Holiday...Celebrate!

We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.
~ Erma Bombeck

Headin' to the beach. For a week.

Yes, Floridians do vacation at the beach, believe it or not. A change of scenery is a change of scenery.

We've been taking our beach holiday for five years now. It's a tradition. Go with three other families. We all stay in different places but break bread together in the evening -- I'm the head chef, dontcha know. I love our locale -- it's very laid-back and extremely non-commercial. The way Florida was when I was growing up. Days are spent in bathing suits and coverups, with the only shoes in the suitcase being flip flops.

It's a great time to rest, relax and recharge. When the biggest decision one has to make is which trashy beach novel to read next. Will is very excited about going -- he loves hanging with the other kids and "going CRASH" in the waves and putzing about in the pool.

It's gonna be a great week. I can just feel it.

Or is that sand in the bathing suit already. Hard to tell...

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. ~ Robert Orben