Okay, since I’ve been wallowing in a sea of self-pity and reeling from the pain of being sick and now, having to work aaand be sick (as if parenting and illness paired together weren’t enough), I’ve decided to tell myself to “shut-up and get over my self-made pity party.” Really though, I’m pretty sure I woulda been almost okay by now if it weren’t for the fact that there is no ‘sickness’ in ‘parenting.’ Bless those who opted to have more than one… I’m both baffled and amazed by you. Secretly, I also think you’re masochists… even bigger masochists than us lone wolves for having one. Don’t worry, there’s Xanax for that… and a whole lotta wine. Okay, I digress. I was thinking about the one ray of sunshine that I’ve had in the past week and that was when my fam and I went to the Oregon coast to enjoy the beautiful Saturday. We saw elk crossing in the street, had our toes in the sand, walked in an adorably quaint seaside town (we were in Manzanita – read my last post), and enjoyed the serenity of the trees and beach grass surrounding us. There is no comparison to the Oregon Coast, as it has its own unique beauty. Totally different than Long Island beach towns where I grew up… of course, those are beautiful as well, just different. Anyway, that one highlight from the past week reminded me of a coast trip from this past summer. It’s amazing having awesome friends who share their amazing beach houses with you. G and I went with our friends Jessica & her adorable daughter Daphne. The backyard is flat and huge for the kiddos to roam and play t-ball, there’s trees and a large stream in the far back, a giant garden with a guest house and peace flags, mint, berries, and all kinds of amazing finds growing and ready to be picked. At the beach, when the tide goes out, this entire cave and large area with LOADS of sea creatures opens up for you to walk in and explore. It’s like magic! Airbnb or VRBO a place to stay if you ever have the pleasure of visiting one of these tiny towns and you’ll see it for yourself. Suh-weeeet…
I meant to create a post of this amazing weekend after I left the beach house and then kept on forgetting, and forgetting, and forgetting again. Hopefully, this lil’ flashback to summer days gets you excited for future beach days. For my fellow Portlanders, if we keep on having these amazing days we’ll be beachin’ it up all year! Although, we are gonna head to the mountain this weekend for some sledding & skiing if I’m not seeing double anymore when I stand-up. 😉 The glory of having the mountains and the coast equidistant from your home.
Cheers to a summer throwback… enjoy the pics! (Taken near Cannon Beach, OR)
