Thursday, March 15, 2012

How To: Live the Dream

Find a beach.  Sit on it.  
Easy enough.


Wear bright nail polish and even brighter bathing suits.
I must have looked like a crazy person when I went through security because I brought six different nail polish colors with me.  That's right, SIX.  As if I would even take the time to repaint my nails once I got here.  I was so torn between which color to choose before I left that I painted each of my nails a different color to decide.  Just one of the common problems of living the dream.

Jump in the air and have someone take a picture.  Or be artsy and take a picture of your shadow on the sand.



Drink something exotic, like raspberry beer.
 A delicious beach drink that packs quite a punch if you aren't careful.  Mix four Coronas, 1/2 a cup of vodka, and a container of frozen raspberry lemonade from concentrate and serve over ice with fresh raspberries.  Extra points if you have chilled Mason jars to drink out of, because I got this drink idea when I was living in Charlotte.  The only thing more southern is a gin bucket.  This is my (late) Sunday night recipe for this week.

Note the bright yellow French manicure.

Follow a strict diet of fresh seafood and anything fried.  
Or both, if it's available (I'm a sucker for a good fried cod).  Tonight we're pairing raw oysters with March Madness games, and hopefully I'll get a crack at some salmon before I leave.  Also, eat outside when possible.

Lunch at the Tiki Bar at the pool.  Fried green beans every time.

Use the hand signal for another round at least once (twirl finger above head enthusiastically)
This is too much fun to not do it at least once in your life.

Read.  Read a lot.  
Read enough to give yourself an embarrassing sunglasses tan or one of those weird back tan from propping yourself up on your stomach.  This vacation I read all three Hunger Games books in two days.  Last time I was down here it was a great book called "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake," by Aimee Bender.  Super strange and beautifully written... I definitely recommend it.

Watch a sunrise or a sunset, take a picture, and share it on social media to make other people jealous.  Works like a charm.

Sunrise on the Atlantic is BEAUTIFUL


Change your flight to either arrive earlier or leave later.
My Nana's friend pretended to be Kristin and managed to get her and Ryan an extra two days by explaining to the Orbitz customer service rep that her "grandma" was 85 years old and would only be able to drive them to the airport two days later during the daylight hours.  Midway through the negotiations she covered the phone, turned to Kristin, and said, "You're kind of a bitch on the phone!"  Completely worth it.

Ignore the clock and any e-mails that seem stressful/important.
Meaning anything that my Con Law professor has sent is still unread.  And meaning that my clock looks like this:

Vacation sun dial

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