Here's a Laura Fun Fact

I have a torturous addiction to surfing blogs. No, I don't surf. Despite being an extremely proud Sandlapper I've never even tried surfing. Gosh I would really love to but I don't want anyone around when I try for the first time. This is not out of fear of public failure (that's just another day) but rather a fear of careening out of control and injuring nearby swimmers and also of having my butt in someones face while they're teaching me the ropes. I'd also really hate to stand proudly atop my first wave only to discover that there has been a harsh shift in my bikini top and I am putting on quite the show.
No thank you. I'll learn to surf privately.

Back to the point, it's not the surf report, latest stats, or even the long-haired beach bums that get me. It's the pictures of the water. I collect them. They make me happy. Most of the photos are taken off of Hawaii's North Shore and they give me nostalgia for a life I never had.

This photo has been my desktop picture for about two years. As a gal that loves change you'd think I'd grow tired of such a stormy greeting each morning as I check my mail but I just don't. I can feel that water!!

Oh I love the barrel rolls and the smooth little ripples. The pictures give me a giddy feeling that tickles my shoulders like that Coke commercial they play before movies. You know the one. First the ice drops into the glass with a satisfying clinking sound and then you hear the hiss of a Coke can cracking open and only moments later the glass fills up with carbonated bubbles causing the ice to bob around as they make their way into fizz at the top of the glass... it tickles. Mom, Ellen, and I all giggle with delight during this commercial. We can feel it!!

It all just makes me want to go swimming. So badly.