beach.

'takes me back to the place that I know.' - On the Beach, Chris Rea. (oh the cliche meter is running high today)

sunlight. blue skies. girl talk. gossip. relationship risk management advice. House & Grey's. hot chocolate with whipped cream. pancakes. walking against the wind with numb faces. salty skin. wind-whipped hair. happy kids. bags of sea shells. the tide coming in over our boots. naked kids in the car on the way home. bags of sandy clothes for washing. the drive home through Haarlem. bliss.