I used to have this routine when heading to the beach with my daughter, Taylor. We'd get up early, say 7:30 on a Saturday. We'd pack the cooler, throw our beach bags in the trunk and the surfboards on top of the car. I'd drive us over to our neighborhood Panera Bread for a breakfast … Continue reading Surf Girl Saturdays
You may be familiar with New Smyrna Beach, FL. It's a cute little beach front town in Central Florida. It's our little not so hidden treasure. We go there at least 3 or 4 times a year for surfing and beach time. It's definitely one of my favorite places. A few weekends ago my hubby … Continue reading Surfboard Shopping Part 3
I read an article last year that proclaimed that surfing is now officially a religion instead of a sport. I'm sure the group who decided this, did plenty of surveys and pulled statistics from various sources. Although there are very spiritual aspects of surfing, it's what you make of it whether it's a sport, career or … Continue reading On The Water, Alone with God
...Paint! Some of you may have noticed that I started painting again this year. I never think of myself as an artist but perhaps as an artistic soul. When my girls were little, I used to sit in the play room when they were napping or sleeping and paint murals. There was even a time … Continue reading To Paint or Not to Paint…
After picking up the repair kit, I mentioned I wanted to look at boards for a minute and they said, "OK" and left me to it. However, the boards are lined up front to back very little space between and no way to see the board.
I expected this to be like any other trip surfboard shopping. Which it was, until I engaged a young employee regarding what I was looking for. And boy, did I get way more information than I was expecting.
If you remember, We were preparing to go the the surf festival a few weeks ago. I went to grab my surfboard, only to discover that it had a good size crack down the middle. It was a very sad moment in my surfing history. This Saturday was the day. I was all siked … Continue reading DIY Surfboard Repair…Almost Fail
Every 3 years or so I try to make it out to the Easter Surf Festival at Cocoa Beach. I love it because it marks the beginning of the surf season for me. The water is starting to warm up and the sun is bringing the temperature nearer to 80 degrees. Before I got out … Continue reading Easter Surf Festival, Cocoa Beach
Ok, so to be honest with you, I haven't surfed in over a year. Not because I don't want to, but I was a little pre-occupied with getting married and working on our new house last year. Our one attempt at a beach weekend didn't turn out as planned. I don't know about you but I … Continue reading Spring Surf
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