Surf or Swim

Surfing pictures are up!

Just go here...it's Jeff's photo album.

I'd like everyone to keep in mind that I am a beginner...and Jeff looks so much cooler because he has surfed before.

He doesn't have that goofy, "I can't believe I'm actually surfing!" grin on his face, like I do in every single shot.

The waves look small, but standing up at all is extremely difficult, so I was very proud of myself.

We were so happy to even get some shots where we rode a wave in together. Those are my favourite.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

-Mary

"But it looked unlike a dream..."

I open to the ESPN website where I see the score of the game.

Every 30 seconds it is updated

But in a game that moves so quickly, 30 second updates are not enough to keep track of the real action.

Instead every time a new score pops up I’m left scrambling, trying to figure out what happened to get them there

And I’m consumed by an uneasy feeling in those last 5 seconds before the updated score pops up.

I have no way of knowing how things are going. Will it be good news, will it be bad? Either way, I’ll receive it after everyone else already knows, and I’ll have no real course of action once I do find out the score.

Today I feel overwhelmed.

News comes in spurts, which lends itself to a surreal perception of home.

Headlines from the week’s events

It can’t be any other way, I recognize this, but it doesn’t make it any less jarring on the soul.

I had a dream last night that Krissy and Pat had a boy and they named him Joseph. I wasn’t there for it.


I’m afraid to hit the refresh key.

Abnormal Stance

I'm a surfer girl!

More details later...

Just know that I feel the ache of muscles I never even knew existed before this weekend.

It was absolutely amazing, and totally worth the exhaustion.

And for any non-believers...you better believe I've got photographic proof that I actually rode some in.

Cheers,
Mary