It's been just over 3 years since I graduated from college (undergrad). And yet, somehow, I have managed to obtain a decently long winter break, spring break, and summer (or sorts) since then. Part of the current break has to do with being under-employed, and Claire being in the same position. But the rest, I guess, have been pure luck and the fact that I have been back to school for another degree and finished in the last year or so. But whatever, I believe in taking the opportunities that life provides, good and bad. So I took the opportunity of going on spring break with Claire and her family and going to Pawleys Island, SC.
First off, this is the most beautiful place I have been in a long time. It's funny, because I tend to say any place I visit on some version of vacation is beautiful, and truthfully they all are beautiful, in completely different ways. The house we are staying in belongs to one of Joe's clients (he's a tennis pro at the Buckhead YMCA, and Carly's husband... or Claire's brother-in-law). It is amazing, and apparently worth millions. And it looks like it-- I have my own bedroom and bathroom, it is on a private beach, has a view to die for, and is seriously amazing. So amazing that when I go to Savannah in a month I'll feel like I'm slumming it, even though I LOVE our house for Savannah. It is that good- pics to follow soon.
And the beach is so pretty. There is definitely something to be said about Atlantic coast beaches. For me, they are just so prettier than Gulf beaches, and I don't know if I can describe why. They aren't as touristy (or at least the one's I go to aren't). They don't have lots of sand-- when the tide comes in, it comes all the way up to the dunes, and I love that. We have our own entrance to the beach, and the stairs drop us off on the beach. It is all hard sand because of the tides, and makes it easy to walk on. During low tide it is easy to find lots of tidal pools, and there are all kinds of little things living in them. I love it. To me, it is a less obvious beautiful than the Gulf, and I like to think I can relate to that sometimes.
Besides all the obvious reasons for loving being here, I'm not in Atlanta. I'm not thinking about my under-employed status, or stressing out about tests or making my bills this month, or anything. I'm just being. I'm just being here, eating when we want, walking on the beach, reading on the deck chairs on the boardwalk to the beach, taking pictures, watching pelicans dive (which is awesome), and just kinda contemplating life without actually having to do anything about it. And it's nice. I've also gotten to hang out with people that have known me for far too long for us to still be friends, and talk about how we've all changed since high school and they understand. It's nice for someone to see how different I can be, and not only understand, but can relate to it. I can talk about the things that bother me, the things I miss from the past, and the things I don't. I get to just be me without any explanations for my words or actions.
There will be pictures to follow soon of this amazing place, but I just can't bring myself to download them off my camera yet, as that will also require me to download work pictures that I need to upload to my boss. But it will come. Otherwise, I'm going to continue to check out of life for the next three days, and return to Atlanta just in time for league on Saturday (if it doesn't rain out again!) and bar golf that night.
Best spring break yet :)
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