Today was a fantastic day. I woke up to find my dad coming back with donuts from the Fractured Prune. Krispy Kreme is typically my favorite, but there's nothing like a hot donut covered in all sorts of goodness. My favorite: morning buzz. Mocha glaze and chocolate cookie crumbs. It's quite literally heaven. Now most of my family, including my brother's beautiful girlfriend all CrossFit. I'm poor so I don't. For those of you who keep up with CrossFit, it is currently the 2015 CrossFit Games. If there's a competition, it's on the TV. So, it seemed quite natural to stuff my face with fattening donuts while watching some of the strongest people on earth. I figure at this point I'll never be as in shape as those people, so I'll just eat their donuts for them.
The beach was nice, not too hot, but a little windy-er than desired. But we made do. We played a game of Greedy. A game purely the luck of the dice. I lost. By at least 5,000 points, but Grammy won, so all was well. There are more people showing up in the neighborhood, mostly families with a million kids. And they have no fear. At all. Sitting on rafts right where the waves break, not caring if the wave crashes on them. Like I said, today was a great day. But I got to thinking. What if we did things more like kids? What if we didn't care when the waves crash on us? Obviously there's no way we can apply this to every situation, but I think I would be a lot happier if I stopped overthinking everything.
We're coming to a close on our first week at the beach, and I'm already not looking forward to the next week. It's going to be over in the blink of an eye. Anybody want to stay another week with me?! I'm very lucky to be able to take this trip every year with my family. Of course, it's been different ever since my Pappy passed, but that's where friends came in to the picture. This year has been a bit of a struggle though, as my Grammy's memory has been getting worse. I've been trying not to focus on my issues and cherish the moments I have with her. She's one of the greatest people I know, and I want to soak up every second I can.
I'm only 23, but I'm starting to see things through a different lens. Spending time with family is so important; even when they test every last thread of patience. There's already been a few times this past week when I've wanted to just throw things or bury my head in my pillow. But it's just not worth it. If you know me, I'm probably one of the sassiest people you know. That being said, it's not surprising that I get overwhelmed and struggle with letting things go right away. Not one of my greatest qualities, but I'm fairly certain I'm not the only person to struggle with this.
At the end of the day, it's about being with family and enjoying the time you have with them. So now that we've stuffed ourselves on crab dip AND buffalo dip, I'm going to continue marveling at the CrossFit athletes. And probably have a cookie. Or a donut. Or both.
Peace, love and popsicles,
Ellie
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