A Day In The Sun

Yesterday we went to the beach. It was gorgeous! I don't know what I was expecting when I thought about beaches in France, but I was pretty surprised to find them pretty much the same as beaches I have been to in the states. There were no palm trees, but the sand was just as clean and fine as in Florida, and the bushes and sun felt like any beach on the east coast. Don't get me wrong, it was not disappointing at all! It was just so familiar, that I forgot for a while that we were even in France.
Marie had her family's car for the day, so we were able to relax into our own schedule. We got there soon after noon, and we didn't leave until about 6pm. It was a lovely day.
The boys found a small football in a tourist shop near the boardwalk. It was a funny little football. Rubber, blue, and the letters USA apparently written on the wrong side of the ball. I don't know anything about the correct placement of words on a football, but it was bugging the boys so much they could not stop talking about it. Apparently, if you held it the correct way, it made it look like a strange VSN, and the boys would not let that fact go. I found it amuzing, but the boys took some offence to it and so made sure we all knew how annoying it was to have it written on the wrong side. Oh well :)
It was too cold to swim, but the sum was warm enough to tan. Soon we were all building stuff in the sand. The boys made a 3D face, with the tongue sticking out and the eyes bulging. My camera ran out of batteries just as we got there, so I don't have any other pictures of it, but it was a very funny face.
Other than building in the sand, the boys played with their ball and Marie and I sat and read. It was nice to just be hanging with her. I have not really talked to a girl since Abby and Malcolm left, so I enjoyed the feminin chatting that Marie and I had. We don't talk a ton, but when we hang out we usulaly end up talking.
I don't know when we will be able to go back , but for that one day, I loved it.
Well, that is about it :) I hope you all get a chance to go to a beach soon.... its totally worth it!