Toes in the Sand!

Come away with me and imagine you are on the beach, no one in sight, just you and your thoughts and suddenly the waves of the ocean beckons you…as soon as you get a taste of the water on your skin it washes away all of your stress.

Seaside, Florida, is a very calm and serene place. My family and I decided to take a vacation to Seaside last year over the 4^th of July holiday. We decided to rent a house, because we had a large group. We were on a private beach called Water Sound with this place called 30A which is the best location to rent in, in my opinion. We had 4 bikes that came along with the house and our backyard had a deck that led straight out to the beach, which was very convenient.

 You could literally go to the beach whenever you want to, sit and read for hours and no one will bother now when does that ever happen on a family vacation? It was heaven on earth, from long bike rides to having a quit night at home.

From going down to the beach, soaking in the sunrise in the morning to watching the vibrant sunsets at night.

 Aside from the beach there are also some quaint little shops in town that we stumbled upon which were really cute. It just seems like everything moves at a slower pace down there which I liked because people were just taking their time. These people were not worried about getting from one place to the next they had a sot of “I’ll get there when I get there mentality” which is a nice change from the usual hustle and bustle that you see from people. They were just taking their time enjoying the scenery, enjoying the world around them. We had a little disconnect ourselves for a couple days because we did not have wi-fi in our house which in the beginning the kids saw as a bad thing but in the end, we found it to be a blessing in disguise. We did not have any distractions were able to just be present, talk and thoroughly enjoy the each other’s company which is something that you do not get a lot of these days. Normally it is all about the phones and what is happening on them, but not here you can have a conversation and take in one another’s emotion…what. We just had a great time we cooked, we laughed, we played games. It was great to disconnect from the world even if it was just for a little while.

My family and I have this tradition where we take picture on the beach in all white outfits which is always a really fun time, we just get to get dressed up and have our own little photoshoot.

I was really sad when I had to leave Seaside and return to normal life. This is a great destination to vacation too! My family and I loved it and I hope you will too!

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