Everybody's Working for the Weekend

... and I am no exception!  I have definitely been working this week with my eye on 5:30pm today.

This weekend marks the annual Women's Retreat at my church.  There are 27 ladies going this year and I am SO excited!  We always have such a great time and I know that this year will be no exception.  I am riding with four friends tonight after work and we will be heading to North Myrtle Beach, SC.

I am not 100% a beach person, which shouldn't be at all surprising.  I am a red head and that means I have translucent fair skin.  No matter how much sunscreen I use I inevitably burn.  I also don't care for sand being stuck everywhere and the idea of swimming in the ocean is just not appealing at all. Jellyfish? Sharks? No thanks.  It's not that I am "scared" of the ocean, it's more like the last 3 times I have gone in the water I have been stung by jellyfish.  Couple lukewarm feelings about the beach with my ability to attract jellyfish from miles around .. well I think that says enough.

There are some definite positives you get at the beach .. and only at the beach .. so that's why I am not a total hater.  I am, in fact, a huge water person. One thousand percent.  I can spend, and have, HOURS in the pool or lake.  It's so relaxing to me.  If I can't be in it, though, then I will settle for listening to it.

Picture this:  You have rented a house on the beach.  It's late at night and everything is quiet.  You are sitting on the top floor balcony.  You've turned out the porch lights and there is a soft filter of light from somewhere inside.  You slowly push off and rock back and forth in the rocking chair.  There is a slight breeze coming off the ocean as you listen to the waves crashing against shore.  You push some hair from your eyes, take a deep breath and slowly find that quiet inner peace.

See!  How relaxing is that!?  You can only get that at the beach and that's why I don't completely write it off.  So I guess I do love the beach after all .. if only between the hours of sunset and sunrise.  I will hopefully enjoy that peace this weekend as well as great fellowship with my girls.  I hope everyone has an equally relaxing time and I will talk to you Monday!