Currently sittin in my guard chair out front of the Landmark. So strange. Literally decided last minute to take a trip down here. Friday morn blew by, then we were like 'yep..let's go,' so here we are. And here I am once again in the shadow of the building that I did a lot of growing up in over the summers. Lightning strikes out over the sea are looking great tonight. Its strange looking over my shoulder, thinking everything I've become and some of the most important people in my life are all due to that hotel.
I've always said my hearts buried here in the sand somewhere. I know this city, Surfside, Garden City, and Murrell's Inlet better than I know Columbus still. Its where I became who I am today, and I'll always claim it as a home. Coolest lightning strike yet.. Just south of the pier. A cool wind just hit me too, coinciding with the lightning? Hmmm. Getting chilly. The waves are still rough. Capping well out beyond the breaks.
Today, we had plenty of sun and beer. Dinner down in the inlet at Creek Ratz, then some mini golf. My partner in crime is asleep back at the hotel. This is a paradise to a lot of people, but as I've said many times its a home to this guy. I can't spend the last night w/out some quality time here in the chair. Watching and listening to the waves and seeing hotel room lights shut off one after another. This is where I belong. I owe everything I am to this couple mile stretch of sand.
Thunder. Something must be working its way up the coast. I'll ride it out tonight as long as I can. Then back across Ocean Blvd to the hotel. So right now I'll put the phone away and spend the rest of this amazing MB night with the ocean and this storm.
This trip, and these last few hours in the chair, have brought on a lot of thinking. Back to Ohio tomorrow so I can start the new job on Tuesday. Will write more on the trip when I'm back in Columbus. Hope where ever you are, you are as at peace as I am right now.
From a guard chair in Myrtle, goodnight.
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