Weekend getaway? Not really!

So what have I been up to this weekend? Well, even though you probably DIDN’T ask that, I feel like blogging briefly about it anyway, so hang in there! First of all, absolutely unexpectedly and against my will my parents decided that I needed some “fresh air” and “family time” away from my precious computer and asked me to pack an overnight bag and go with them on a company weekend trip. It ended up being really fun, and pretty much all of my dad’s colleagues brought their families along.

Where did we go? To a Cowboy County Club, where we did activities ranging all the way from laser tag to boat rides, kayaking and rock climbing. All in all, it turned out to be a trip worth making (despite the hillbilly chatter and constant smell of horses).

While we were at the pool over the weekend, we noticed an area of artificial beach that was half-hidden and unnoticed behind the gigantic, blow-up water slide. I ended up spending most of my time there, with a book and my flip-flops (The book was The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks, I became a fan of his after reading Message In a Bottle and A Bend In The Road, both of which were very good, leaving The Wedding a bit more of a rather boring disappointment).

Inspiration comes from this…

Flip Flops

Once when I was on the beach,

I felt the wind blowing through my hair.

The suns bright glare was shining through my soul,

And the sand was burning right through-

the flip flops I wore that were a sun-bleached brown,

Just brown and nothing else.

I waded into the salty sea with nothing but my flip flops,

And let the gentle waves caress my blistering feet,

Then to slowly slip them off.

I stood there letting my bare toes get buried in the sand,

And watched as the waves let the shoes take small nervous steps.

Each step they took grew bigger and wider,

And before I knew it they were running off

Pushed by the waves toward the horizon.

Leaving not a single footprint

For me to remember the precious moment when I walked on water.

And from this I gather that this was quite the productive trip!

-Annie