Marching out of time
Image taken on my phone
I love my sweet husband. He loaded my van up with surfboards, put towels in and told me to go get the new board and spend the day at the beach getting it wired…….he would stay at home and hang with the kids. So I did. Am the proud owner of an M-13 and a sunburned face. The board is fast, plows through waves while paddling out, and catching waves is a breeze. I spent lots of time falling today.
This was an update on my Facebook page. Yes, I have stooped to cutting and pasting on my blog. Laziness knows no limits. I am really enjoying connecting with old friends and some new friends there. It is like going into a local bar and having a margarita with your buddies….or a coffee, depending on the time of day. Intimate and comfortable.
That FB update pretty much sums up my week. Bill has been off, and due to one of the kids being ill, we did not get to take our usual week alone. Instead, we had Cory babysit and we hit the beach all day and evening Thursday and Friday together…..the days consisted of surfing, surfing, surfing, having a micro brew and burger, Mexican food, and people watching over a beer at our local hangout. The surfing was excellent on Friday and this mom charged! I got the thumbs up from The Man after several waves. (this has the same effect on my as when he winks) We also decided I needed a new board. I wanted something with more performance, but not a short board, so I ended up with the M-13. It is sick and when I brought it home, Billy checked it out and said “you made a good choice”. I am not sure there are many 15yo boys whose mom calls them into the garage saying “Son, come see my new surfboard.” It didn’t occur to me how odd this was until I imagined my own mother doing it. ( Erase that image…shudder). I guess when it comes to being a mom, I don’t necessarily fit the stereotype. While he was waxing and prepping my new board, the owner of the shop motioned over his shoulder to an aqua board with a big pink flower on it and asked what I thought. I replied, “The thought of carrying that down the beach makes me want to bang my head on wood” and he laughed and said “The real surfer girls don’t want anything to do with pink, flowered boards. The tourists are the ones that buy them.”
My board is plain, white, glassed foam.
Stepped out of the line
Like a sheep that runs from the herd
Marching out of time
To my own beat now.
The only way I know. ~Green Day
So great- I can almost smell the wax.
so like a blast
I bet you’re having a blast with your new board. I looked at the one with the flower and raised my eyebrows. I’m no surfer chick (maybe just a wannabe), but if I was, I wouldn’t buy a board with a flower on it. ;o)
I can’t quite make it out but does it say “Surf Diva” on it? Please tell me no.
Oh, yes indeedy it does say Surf Diva. Oh boy, it does, Yeah. Blek..