A girls day out...

 Me and my momma had a wonderful little girls day out this past Monday! I took her on a date to the seattle aquarium and i think she loved it! It rained a bit so when we got out it was the typical seattle weather every starbucks lover enjoys <3 We walked around looking at all the different anemones and learning how they live and what they feed off of. We saw otters and sea lions and also learned about sea stars and starfish...I even got her to touch one! Eek! Eep! Eel! Haha, we decided to end our day in the city with a trip to good 'ol Red Robins for brunchh with tea and that was all, just us girls in the city on a girls day out :)

My gift from the sea...

This is my gift from the sea, a shell that I did not find on the beach but if I put it real close to my ears I could make out the sound of waves crashing against the shore somewhere far off in a place I've never seen before. This shell was given to me by a friend four years ago. I used to wear it as a key chain all the time until I noticed a small chip in the side and since then have decided to retire it to the confines of a special drawer in my room where many other small things of sentimental value are kept. Once in a while when I feel like things can be too much I pull it out and listen... It's a wonder such a little thing like this can bring the peace of an entire ocean, isn't it? So I love my little gift from the sea and sense that I'll be keeping it for quiet some time to come :)