burnt behind the ears :: part one.

the text-

mom: do you have any plans thurs evening thru Sunday?

me: not that i know of. why?

that was the beginning of something exciting.

an exciting and fun-filled beach trip.

blessings abounded.

mom came and picked me up from work thursday evening and we hit the road--on our way to a happy place with white sand.

during the 3 1/2 hour trip, we passed farmhouses and 18-wheelers. 

i looked over my shoulder and realized i was witnessing one of God's most amazing creations ever.

the sunset.

blessings abounded.

pulling into santa rosa, we pulled right up to the condo that we would be staying in...or so we thought.

we couldn't find the house number that we were to stay in. turns out, mom was looking at the wrong number and we were right beside where we were supposed to stay. ha! memories made.

our house number was 10 and the time was 8:30 pm.

unloading the suburban and climbing the flight of stairs into the main part of the house, we began our own tour of what would be our home away from home for the next three days.

after we were unloaded and ate a little something, mom had the marvelous idea of taking a midnight (ahem, i mean, a 10ish) stroll along the beach.

with our iphone flashlights in tow (i knew those things would come in handy one of these days ;), we set out for the .40 mile walk to beach side.

oh, and did i mention we were walking on spooky lane with "seahaunts" condos on the same road?

yeah.

strolling along the miles of sandy beach, mom and i enjoyed listening to the waves beat against the shore.

we chatted about the whole other world rolling in the water at our feet and all the amazing creatures out there in the depths of the sea. we talked about what an awesome God we serve who knows every fish and creature--some that we may not even know of--and the same God that created all of that wonderfulness, fearfully and wonderfully made us. 

such an incredible thought.

blessings abounded.

after snapping a few silhouettes, we headed back to the house.

and guess what?

these two girls pulled a 12:00 pm'er.

woah, i know.

(hey, that's suuuuper late for these two old grannies.)

more to come later.