Tanning

I’ve tried to be on my tanning grind lately. It’s so random for this time of year, but I’m not complaining. It was just winter, yet somehow it’s been staying so hot and sunny lately that it genuinely feels like summer already. I’ve been. trying to make the most of it, going out during prime UV whenever I can. Sometimes I even feel defeated if I don’t sit out because of school or other reasons.

I’ve become so dedicated to the routine that I will try to avoid anything that involves being inside during peak tanning hours. I can’t risk missing the small window when the sun is in the right spot, especially since the recent heatwave. My favorite part of the process is getting inside and seeing my fresh tan lines; it makes the hours spent lying out feel so worth it.

I know I’m not the only one who absolutely hates the whole process of sitting around waiting in the blazing heat for hours. It feels like it takes forever, and staying still is the worst part, but the results are always worth it in the end. There’s something about having tan lines that makes life feel a little better, especially when the weather is actually cooperating for once.

It’s been nice to slowly gravitate towards summer. Even though it was just winter and it’s technically spring, being able to sit in the sun and get a tan will always boost my mood. I’m definitely going to try and keep up with it as long as the sky stays clear, because it looks like July in mid-April, and it’s the only thing getting me through right now.

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes with a Side of kirbyfullyloaded.

So my wish came true!

I was able to go to the beach with an amazing friend of mine, Emmy (kirbyfullyloaded).

It was nice being able to be away from the dorms.It felt like the first time in a long time since I had been away from school related things.

Emmy’s mom is amazing. She made us breakfast everyday. In fact, this morning she made us chocolate chip pancakes and we ate them watching the high tide with the early sun.

Chocolate. Sun. Sand. Ocean. What else could a girl ask for??

Anyways, after breakfast, we both changed from our pajamas into our bathing suits (although it probably wasn’t the best idea considering my massive food baby) and ran to tan on the deck of her house. We listened to Maroon 5 together and made plans for our next weekend date! Hopefully we will be able to surf and bake a bunch of fattening goodies.

Weekends like this really let me value my friends and realize importance of spending time with good people.
Being able to stay up late with Emmy, snacking on random cookies, seaweed, and digestive wheat crackers (trust me, they taste absolutely amazing), just to keep us awake while we talked all night until the early hours of the morning was great.
Painting our nails for hours, singing along to music, critiquing singers for foibles in their voices, and not being able to wake up from staying up so late…priceless.

It lets me step back and realize how blessed I am with my friends.

Thank you Emmy for letting me stay at your house this weekend.

You are an amazing girl. Never change.