Beach Bums
In my opinion there is no better way to recoup from real life stress than leaving it far behind and completely hiding from all of your responsibilities. This is why immediately following the boards (and before I began my rotations) we flew away to California and spent a week doing absolutely nothing on the beach. It was so much fun because we rented a cute little beach cottage right on the beach.
Here is a picture we took out our front door.
Here is a picture we took out our front door. Every morning I slept in and Kevin and my dad went fishing off the coast although all they ever caught was kelp they had a good time dreaming of the massive fish that could be waiting on the other end. 
We went boogey boarding tons. If you haven't gone boogey boarding what basically happens is you swim out towards a wave with a little foam board hooked to your arm. Right before the wave crashes you try to start riding the wave in. It was fun because you could blissfully ride the wave until you were washed up on the shore like some sort of beached whale. I think the best part was watching my mom fearlessly take on some pretty big waves like a pro. She even has some decent bruises to prove that she can play hard too. In the grand Chlarson tradition we of course built and enormous sand castle that was admired by visitors up and down the beach. 
We also made a mermaid body and had a fun time taking pictures in it. Every night we walked to the tide pools at one end of the beach and then came home and ate gourmet meals prepared by Kevin. It was such a fun vacation and it was great to be able to feel like myself again. 
We went boogey boarding tons. If you haven't gone boogey boarding what basically happens is you swim out towards a wave with a little foam board hooked to your arm. Right before the wave crashes you try to start riding the wave in. It was fun because you could blissfully ride the wave until you were washed up on the shore like some sort of beached whale. I think the best part was watching my mom fearlessly take on some pretty big waves like a pro. She even has some decent bruises to prove that she can play hard too. In the grand Chlarson tradition we of course built and enormous sand castle that was admired by visitors up and down the beach. We also made a mermaid body and had a fun time taking pictures in it. Every night we walked to the tide pools at one end of the beach and then came home and ate gourmet meals prepared by Kevin. It was such a fun vacation and it was great to be able to feel like myself again. 