28 Days of Thankfulness - Day 5 - Water

My run this morning was about 45 degrees warmer than yesterday (not because summer suddenly returned to Connecticut but because I flew to Florida for a mediation). For a good portion of my run, this was my view:

Regardless of where I am, I always gravitate toward water whether it is a river, a lake, or my favorite: the ocean. Today, I am thankful for water. I am thankful for water to drink, to cook with, to bathe in, to swim in, to play in, to play on, to run near. Water is absolutely essential for life, but yet it is another thing I take for granted. I just expect that when I turn on the faucet, clean, safe water will come out.

To be totally honest, I actually have a love/hate relationship with the ocean. I love to sit next to it, but I hate to go in. Who knows what is lurking in that water (sharks, jellyfish, etc.). Plus the water is often cold (see yesterday's blog for a diatribe on how much I love to be cold), or it is warm but you are cold when you get out. I am not a strong swimmer, in fact, I barely know how to swim. However, I noticed this morning that there are people who get up and surf before work. How awesome is that? I've never been on or around a surfboard but I think I have to try it at some point. I'm officially adding "learn how to surf" to my bucket list (stop laughing Bernie). 

Because no blog post would be complete without a picture of at least one of my beautiful children, here is a picture of Vivian this summer at our annual Hampton Beach trip (note to self and Marybeth - it's time to start taking annual group pictures. We should have started in 2007).