missing home

so i was driving in my car the other day and i found myself lost in downtown dallas. i am from a small town in florida and realized that my normal way of navigation was to look at the ocean and the river and i would easily be able to figure out where east and west was. well, there was no water to be found in downtown so i tried to figure out where the "green building" was and where the ball tower/reunion tower was. even though i found those i couldn't navigate very well because of all the one way streets and busy traffic. so when i got aggravated on got on the phone and called one of my best friends from home. when daniel answered the phone by saying "hey" i immediately said this: "hi, i am stuck in downtown dallas and i can't tell where i am and where i need to go because i don't have the ocean and river to tell me where i am. this is so aggravating! what are you doing?" and when he responded my heart was saddened... haha. he said "i am at the beach with whitney and carly" (those are my two best girlfriends from high school). i couldn't believe it. not that i was homesick or didn't want to be in dallas, but i would have loved to be at the beach with them. i could just picture the warm sun and the beating waves and i could smell the salty, fresh air. before i got off the phone with him, i spoke to whitney and i was like well you guys have to draw me in the sand so i am there with you! i told them to draw me laying on a beach towel sunbathing with them. when i got off the phone i got a picture text and this is what they sent me:



this made me so happy! having grown up on the beach it was just a comfort thing i guess. now that summer is right around the corner i can't wait to get home to lay on the beach. i know as soon as i get home i will miss all of my friends here in dallas and smu but right now i think everyone just needs a break. yes, spring break was good but spring break isn't really a break. it is too full of partying and fun (which i am not complaining about) but i am in desperate need of a break... just laying there with a cold drink in my hand listening to some great music.