Finally Got My Day at the Beach!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
August 16, 2017 10:54am CST
Took 3 days off from work. Hubby is still laid-off so he got to go with me. Talked to my sister in Maine and arranged for us to stay with her. We left Sunday afternoon.
We visited with my sister and her better half on Sunday night. Visited in the morning and left for the beach. Sis lives in Berwick, Maine. The beach where we went to is a 90 minute drive from there.
We arrived before noon and headed straight for a spot close to the ocean's edge. Hubby got my chair and umbrella set up. I slathered the 70 spf sunblock on Little Miss and she and hubby headed for the water. I applied the sunblock to myself and sat in the shade of the umbrella and relaxed.
An hour later I ventured to the concession stand for sandwiches and drinks. Hubby sent me a frantic text to get back there soon. Then a call from him saying that "my" granddaughter was screaming and throwing a fit. She started from the moment I left for the concession stand. Funny how she is "his" granddaughter when she is sweet and doing cute things and when she is having a tantrum, she is "mine."
Needless to say, our stay at the beach was not as long as I had wished it could have been. We ate our lunch and headed for the truck. Little Miss was covered in sand from head to toe and very uncomfortable. Grumpy is a kind word to describe her mood.
Even though it was a short time, it was relaxing. Hope to go back again soon!
And now per the request of Little Miss, I have to put the computer down. We are going fishing. Have a great day!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I often drove up to that beach when I lived in MA Elusive.I sure miss the beach.
I am so glad you had a great time and a bit of well deserved relaxation.
I love fishing..have fun my friend.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
Years ago I spent many days at the beach. Miss those days, but not the one I had to travel with.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView he wants to go back to the beach after there is a storm. He loves to watch the big waves come in from way off shore.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly Yes I am glad that now you have a loving person to travel with.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I am so much more relaxed now. Imagine if I had stayed a week and was at the beach every day? I love it there. Takes my stress level down several notches.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly maybe you can go back in the near future.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
17 Aug 17
@HazySue we are already talking about our next trip!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I am trying to get my sister and sister-in-law to go with me for a weekend. It would be so much fun!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Aug 17
I hope you enjoy your time fishing! I'm glad you had fun at the beach. =)
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
We need to get little miss down for a nap. Meltdowns happen if she doesn't have a nap. Lol. We will go fishing when she wakes.
The beach was divine!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
18 Aug 17
When I take that relaxing cleansing breath, I can actually feel it working!
The beach is the best therapy for me, even if it is only for a short time.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
18 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly there is something special about the beach. Glad you had that time.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
18 Aug 17
@bluesa I am looking forward to the next trip!
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@kobesbuddy (74327)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly I think Little Miss was ready for her nap, about that time:)
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
17 Aug 17
We are going to leave at 4:30 a.m. the next time we head out. That way she will have her nap and be rested by the time we hit the beach.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
18 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy I hope it does work. She needs her beauty rest to take away the grumpies.
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@kobesbuddy (74327)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly Yes, that will work! My daughter did this with Aubrey, too:)
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I did wade into the water, but only up to my knees. It was colder than I remembered it to be. LOL.
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@Marilynda1225 (79520)
• United States
18 Aug 17
Glad you finally made it to the beach. The beach is at least a 3 hour drive from here so I haven't been in quite awhile.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
18 Aug 17
It is a 3 1/2 hour drive for us. Long drive for a 2 year-old too!
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@moffittjc (118300)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Aug 17
I miss the beach! I want to go so badly, but it is just too damn hot right now here in Florida. Even the ocean water is uncomfortably hot. It feels like a bathtub. Yuck! I'll wait until the days start to cool off again, and then plan some beach trips!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
20 Aug 17
The water was cold and I only went in up to my knees.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
23 Aug 17
@moffittjc cold, but mostly freezing!
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@moffittjc (118300)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Aug 17
@ElusiveButterfly The joys of the northern states...having beaches with cold water!
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