I have been coming to this beach with my family since I was a little girl and now my little girl gets to come here too. I have said this many times (specifically about bodies of water) but what a delight it is to share the things we love with our children. I have a few small thoughts from this trip . . .

I have always adored and cherished my swim suits. I used to wear them under my clothes to school when I was little. Some kids had security blankets, I had my swim suit. I am a grown woman and I still love my swimsuit(s) and I hope it stays that way.
The ocean used to fill me with so many emotions, I would cry when meeting it and saying goodbye. Those feelings are still there but more subtle now, not sure why. I’m still a water baby, through and through though. My dad and I were swimming together one of the days and the ocean was rougher than it had been earlier in the week and I said “Ah, now this is the ocean I remember and love” and my dad replied, “a little cold and a little angry?”. I nodded yes, and bobbed in the waves with delight.
I am excited about the upcoming year. I’m finally feeling more and more excited to share who I am and what I like and what I think about and the pictures I take. I miss blogs that were just full of beautiful pictures. My little corner of the internet gets to be whatever I want it to be and it’s gonna be weird and colorful and fun, full fo misspellings, poor grammar, run-on sentences, shameless expression, art, and who knows what else! I hope it has something different every time you come, like a garden sprouting new flowers in every season.