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I want them to remember the power of summer. Making memories has become even more important now that I have three beautiful kids. We would laugh, enjoy an adventure, and give some free marriage counseling off the cuff to each other. As a young adult I traveled almost every summer with my wife and another couple. Perhaps nothing is still more magical than fire flys in the summer. The tastes… watermelon, lemonade, hotdogs, peach ice cream, etc… I will smell a random smell or eat something randomly and it’s like I am transported back to one of those moments. I remember fishing with my grandfather and watching his big hands as he fried fish in his black pot. I remember going up to Emerald Isle with my mom’s family and laughing over meals that went late into the evening. I remember crabbing with good family friends at Nags Head.

I remember going to Virginia Beach as a kid with my family and staying in a beach house that some friends owned and racing to the 17th Street Surf Shop. I think a large part of that is that summer seems to come loaded with great memories. Surfing, the beach, cooking out, and especially, the smell of sun tan lotion just makes me smile. I actually had the joy of serving as the Jacksonville Christian Surfer chapter director for a short period in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I love snow, Christmas, sweaters, and all that comes with the colder side of life but as soon as spring begins to open and the weather starts to warm up I just want to get outside as quickly as possible.

Some people just gravitate towards a season, mine is most definitely summer.

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