Today we are leaving the ocean ... I am sad.  I will miss the ocean ... her crashing waves, hidden treasures and hypnotic motion.  I will miss the sisterhood of living with ten other women in one house sharing kitchens, bathrooms, late night stories, laughter and tears. 

I woke up at 5:00am to see the moon shining across the ocean waters and clapped my hands in joy ... a few of us had planned an early morning dip in the ocean .... and i was so excited ... but ohhhhhh brrrrrrr!

As we headed to the ocean for our skinny-dipping-laughing-shivering-glorious-joyful farewell, the others slept cozy and warm in their beds ... I began to wonder what I had agreed upon last night!

My feet hit the cold, sandy beach ... and I knew ... LIFE.

Today I am living life!  I watched the moon settle over the horizon as the eastern sky woke up in a colorful, glorious red sunrise ... the waves greeting my toes ... welcoming me to the water to jump, squeal, and laugh at the absolute wildness of me skinny dipping in the coastal waters of Oregon in February!  A moment in life I will treasure.

Living today is filled with ocean dipping, rock hunting, hot coffee, breakfast, cleaning, packing, brunch, road trip to the airport, moss covered trees, shopping, sunshine, and coming home to warm hugs and holding my daughter's hand ... and falling asleep close to my family.  Life is good.

Live today in the experience of each moment ... a treasure to embrace.