July 29, 2010

So for the last week I have been in St. Pete Beach, Florida for our "annual" vacation in which we come down to see great friends that we honestly consider family. It's been a pretty good week, a few hiccups but nothing horrible. Every time we come down I get the same feeling again, which my brother happened to mention in a not on Facebook, but I feel I should reiterate it on here.

When we come down here it's not for the place, in fact we could be just about anywhere and have a good time, but it's a good locale regardless, I really enjoy being on the beach. If we did switch places it would be odd, but it's definitely adjustable. The main reason we come down here though is to see family. I love all of them dearly, and yes some can make their mistakes but I only see most of them once a year, so it's easy to get over. I don't know what I would do without knowing these great people. They've all helped to shape me in some way. Sadly these last few years we've been forced to think about a couple of the regulars not being able to come down anymore for health reasons, so far we've been lucky, but it's getting to the point where they are getting too old to travel long distances. When that day comes that they cannot come down anymore I will forever remember it, and it will hold a sad place in my heart. This vacation would never be the same. But, my brother, a good friend of ours and myself have decided that once it comes down to this sad fact we will continue to visit regardless if anyone else does because it's a tradition, and we all feel that the two that may have to stop coming would want it that way. So basically we've created the next generation of beach-goers. I really don't like thinking about what it will be like without them, but everyone reaches that point in time eventually and you just have to deal with it.

All in all carrying on tradition is what we most care about, but above all else we love these people dearly and this is one way for us to carry on what they started. I cannot stress how much they mean to me because if I could I would sell the world for them, give them anything they needed, and they would do the same for me.