Relaxation, Sunburns, and Fun In the Sun...not in that order!

Well Jeff and I decided to drive down to Galveston this weekend to relax, enjoy each other's company and play in the sun. We drove down Saturday morning and saw the biggest waves I've ever seen down there! There were so many surfers everywhere we looked...I've never seen so many people come to surf the colossal waves of Galveston, Texas. In fact, we also saw two beach rescues take place. Twice as we were driving down the seawall, we had to stop to allow ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and yes even the news trucks to get into position. It was crazy! To see two rescues in one day was unheard of for both of us.
We sat on the beach for a little while and then the clouds started rolling in. Our tummies were rumbling as well, so we headed to get a bite to eat. While we were eating, we enjoyed watching the birds dive into the surf! That was pretty cool. They would fly up very high and then plummet into the water.
The weather cleared up within about half an hour so we headed back to find a spot on the beach again. Jeff called our spot "Pregnant Beach" because there were two other ladies on the beach who were also pregnant. Although one was walking by us clutching her cigarettes and lighter in her left hand. Nice. You ever think some people shouldn't breed??
We alternated getting in and lying on the beach which was nice. I made sure to get almost completely in so I could say Emma had been swimming. It was pretty weird to be almost laid out flat in the water. The current was pretty strong and I'm a lot more awkward now with this big belly, so it was hard for me to control where I was going. I tried to quickly put my feet down and got Jeff to help me up before the timid ha haa haaaa laugh turned into a scream of primal fear. It was weird how quickly I got scared in that water. It's laughable now to think fear tried to grip me in 2 feet of water but the water was just strong enough and I was just out of control enough to freak me out. Hmmm...perhaps that was why earlier there were two rescues necessary!
We had a great time until I started to realize my legs were just a bit sore. I have never ever gotten burned on my legs before. In fact, Jeff and I went down to Galveston once when we were first dating and we had pulled the top off of his jeep. He laughed at me because within 15 minutes of that top being off, I had a tan line on my legs where my shorts had been. Not so the case this weekend. I sprayed sunscreen on my shoulders and back just in case I needed it but my legs are in bad shape. When I say red, people, I mean RED. Borderline purple. It's bad. I couldn't walk yesterday so I had to miss church. I had about 900 things to do and it was all I could do to get to the bathroom. It's like my skin tightened up and so it hurts to extend my legs to walk. I'm a mess. I wasn't sure I would be able to make it into work today but I'm making it. Somehow I'm making it.
And now I have a date with my husband for lunch, so I'm venturing out into the wet dreary day to hobble out to the parking lot to meet him for lunch. The things I'd do for that man! :-)