waiting for the rain to come

for most, it seems that this equation rings true:

beach + rain/storm = boredom/lack of fun/not a good time


am i the only one who feels the opposite? granted, i'm not really a beach person to begin with. sand bugs me. the water is never as pretty as you expect it's going to be (too many episodes of "LOST" i guess). anything below 80 degrees at the beach is cold to me (which, on march 19, is the case).

but as a small storm, some incredibly rough surf, and a messy beach full of jellyfish all ruined the day of most Destin beach-goers, i've been really content with the day. it's probably just because i'm generally a boring person. but regardless, i'm happy.



i feel certain that i'm probably the 50,000th person to post this on a blog today, but our friend barack obama had some pretty decent things to say in his speech on race from tuesday night.


(sidebar): even though i'm pursuing a political science degree, i've been pretty disgusted with the presidential primary crap this time around. being four years older has really opened my eyes to how insane this entire process can be. when it comes down to it, no matter how many college kids i'm around who act like they care because it's the cool thing to do, or how many people on cnn or msnbc or fox or drudgereport.com or anything else of the sort try to convince me that all of this matters, i still find myself feeling the same way: i just don't really care that much.


however, it is really refreshing to see a candidate be as honest about an issue as obama was last night. one of my least favorite things is political debate, so my opinion on the entire thing doesn't matter a whole lot. but, he was honest. to me, he accurately portrayed the race in our country. i'm not convinced that he or anyone can fix our country.. at all. there's only One who can do that. but do i think he would give it a good shot, yes. then again, i think clinton and mccain would too. but, i kind of have to be partial to someone with kenyan blood.

all i ask for is john edwards as a running mate.



lastly, and quickly, my family had easter sunday a week early, which consists of our small but incredible family at our house for food, laughter, dogs, and egg hunting. here are some pictures that jennifer's camera and my new obsession with photoshop elements produced: