Just few days ago I realized something awful, 8 years ago I lied to myself.
I live literally five minutes away from the beach walking! I've been in this apartment for the last three years and I've only been to the beach seven times. To family gatherings, beach picnic, pregnancy photo shoot, family photo shoot and I walked with Eli last Friday. I used to lived 30 minutes away from the beach (with no traffic on a car) or 45 minutes on the bus, I wouldn't go often because it was far and I had no car. Every time I visited the beach I used to tell myself this "if I ever live close to the beach I will go every morning to take a walk or to have an afternoon picnic until the sun goes down". Now what's my excuse? Why is it that i just don't go?...Simple, I've become lazy! I have a 15 month old baby boy and...so what? Well now i have to think for two people, and pack for two.
Few days ago I took Eli to the beach, I almost didn't go. I stopped thinking grabbed his dipper bag some snacks and headed out. Once i was there i realized i forgot sunscreen, a blanket for the sand, an umbrella to cover us from the 1 o'clock sun, sandals and to make my list short I was just not prepared to go and spend a nice afternoon on the beach. Some how I managed to have a great time. Eli loved it, this was his third time going to the beach but some how it seemed like it was his first time. Eli's face was priceless! He had his hand wrapped around my neck he pointed to the ocean and said "agua, agua!!" O.O he could not believed how much water that big tub was holding. He made me feel like a proud mother, I felt as if I had accomplished some thing huge and say proud and loud "I'm done for today, I'm the worlds greatest mom alive ñ_ñ!" Now here is my excuse to go everyday, but I know myself and I know will be going once a week or twice a month, and that's fine we don't want the beach to become a routine right? I have prepared a beach bag ready to go on an adventure.
