I finally got to the beach today with my traveling volleyball team.

Every few months we travel to play on the sand instead of the grass and today was the perfect day.

We played a few rounds of volleyball and then stopped to celebrate Stacey’s birthday. Dana always makes the best homemade cheesecake.

After warming up on the court and getting all sandy, we headed to the water for some paddling and body surfing. It was mind over matter for me, which allowed me to not worry about getting cold and wet to pass through the small waves to get out to the open sea. I loved paddling in the sunshine and seeing sea lions popping up next to me. It was a warm and gorgeous day. I need to get a GoPro to take pictures from the water.

After paddling for 40 minutes, I shared my board with Debbie and Norine. But first I had to paddle into shore and decided to try surfing in, unsuccessfully! Lucky for me, Stacey caught the glorious moment on my iPhone! Thanks for the laugh, and lunch and cake and friendship!!

Life is good.