Beach Day

Don't you love those days when you have absolutely nothing to do, and when you wake up you just decide to go to the beach???  I love that you can do that here.  The street was extra noisy this morning, and it actually woke me up for the first time in over a month.  I was in need of some quiet time, so I packed my bag and headed to Long Beach.  It took around 2 hours to get there, but it was all subway and bus, covered by my metro card.

The day was quite overcast and a tad chilly, but it was just the therapy I needed.  Walking on the beach always makes me feel like I can conquer anything.  I think I feel the closest to God there.  For some reason, I have been a little emotional lately.  That is probably not a shock to some of you, but I really haven't been since I got here.  I would imagine that watching Pride & Prejudice triggered it all.  I am completely happy with my life, and realize the blessings that I have in it.  But sometimes I would just like to know that somewhere, out there, is my Mr. Darcy.

After a very long period of prayer, I decided to walk through the little beach town.  I had a late lunch at this place called Paninis and Bikinis.  The food was amazing, and they gave me some free fresh baked cookies to top it all off.  I can definitely see myself going back there on a regular basis in the summer.  The beach is actually really nice, and has a boardwalk that goes for miles.  It's no Destin, but is certainly more upscale than most places I have been on the Atlantic.