SUNBURNS! CURSE UV RAYS

You want to know the worst part about getting a new bathing suit? ( I got one by the way. I got that bikini I mentioned.) Anyway, the worst part about getting a new suit comes when the cut of your new suit is far from being similar to the cut of your old one. So the poor skin that is nice and white from having never been exposed to the harsh sun is now screaming “Wait!! NO! We are supposed to be covered! What are you doing!” And the skin that is used to soaking up the rays is hidden and demanding a private counsel with the sun, no doubt plotting some horrific sunburn on the whitest parts of your being. The sun, who misses its tan friends obliges.. and you wind up with red peeling skin and a painful nights sleep. Not that I am bitter or anything.. ahem, moving on...

So my family went on a little road trip this weekend to Oklahoma. My parents are moving back there this August and we went down to the cabin to organize and plan, etc. While we were there we basically just goofed off. Its a great way to life, FYI. Days spent in the river, nights on the bank drinking cool beverages and listening to music. We also went on a kayaking trip. Not long, but long enough to get some good sun on my legs. Usually the outdoor recreation I do requires long pants, but I made a pact with my legs this summer to let them soak up the sun as much as physically possible. My legs are ecstatic! Hopefully this will alleviate some of the pain and hate that you noticed in the first paragraph. If I go to Gran Canaria with the sun already introduced to my leggies, maybe the sun will a be little more chill and a lot less burn-me-to-a-crisp. This is my deepest hope.

As for my trip preparations, I have been looking at prices for lodging this week. Its really not too bad (I am staying in a hostel, by the way) I have found a few pretty nice places starting at 20 US dollars night. This works for me and my wallet in a big way. The place I am looking into has private rooms so I dont need to worry about all my belongings as much and they have el cheapo bicycle rentals so that should be fun. I am just waiting on mi amiga to let me know if it is close enough to her (I find it is best to check lest I am biking 100 billion miles up hill both ways.. )

Oh, and I literally JUST got super pumped because as I was typing this I decided to check on my countdown to see how much time I had until I was airborn (and by “my countdown”, I mean I check the calender and count the days off myself) and what do you think I found when I was counting? Well it just so happens that I only have 25 days until the big trip. So now you can become super pumped with me!

And that is all I have to say about that.