play. play. play.

with less than a day before having to report back for teacher in-service, i did the only responsible thing i could think of:  i learned to boogie board.  it was on my bucket list to do something surf-like (surfing lessons that i will probably still try at least once) but this was instant fun!  it went something like this, "do you think the *wetsuits in the closet will fit us?"  "there's one way to find out" "well, hey, if they fit we go and if they don't we won't, right?"  they fit.  and i've found myself yet another water sport extraordinaire.  i'm actually hoarse from screaming and laughing with giddy delight over and over, "catch this one...i got it!  let's do it again, woo hoo!"  i can see how surfers can lose hours and hours in the waves.  in one word?  immersion.   *see also pacific ocean, west, brr...but with a suit and a friend, you have way too much fun to notice anything remotely cold.  here's a shout-out to all you premature back-to-school ads:  summer's not over yet, surf's up!