An Evening of Amusement at Old Orchard

Old Orchard Beach is that special place for kids that is full of excitement and fun! The neon lights at night shine to invite them into the amusement park   and the kids race to the roller coaster ready for the thrill of a lifetime!

Warning: One point in the evening  parents will get bamboozled out of cash on the fair ground games as the kids attempt to win that one enormous stuffed animal. You can warn them the games are rigged but they will never believe you!

It is at the end of the night we leave the land of amusement with bribes of one last ride on the ferris wheel, a slice of boardwalk pizza, and a deep-fried Oreo. We savor the devilish treats  knowing we will have to wait until  next summer to delight in all of it again.

I nibble on the cotton candy as we make it back to our suite, stamping the moments of my children’s laughter on the tilt-whirl in my memory, and knowing the evening was full of magic.

Do you have a  favorite amusement park memory?

A Sailor’s Delight

It is when I lookout over the water and the changing night sky it gives me clarity and peace. The moment I leave the  beauty of east coast behind to venture back to the west I feel a twinge of  regret.

I always delight in the beauty and the reflection of the water. A stroll along the rocks makes a restless night one of serenity.

I know the ocean side by memory the changing hues of color, the sound of ripples across the rocks, and the slow movement of the  moon as it begins to reflect across the water.

It is this knowing in which my heart  always stays close to home because it never forgets the open water.
Do you have a special place in your heart that brings you close to home?

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