Summer Day's

Summer Day's here in Southern California are breath taking. I absolutely love these afternoons, they take my breath away and leave behind memories that last a life time. Garret and I have been enjoying the beach. Sometimes we are walking the sea shore together other times we are visiting the ocean for an afternoon on the beach other times we are just there to jump right into the water for a fun time in the sun and the waves. It gets wet and wild! There is a lot of splashing around out there.

Thankfully the lifeguard could assure us that there are no major predators swimming around out there ready to jump out of the water and grab a hold of us. Oh! good I thought, I have always been afraid of a random shark coming up out of no where to make a meal out of me. There are sand sharks :P they love the ocean but they are just little guys. The first time I saw one I ran like my life depended on it. I had no idea those things couldn't eat you, let alone they aren't concerned about consuming human meat, that's what the lifeguard told us any way. Glad to know I ran for my life for no reason.

These summer day's are unforgettable! that is for sure! You can go anywhere along the coast of California and find that the view of the vast ocean will time and again take your breath away. I could sit on the sea shore and just keep my gaze focused on the beauty of it all. This afternoon I really enjoyed getting the chance to see all the different colors of blue of water throughout the shore line.

My husband makes these beach days oh so wonderful. Being at the beach with him is so much fun he really encourages me to have a blast and to relax and not to over stress about anyone thing. If anything he has taught me to live a faith filled life that is not consist of worrying myself to the end of the world and that has made for an even happier me. I can just relax and trust my life to God and worry about what is necessary or if needed think about those things that are really important once you have to cross that bridge rather than thinking years ahead of myself, let alone things I may or may not have to face. He makes time count and makes everyone around him including myself feel at ease. It's a good feeling to have. He knows beach days always makes my day every time. When we are the beach I am 100% stress free and at ease. I call this my second Heaven, almost nothing can go wrong.


Sometimes we will take an adventure on the rocks that stretch out into the shore line and it is really enjoyable for me. When we make it out to the end of the rocks we will sit there and enjoy the view with the waves crashing up all around us from in front of us and from the left and the right. I could nap out on those rocks they are so soothing. Just closing your eyes as you listen to the waves crashing in all around it's sensational. Garret will often take picture perfect up close pictures of the waves. He has a pretty good camera which I happen to like but I am sure I will want a professional one sometime in my life time, at some point in time, hopefully before I start aging :P

We haven't done this as of yet together but there are times when in California you can go on the pier and walk all the way to the end of it and have breakfast, lunch or dinner and that is an experience all it's own. I have previously enjoyed something like this before Garret moved to Southern California. It has also made for a fantastic place for writers, especially if you have an imagination that needs a view to stir your creative juices, I know I always do. As a writer I always need a beautiful view to help get those creative thoughts going.


My favorite summer days were visits to the beach as a child and then coming home and laying out on the warm cement in front of the back door on my towel enjoying the warm yet cool ocean breeze brushing all over me. Those sunny day's were memorable and will be forever in my memory. There were other times that Momma would create an unforgettable cookout. She is the queen of cookouts. She has an array of ideas that she brings to her art of doing cookouts. It's always all so very yummy! from grilling fruit to lettuce, deep green asparagus stems, to garlic, not exactly one of my favorites but it's still very savory when she makes it. Lot's of corn on the cob, she buys so much there is enough to go around. Just spread the butter on and the mayo and then sprinkle on the flavoring for the corn and there you have one of the most buttery, tasteful bites of golden grilled corn on the cob you ever had. Mommy knows how to do it best. A cookout for kings and queens.

Of course my mom has almost met her match because my Husband is a chief so they love compete for the kitchen and the grill. My mom loves to cookout just as much as my mother does. He loves his meat! as well as seafood. They both love food just as much as I do, however I think I love it just a little bit more. :p Together they make a good team to throwing one of the best family cookouts there is around in all of Southern California. It's a family summer to love. I just love summer, I almost lust over it. I love everything there is to summer, the beach, the cookouts, the sandy feet, the warm showers the cozy clothes that follow after the wet hair to remind you of what a fantastic fun day you just had that continues to keep you cool throughout the rest of the day. The fun food and family, it all comes together to make the perfect summer days.


Today was one of those perfect day's. Garret and I walked quiet a distance along the sea shore until we could find a place on the beach that was all our own without a crowd of people near by to infringe upon our space. It's like taking a personal getaway. As soon as we find that perfect place along the seashore we plunk down on the sand and admire the view or take a mini nap but today we loved the water so much we enjoyed an afternoon of catching the waves. Time fly's when your having fun! Before we knew it we were discovering the crows coming in on our, "free no people space" so we decided it was time to get going there was also a lot more seaweed coming in so at that point it isn't as adventurous with all that gunk floating around, wrapping around feet, and ankles. We got to shore and headed home. This was our day. Time to slather on the after sun lotion :P