I miss the Sea

I know now what yearning feels like. What a word, yearning. I yearn for the Sea. I don't know why exactly. Usually it's in the deep winter here when it's dark and cold and frozen and if there is water, it's frozen 6 feet deep. But it's sunny out and warm enough to sit in the garden and BBQ and have a pina colada (Mmmmm), but yet I still just yearn to be by the Sea, and it doesn't even need to be perfect weather. A storm and the waves lashing out, wind blowing my wet salty hair in my face, or a hot sunny day splashing in the waves and taking cover under the beach umbrella. Either is good for me. I must be a beach bum at heart. And it might not even need to be the Sea, it might just be a nice big lake with a sandy shore... I don't know, I haven't been around any water other than big ponds that were formed because we've had so much snow.

I keep watching this stupid HGTV (home and garden television) which shows people buying property all over the world, and I get extremely jealous when I see people buying property on beautiful beach fronts, islands or S. american tropical countries. Why can't that be me!?!? And should I just give up all monetary wealth (not that we have much) and go live by the Sea? Should I just take a 2-week vacation and get it out of my system. I'd probably be pining for snow after that! The grass is always greener. Such wisdom in that statement. Simple, but profound.

Anyway, I've done lots of hugs, kisses and loving phrases to my son today. A couple of verbal warnings and such as well, but discpline shows love as well - as long as it's tempered by lots of shows of affection. Even my little girl has been a wonderful huggable creature today (well, she always is). Ahh, life is almost perfect . . . if only I were by a beach!