Tammi's World

Typical....

Oops. The color of the day? Red.

Not quite lobster red, but more than tender pink.

Yeah, I pulled a typical tammi this morning.

Got up and took Cuz to work. By 8:30 I was headin' south. South to MY beach. I decided to call a friend, Joyce, and see what she was up to. I figured I get on the beach early, get some sun and sand time then head over to the bar she works at and get a grouper sandwich and a beer.

Yeah, well, she was off this morning. So, quick as that, the plans changed. She and I, along with her beautiful daughter, went to breakfast. THEN we got our stuff together and hit the beach.

At high noon.

In Florida.

In June.

Folks - for the first time in 13 years I HAD no tan lines. My skin was glowin' white.

Did I mention noon? Yeah.

Now, I have to regress for just a second. When I lived in Bradenton I *OWNED* that flippin' beach. Seriously. I walked that sand in my itty bitty bikini and felt NO shame. I was a little nervous today. The beach was kinda crowded. Hell - I haven't even worn shorts much since moving.

But you know what? My feet hit that sand, and next thing I knew I was doin' the Tammi Strut. I felt GOOD. I wasn't self conscious, or nervous. I had my feet in the sand, the sun on my face and the gulf wind blowin' through my hair. It don't get no better than that.

AND I made it a whole hour.

Did I mention it was noon? Yeah.

Now, I'm back getting ready to head to Carmen's. Well, I need to shower. I've got sand EVERYwhere. I think I'm the only woman I know that would say, with a smile on my face and a giggle in my voice, that I have sand in the crack of my ass. Damn, it's been a long time.

Ok - that probably falls into the TMI zone, but I'm having such a good day I don't even care.

For 3 hours today I could drive thru and get sweet tea, the sun was calling me, my heart wasn't breaking and there were no boxes to pack. For 3 hours it was 5 years ago. It was just what I needed.

Posted by Tammi at June 22, 2007 01:14 PM | TrackBack