What a fabulous day! My parents ended up tagging along and we all sat around talking, laughing, and discussing an interesting business deal(s) while Ian played his heart out. We even went to the "other side" of the beach where the Gulf comes in and played in the waves (The part of Fort DeSoto Beach we go to is divided by an enormous tide pool so that's where Ian plays and swims because it's not too deep and there's no current) and we had a great time!

I did, however, learn something important: When on a blood thinner, you  need to avoid sun exposure.  Even if you're only in it for a nanosecond while you set up a tent to be sure you have shade from said exposure, and then in the ocean for 10 minutes where you just can't avoid the burning star, you will get severely burned. So much so, that you can't stand to wear clothes because the pressure on your skin in unbearable. Then, of course, you have the nausea that comes along with sunburn, the extreme thirst... Blech. Driving home from the beach I couldn't even have Sean's arm resting near mine because the dual heat from our arms (yes, he burned too but he's an idiot, more so than I am) were like the negative sides of magnets placed together. I thought we were going to combust!

When we got home without anyone catching fire I wanted to nap but couldn't because that would have meant laying on the bed and I seriously think the friction of the sheets would have killed me, so I took a shower instead. After a few tears when the water hit my skin I was able to finally ease my way in, but I couldn't stand too close to the tiles because the glow of the burn reflecting of the white hurt my eyes. Then there was the issue of shaving my legs... I won't go in to detail, but picture raw skin and a rusty knife and you get the idea.

I also hit another milestone of pregnancy today: I can no long see my feet when I'm in the shower.

Today we got up early, had breakfast, and then went to Adventure Island for the first time this season. We had a blast! We got there right at 9am and went directly to the Rambling Bayou where we floated for over an hour. The only problem was that I spent the majority of the time kneeling, so now my knees are rubbed raw and it looks like Sean and I were doing "inappropriate" things in the water, LOL! After we were done floating we went to Ian's favorite past time, Fabian's Funport. After he had his fill there we went to the wave pool, and then the Lagoon. All in all, I think we were there over 3 hours!

After that we came home and, what else, took a nap until about 3pm. Now Sean's as the grocery store for me because I'm having some back pains, and Ian and I are hanging out on the couch watching a stimulating episode of Max and Ruby.

It feels like a Sunday to me!

I found this great quote:

"“False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade."

Wow. Well, how true it is. I've learned this the hard way these past few years and I have a feeling that I'm going to re-learn this lesson many times in the years to come. I have a hard time accepting that there really are "fair weather friends" even though I've been shown this to be true time and time again.  I've done this countless times, this trying to breathe breath into relationships that aren't worth it, trying desperately to find a reason/excuse why someone would desert me or treat me badly... Of course this quote is also true when thinking about love relationships too! I wonder if there's a point in our lives where we just give up and don't care any more? I mean, how long can a heart continue to beat for something even when it's obvious there's nothing there any more?

Maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment!