen on myself, and plopped down to read my book. I've been trying to finish Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates since before graduation and (success!!) I got to the end while slowly roasting under the hot July sun.
Beautiful, right?? I thought so... and I even remembered to put a second round of sunscreen on my face and shoulders!
I think the hardest thing for me yesterday was talking to people. When I'm in big groups, I tend to not interact a lot. This was no different, and, other than the time I spent playing in the waves with my friends, I sat on my towel for most of the day, talking to the few people that I knew. Finally, as more and more people started showing up, I realized that I shouldn't be rude. I got up, started talking, dancing, and having fun and (surprise!) I made some great new friends!
So... remember that time I said that talking to people was the hardest part of the day?
WRONG!!!
This was the worst part of the day... In my remembering to put sunscreen on my face and shoulders, I forgot to put it everywhere else.
However, I'll be okay because I don't have to sit in an office chair until Monday, and I have an endless supply of aloe and ibuprofen.
In the end... my beach bonfire adventure was a lovely and successful start to my 101 things in 1001 days adventure!
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