Burn Notice

When the weather man gives the local forecast in the morning when you are at the beach, he should probably warn you of three things:

1. The sand is like walking on a bed of molten lava- your feet will be very unhappy.

2. The sun is HOT. Reapply sunscreen every 10 minutes.

3. If you are planning on laying out in the sun, make sure you rotate from laying on your back to your stomach every hour on the hour....if not you will look like a lobster with a nice tan line down your side.


Well, unfortunately the weather man in Rehobeth Beach failed to mention any of the above three weather warnings. So, I'm sure you can all guess what happened this weekend.

BURN, baby BURN.

And you know what? Whenever you are on the beach, for some reason the burn is never noticeable. It's true hue only appears when you step in doors and are illuminated by light bulbs. Why is that? Is it because of the poor, natural lighting that the sun gives?? Or is it because the mixture of sun and sand blind you from anything red on your body? 

Here is the outcome of my impromptu beach trip with Sara, Kelsey and Tyler:

Husband fell asleep laying on his stomach. No big deal right? You reapply multiple layers of sunscreen you are sure to be protected. WRONG. The minute we walked in doors and turned on the bathroom light, Tyler's back lit up like a crab and continued to get redder and redder as the evening progressed.

Sara, got out of the sun to find that her face had a lovely rosey tint to it....ouch.

And then Kels- well, Kels has skin like fine porcelain, so you can only imagine her outcome (love you, girl).
And me, I've got a nice little tan going on (thanks to my Asian skin tone), but am even feeling a little tenderness around my shoulders...tolerable.

All in all, it was a fantastic, impromptu weekend at the beach. Wouldn't it be lovely if you could just uproot your house and plant it right by the ocean and you were forced to live there? I think I would be willing to make that sacrifice.

Happy Monday!