Andrew and I went to the beach this past week with his family, and although I didn't take any pictures myself, Google has worked its magic once again to provide you with an image of Seaside, FL.
If it looks familiar, this is where The Truman Show was filmed. Seaside is basically Pleasantville on the beach, with pastel houses and bricked streets. It's definitely a far cry from Folly or Myrtle, my two favorite beaches, but that makes it perfect for a family beach week. Every spring break the town of Mountain Brook, AL, where Andrew is from, migrates down to Seaside and the high schoolers form clumps around town. Occasionally the clumps break up and reform, but every night they formed a giant mass on the beach with stolen alcohol in their sweatshirts and backpacks. By the middle of the week the police carded people to go down to the beach every night... and Andrew and I were definitely questioned about our age more than once.
But about our experiences there: we had a delightful week at the beach, got tan (for us), ate some delicious gourmet grilled cheese (caprese salad anyone?), snuggled with a precious little weenie dog, and had an all-around good time. We enjoyed hanging out with Andrew's brother Sam and two of his friends, all of whom are seventeen. In short, a warm, relaxing week that we definitely needed after the past month.
