Comments on: Beach Baby http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathryn P. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-153189 Kathryn P. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:08:09 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-153189 I'm catching up on a few of the blogs I missed this summer and I LOVE your wanderings through the beachy seasons of your life. I think I feel about mountains the same way you feel about beaches. I didn't grow up with mountains, but we would take summer vacations to visit our cousins in Montana and my uncle, the career forest ranger, would take us hiking in the mountains. I now love living at the base of a mountain range, but I know I won't be here forever. Your post made me look out the window and cherish the sun rising behind Timp this morning. Thanks! I’m catching up on a few of the blogs I missed this summer and I LOVE your wanderings through the beachy seasons of your life. I think I feel about mountains the same way you feel about beaches. I didn’t grow up with mountains, but we would take summer vacations to visit our cousins in Montana and my uncle, the career forest ranger, would take us hiking in the mountains. I now love living at the base of a mountain range, but I know I won’t be here forever. Your post made me look out the window and cherish the sun rising behind Timp this morning. Thanks!

]]> By: Melissa M. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-152452 Melissa M. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:34:00 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-152452 Jennie, I am so jealous! Collect some shells for me, too. I hope you have a wonderful time. :) Jennie, I am so jealous! Collect some shells for me, too. I hope you have a wonderful time. :)

]]> By: Jennie http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-152449 Jennie Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:39:10 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-152449 Thanks for the motivation! My friend and I decided at the last minute to rent a beach house together on the Texas coast and we're leaving this afternoon. I'll wiggle my toes in the sand for you! Thanks for the motivation! My friend and I decided at the last minute to rent a beach house together on the Texas coast and we’re leaving this afternoon.

I’ll wiggle my toes in the sand for you!

]]> By: April http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151749 April Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:51:15 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151749 Love the comments about the bikini. I wish people would talk as much about watching sports on Sunday! I think it is important to teach our daughters modesty but at some point it has to be their choice what they wear. If girls need to wear a one piece suit, boys should have to wear t-shirts!(LOL) Love the comments about the bikini. I wish people would talk as much about watching sports on Sunday! I think it is important to teach our daughters modesty but at some point it has to be their choice what they wear. If girls need to wear a one piece suit, boys should have to wear t-shirts!(LOL)

]]> By: Emily Martin http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151688 Emily Martin Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:40:24 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151688 Great beach essay! I loved how it made me feel! Ah, the beach, the ocean, the sea. I've been there twice today. This morning on a board out with the rolling waves (despite the several great white shark sighting at my favorite surf spot this last week). I just returned from my second beach trip of the day with my kids splashing in the shore, looking out at the jumping sea lions (shark?), and searching for ocean treasures. Growing up in the water I have within me a longing for the sea when I am away from it. There have been about 6 years of my 36 years that I have lived away (4 in Provo at BYU and 1 and a half in Washington on a mission). I guess you could describe that feeling of longing like the wanderlust feeling you get while returning from a great vacation and on the plane ride home planning your next trip because you can't wait to do it again. As for the bikini, I am a good Mormon girl, return missionary, married in temple, etc, and I have worn one all my life on and off (GASP!!!)I have had some one pieces that I have felt sexier in than my sporty two pieces so let's not judge the two piece too harshly folks! As for it having to do with my sexuality, I've never really thought too much about it... You'll have to ask my husband! Great beach essay! I loved how it made me feel!

Ah, the beach, the ocean, the sea. I’ve been there twice today. This morning on a board out with the rolling waves (despite the several great white shark sighting at my favorite surf spot this last week). I just returned from my second beach trip of the day with my kids splashing in the shore, looking out at the jumping sea lions (shark?), and searching for ocean treasures.

Growing up in the water I have within me a longing for the sea when I am away from it. There have been about 6 years of my 36 years that I have lived away (4 in Provo at BYU and 1 and a half in Washington on a mission). I guess you could describe that feeling of longing like the wanderlust feeling you get while returning from a great vacation and on the plane ride home planning your next trip because you can’t wait to do it again.

As for the bikini, I am a good Mormon girl, return missionary, married in temple, etc, and I have worn one all my life on and off (GASP!!!)I have had some one pieces that I have felt sexier in than my sporty two pieces so let’s not judge the two piece too harshly folks! As for it having to do with my sexuality, I’ve never really thought too much about it… You’ll have to ask my husband!

]]> By: FoxyJ http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151557 FoxyJ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:23:04 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151557 I just got back last night from a week camping at the beach with my parents :) I grew up in California, first in San Diego and then about an hour north of LA. When I was in Jr. High/High school we lived less than a mile from the beach, so I went almost every day. In the summers we'd swim or lay out on the sand; in the winter I'd sit and watch the waves. For me the beach wasn't a special occasion but an every day thing. My husband grew up in Hawaii but is not a big beach lover. He has very sensitive skin that doesn't tan, plus he doesn't like sand much. We both would love to live near a beach though, but have ended up making our home in Utah. Whenever we can save the money we go to Hawaii and visit people, making sure to spend a lot of time at the beach. My parents now live in Las Vegas but are starting a tradition of driving to California one week each summer to camp by the beach. It was refreshing and fun to be there, even though swimming in the ocean is not my thing anymore (the area where we used to live has cold, rough water). I hope my kids will love the ocean but feel sad that it will be an occasional treat for them. Such is life. I just got back last night from a week camping at the beach with my parents :) I grew up in California, first in San Diego and then about an hour north of LA. When I was in Jr. High/High school we lived less than a mile from the beach, so I went almost every day. In the summers we’d swim or lay out on the sand; in the winter I’d sit and watch the waves. For me the beach wasn’t a special occasion but an every day thing. My husband grew up in Hawaii but is not a big beach lover. He has very sensitive skin that doesn’t tan, plus he doesn’t like sand much. We both would love to live near a beach though, but have ended up making our home in Utah. Whenever we can save the money we go to Hawaii and visit people, making sure to spend a lot of time at the beach. My parents now live in Las Vegas but are starting a tradition of driving to California one week each summer to camp by the beach. It was refreshing and fun to be there, even though swimming in the ocean is not my thing anymore (the area where we used to live has cold, rough water). I hope my kids will love the ocean but feel sad that it will be an occasional treat for them. Such is life.

]]> By: Melissa M. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151517 Melissa M. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:02:02 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151517 I'll see what I can do. I’ll see what I can do.

]]> By: Emily M. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151511 Emily M. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:54:45 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151511 Melissa, ask her to guest post for us. Seriously. Melissa, ask her to guest post for us. Seriously.

]]> By: Melissa M. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151489 Melissa M. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:55:32 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151489 Emily, Kylie is my daughter. I have just tried to have a conversation with her about sex and the LDS culture but she covered her ears and ran out of the room. She assures me, though, that I have not failed as a mother and that I have adequately taught her about this subject... Emily, Kylie is my daughter. I have just tried to have a conversation with her about sex and the LDS culture but she covered her ears and ran out of the room. She assures me, though, that I have not failed as a mother and that I have adequately taught her about this subject…

]]> By: Emily M. http://segullah.org/slice-of-life/beach-baby/#comment-151480 Emily M. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:09:26 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3800#comment-151480 Love the post, Melissa. Beautiful writing. Kylie, I would love to hear more about your thoughts on sex and the LDS/single young adult culture. Love the post, Melissa. Beautiful writing.

Kylie, I would love to hear more about your thoughts on sex and the LDS/single young adult culture.

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