Dear Baby, How did you know that I needed your exact brand of magic in my life? I say to you over and over again, "You're a baby! You're. a. baby!" just so I can hear where we are right now. Let's let that moment rise from our throats and be … [Read more]
Here I am, surfing on the other side of the rock on a square, fiberglass boogie board while the currents bring warm water and everyone hides their beer cans from the lifeguards. After basically riding the same board in different colors for years, … [Read more]
I went surfing today. It smelled like fish. The water was the color of olive juice and the wind could have blown the sound of the train's whistle all the way to San Nicholas Island. I took the kids to the beach with a few of my friends yesterday. The … [Read more]
+The bug's first surf +surfing on this board with her at 36 weeks pregnant … [Read more]
It's a weird feeling to be afraid of a blanket. But that's what new parenthood does to you. You leave the hospital with a brand new, freshly breathing human and weird instructions like, "Whatever you do, don't leave them alone with a … [Read more]
One day, Scott helped me make a list of everything I had to do so I wouldn’t melt into a puddle of self-pity and overwhelm. One of the things on the list, right under ‘get non-ugly clothes’ and 'don't be a bitch', was ‘get in shape’. I said I would … [Read more]
