30 days of truth {day 5}

{Bubbuh wasn't too sure about this whole "new baby" thing,
but today he cannot get enough Tentens!
It looks as though they are friends at last.}

Something you hope to do in your life.

Oh, so many things...
I'm going to pick one.
{even though it might kill me.}

I hope to buy a beach house for my family on the coast of North Carolina.
And I hope to wake up at dawn,
get the boys {lots of them} out of bed,
put sweaters on with swimsuits,
get baskets from the front porch,
get the dogs,
hit the beach,
and gather every sea shell within a half mile.

And I hope to do this every single morning.

I hope to have all of our NC friends out to visit.
I hope to sit around the dining room table,
laughing till we cry,
nibbling off of old plates
and telling old stories,
that only get better
with each repetition.

And I hope to have pancake breakfasts that last till noon.

And I hope to watch hundreds of sunsets with my love.

And I hope to surprise my family with airplane tickets on Christmas
and announce that we are all going to vacation there as a whole family,
every year, no exceptions.

{so, act surprised, mmmkay, family?}

And I hope to have grandchildren visit us there.

And I hope to do pajama aerobics in the front yard
{holla, Dan in Real Life!}

And I hope to go on morning jogs with Bubs and Bells,
and laugh as Bubbuh dives into the waves
while Bella barks like a neurotic egg-head
who simply cannot believe ANY dog would
EVER want to do such a thing...

{I mean, I OBVIOUSLY haven't really given it "much" thought, but, there it is.}