From Monday, May 31 until Saturday, June 5, I was out of state. Most of the time was spent in Atlants/Marietta, GA, but I got to see the ocean too.
The oil hadn't reached Tybee Island so I spent and evening and early morning in the ocean. I hope the oil doesn't scar that beauty forever. The time I got to spend at the ocean was a beautiful reminder of how much I love the salty breeze and smooth crashing of waves. My mom told me while we were there that when I was a child if I wasn't in the ocean, I was staring at it. That's all I could do while I was there: stare.
The ocean was the only wonder of my vacation though. On June 2, I got to meet three lovely people: Kim Harrison, Aprilynne Pike, and Ellen Schreiber. All three are authors and I went to see them after reading Aprilynne's blog about her tour dates. She is one of my favorite authors ("Wings" and " Spells"). She gave me a bracelet, a button, and confidence in my writing. I learned after meeting them all, that they are just like me. We all share the begginning of reading a book that didn't turn out like we wanted it to. When we read the book we thought of a different way things could've gone and originally start writing just so we can hear the story we want to hear. We're somewhat selfish, I guess, but imaginative all the same. Even though I didn't get a picture WITH any of them(thanks to a dissappearing mom), I couldn't help but walk away with a smile. I'm so glad I got to meet Kim, Aprilynne, and Ellen and I hope that that meeting will not be our last. Hopefully, one day I'll get to be on a tour like they shared because my books will be cherished as theirs are.
Wouldn't that be lovely?
