What is it about the beach? The ocean just washes it all away. This time, for me, especially. Despite Strep throat, various injuries and emergent care visits and simply 3 kids under 2, 4 kids in total, it was downright Paradise for me.
I've actually given this quite a bit of thought since we've been back. I'm not sure if it was the ocean, warm weather and beauty of Nags Head; all the extra help we received from our families; or simply being re-connected with 'my people', the tribe where I fit, the birds of a feather. The southern kindness / Canadian go-with-the-flow spirit. The imperfections, the problems and all. Our relative take on "normal." I think it's this. It's the whole 'where I belong' feeling. And, that's a powerful feeling. I really miss my sister.
