Eating lunch on car-top, beachside is the way to go. I've spent many a summer night listening to music on top of my jeep in this parking lot. This is my "happy place." It's a little beach that most people don't think twice about. I kind of love that. The beach is spectacular and I had it all to myself the other day.
Since I was at the beach anyway, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to check another thing off my goals list - run down a sand dune. If you have never ran full speed down a sand dune, you may not understand the awesomeness of this goal. It almost feels like your flying, and always reminds me of my lakeside childhood.
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And after my beach time was over, I decided to do a little antiquing and thrifting in hopes of finally finding bookends. After a few hours of no luck, I stumbled upon this place.
I was tempted to take home the vintage telephones, signage and license plates they had an abundance of. At first, I felt a little disheartened. Bookends tend to be both ugly and expensive. I had almost given up, until I stumbled on a corner of nautical goodness and spotted this guy.
He doesn't have a match, so I got him for $12. As you can tell, he isn't stay in his current condition for long. After a little sanding and a coat of black semi-gloss spray paint, he was good as new. I'll be sure to point out the final product when I move him to his permanent location.
For those of you who have lost track, I ticked off five goals off of my list in one afternoon. Not too shabby.
- wear a bow in my hair
- run down a sand dune
- go antiquing
- go thrifting
- find/DIY/buy bookends
I've actually accomplished another goal since, but I'll save that story for another day. It's quite a good one.
Look at you go with all your goals!! This actually sounds like such a nice day. Quite jealous :)
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