A Day at the Beach - Weightman Style
Grandpa said we would leave at 6 AM, but I think he was joking. We woke up at 8 and I went for a walk. I came back and made some toast, with the greatest bread of all times, Dave's Killer Bread. I read my Bible. The family started getting ready. We had to clean out the RV since it hadn't been used in several months. I held the baby for a while while his mommy helped clean. Then we all had a fruit shake, except grandpa forgot to make some for Katie, so he had to make more when she walked in and said, "Where's mine?"
We packed our stuff up for the beach. Grandma tripped and fell in the garage. She got a hurt knee. Grandpa said, "Why are you carrying the bird seed anyway?" We kept loading up more and more stuff. Baby needs all his stuff, stroller, car seat... might as well take everything. I got in the RV and started to read one of the magazines I brought. More and more trips were made out to the RV with arms full of stuff we need for the day at the beach. Finally we were all getting in. Grandma came out with the dog. I thought, "Are you kidding me?"
Of we go. Baby needs a change right away. Katie stumbles around while standing and changing him. We drove for 10 minutes and then had to stop for gas. off we go again. 45 minutes later we pick up Allison and her two kids. Lots of telling the kids to sit down. It is fun to stand in a moving vehicle. Pile all their stuff into the RV. We make our way to Redondo Beach where we will be meeting Janie. Why Redondo Beach? I don't know. We drive for a while, eating the food Allison packed. I ate my sandwich.
We finally arrive at the beach. We drive through a parking lot but don't see Janie. She said that there is another parking lot, so we turn around and head to the next one. There she is, but there is no parking spots. So she and three boys get in and we head back to the first parking lot where she parked her car. She and the boys get out. Instead of staying at the beach, we realize that we need to eat lunch and we drive to the restaurant that Grandpa owns not far away. Grandpa gets turned around and we are going farther from the restaurant. He realizes his mistake and we turn around about 5 minutes down the road. He sees the bank and remembers he needs to do something in the bank. He goes into the bank and we wait. Off again we go. We find the restaurant, park in the handicap/no parking spot and go in as a big group. The dog has to stay in the RV and look out the window at us. Janie has been there for 10 minutes already. It is now 2:00.
Eat. Now it is 4:00. Not sure how that happened. Leave the restaurant and decide that we don't want to go to this beach because it is cloudy. Grandpa knows of a better spot about a half hour or so away. Off we go with Janie following. Now it is 5:00. We arrive in Long Beach and get to the parking lot and we are about to pile out, but nope, Grandpa turns around and heads away from the beach. Again it is too cloudy. Kids are asking when we will get there. They want to go to the beach. Maybe we should go to Seal beach and check it out. Hey, there's a Sports Authority that reminds Grandpa that he wants to buy a skim board. But he is threatened by the passengers that if he stops he is going to get in trouble. Janie had to stop and get gas. I see the ocean again and still am hopeful that we will get to touch the sand. We drive around the parking lot looking for the perfect spot, trying out a few and backing up. Grandpa is complaining about how cold it is and that no one is going to want to stay here. It sounds like he is wanting to drive somewhere else. We park, but nope, not a good spot. Park on the other side of the lot. We hurry and get out. 5:09. Cold beach. Cold water. But Steve and Allison jump in the water. Kids play in the sand. The dog is out, but the life guard tells us that dogs aren't allowed, so the dog is put back in the RV. Time to go! It is 6:15. Kids take showers and get clean clothes on. We leave at 6:40. Time to head home. Stop and drop Allison and kids off and then drive home. Arrive home at 8:40. What a great day at the beach.
We packed our stuff up for the beach. Grandma tripped and fell in the garage. She got a hurt knee. Grandpa said, "Why are you carrying the bird seed anyway?" We kept loading up more and more stuff. Baby needs all his stuff, stroller, car seat... might as well take everything. I got in the RV and started to read one of the magazines I brought. More and more trips were made out to the RV with arms full of stuff we need for the day at the beach. Finally we were all getting in. Grandma came out with the dog. I thought, "Are you kidding me?"
Of we go. Baby needs a change right away. Katie stumbles around while standing and changing him. We drove for 10 minutes and then had to stop for gas. off we go again. 45 minutes later we pick up Allison and her two kids. Lots of telling the kids to sit down. It is fun to stand in a moving vehicle. Pile all their stuff into the RV. We make our way to Redondo Beach where we will be meeting Janie. Why Redondo Beach? I don't know. We drive for a while, eating the food Allison packed. I ate my sandwich.
We finally arrive at the beach. We drive through a parking lot but don't see Janie. She said that there is another parking lot, so we turn around and head to the next one. There she is, but there is no parking spots. So she and three boys get in and we head back to the first parking lot where she parked her car. She and the boys get out. Instead of staying at the beach, we realize that we need to eat lunch and we drive to the restaurant that Grandpa owns not far away. Grandpa gets turned around and we are going farther from the restaurant. He realizes his mistake and we turn around about 5 minutes down the road. He sees the bank and remembers he needs to do something in the bank. He goes into the bank and we wait. Off again we go. We find the restaurant, park in the handicap/no parking spot and go in as a big group. The dog has to stay in the RV and look out the window at us. Janie has been there for 10 minutes already. It is now 2:00.
Eat. Now it is 4:00. Not sure how that happened. Leave the restaurant and decide that we don't want to go to this beach because it is cloudy. Grandpa knows of a better spot about a half hour or so away. Off we go with Janie following. Now it is 5:00. We arrive in Long Beach and get to the parking lot and we are about to pile out, but nope, Grandpa turns around and heads away from the beach. Again it is too cloudy. Kids are asking when we will get there. They want to go to the beach. Maybe we should go to Seal beach and check it out. Hey, there's a Sports Authority that reminds Grandpa that he wants to buy a skim board. But he is threatened by the passengers that if he stops he is going to get in trouble. Janie had to stop and get gas. I see the ocean again and still am hopeful that we will get to touch the sand. We drive around the parking lot looking for the perfect spot, trying out a few and backing up. Grandpa is complaining about how cold it is and that no one is going to want to stay here. It sounds like he is wanting to drive somewhere else. We park, but nope, not a good spot. Park on the other side of the lot. We hurry and get out. 5:09. Cold beach. Cold water. But Steve and Allison jump in the water. Kids play in the sand. The dog is out, but the life guard tells us that dogs aren't allowed, so the dog is put back in the RV. Time to go! It is 6:15. Kids take showers and get clean clothes on. We leave at 6:40. Time to head home. Stop and drop Allison and kids off and then drive home. Arrive home at 8:40. What a great day at the beach.
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