it's not a far drive to the ocean....
leaving me wondering why I don't come here often...
memories of my younger years...
flip flops and smelling of cocoa butter...
string bathing suits and long hair...
tanned skin and green eyes making the blond hair an odd combination....

next time Zoe comes over ...
Nana's taking her to the ocean boardwalk...
the pier and the corner drugstore...
where we'll buy beach candy...
and take a bike ride...
while eating a corn dog...
and spend time in the sand.....

returning home with sand in our flip flops.....
and our hair a tangled mess...
smelling of Coppertone...
and new freckles that weren't there when we left....