Vitamin-Sea!

 Alec and I just took a late Friday afternoon swim in the Pacific Ocean and WOW did that feel FANTASTIC! The water is usually colder but today it felt just right - cool enough for you to approach it timidly for a few minutes, until the waves call your name and the thoughts of fun, swimming, nature, excitement take over and cold is the feeling at the bottom of the list. Funny how at first I was so worried about being cold that I almost completely passed up the opportunity to feel joy, elation, play and do something that I love to do. When you are a little kid you wouldn't think TWICE about jumping straight into the ocean! I also got my haircut this afternoon (for the first time since February 2020 lol) and I was using that as a lame excuse to keep my head above water. The sound  you hear when you dive under the ocean is so magical, and then when you blow air bubbles out of your nose and they bubble around your face and make a deep glunk noise - I think I just described the sound of being in the womb on accident. Today at the hair salon a couple women were having a discussion about a type of alcohol to try, then one woman paused and asked 'how much alcohol do you drink?' and they continued to have a frank conversation about their drinking habits. These women were probably in their mid fifties, but confessed they like to have a beer when they get home from work, sometimes two but that drinking really doesn't make them feel well at all anymore. Maybe it's just the lens I'm seeing the world through right now but I'm hearing a lot more negative but honest reviews about alcohol from more and more people... Day 22 and I'm not desiring a drink or interested in booze at all. We're spending the weekend in Santa Barbara to attend a wedding - first sober wedding here we go! 

xoxo maddymo

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