~*How Lisa & David Met*~
July 31, 2003:
Feeling the light breeze dance across my newly tanned skin, I
have to smile.
The day is already quite warm, but not stifling.
Just being here is a joy. Maui.
I saved up the entire year of
bonuses from work to buy a round-trip ticket on an airplane, a
rental Jeep…
Whoohoo! And money for souvenirs that I may come across
during my month long stay.
I tell you…having my own guest house and
doing some house sitting while my cousins are gone is great!
I'm glad that I brought along my big bag of essentials…i.e.…big
beach blanket, sunscreen, a book (Wuthering Heights), extra change
of clothes, my cell-phone, a massive umbrella to relax under, and a
pillow.
My cooler held several bottles of water, a bottle of juice,
fruit (grapes, bananas, oranges, cut up cantaloupe and honeydew) and
a couple sandwiches.
A first-Aid kit is always with me. In my
experiences, you just never know when you'll need it.
Oh, and I
must not forget, my tape recorder and several blank cassettes to
record the sounds of the aquamarine water crashing against the coral
before it settles nicely on shore and my CD player…in case I want to
listen to some tunes.
I love to come prepared for anything!
Walking along the beach, listening to the surf was entirely
relaxing.
I've never seen the ocean before, so my being here is
quite the dream come true. I've never even been on an island.
This
beach is on my cousin's property; it was virtually empty. It's
comforting to know that you can see anyone who comes along.
I guess in life I am a bit guarded. Some have said that I seem
distant or aloof. **Roll eyes**
I mean, please. If you knew me,
then you would see that I observe life. Watching it as it goes
along and stepping in when I feel safe and secure.
I understand why
they say these things, sometimes. I know that I don't like to show
some of my emotions…like when I'm sad or hurt, so I guess I put on a
mask of indifference.
That way they don't see…me. How I got this
way, well it's a tale of abusive treatment from my brother and other
life affecting situations.
I say,
`Whatever!' I am who I am. -An
intelligent, sensitive, caring, kind, sentimental, and hopeless
romantic.
Sure there are other things that can describe me, but I
don't want bore you further. Knowing these things about my
personality and much personal reflection, I have come to the
conclusion that life is too short to hide away.
Finding that ideal spot to
`observe' the day, I make my
preparations and nestle onto my big beach blanket. I don't know who
came up with this, but I think making a terry-cloth beach blanket
8'x8' was brilliant.
I often take a big quilt when I go into the
mountains at home or go to the park with my brother's children, but
this…absolutely fabulous!
Getting out my bottle of water, I glance to my left. A lone
pedestrian. I can't tell if it's a man or a woman at this point,
because the sun is making a mirage effect on the sand. I feel only
a tad nervous.
My cousins own a considerable bit of beach property
so I'm pretty sure if I screamed no one would take notice.
Well, at
least I have the walkie-talkie if I need to get the attention of the
man doing security in this gated community.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
more posted soon!
BACK
Chapter 3
