more hard-earned lessons

so i finally decided to take advantage of living near the coast and went to the beach with paul for the day on monday. i actually haven't really done this since moving here almost a year ago. not sure why, but whatever. so after spending a few hours of relaxation and fun, we came back home with sand in our shorts and a little bit wiser (hopefully). this is what i learned.

good idea:it's great to have some fun in the sun and surf...throwing around a football or a frisbee and even catching some waves on a boogie board

bad idea:

it's not so great to fall asleep in the sun without a thick, healthy layer of sunscreen

we are paying the price for our lesson learned. i wish i had some after shots, but i never remember to pull out my camera for the important moments. oh well. the pain has moved on to peeling and will hopefully end up in a nice even tan. but it wasn't worth it. sunscreen will be my new best beach buddy. i'm sure paul would agree.