I Dreamt That I Lived By the Sea

Today is my last day living on the water.

And my last day to wear swimwear as daywear.

I have been reminiscing 

(like yesterday, I reminisced like crazy yesterday) 

and trying to appreciate every last bit.

I have also been looking at photos of the beach and of course, models from the 90s on the beach.

Both have proved equally therapeutic for me.

Wait, is there really a photo of me holding a shark? I forgot about sharks, OK, maybe a move inland isn't so bad.

Dreaming of Sweets

When my sobrinos came to visit

we went on a walking tour to the best places to get all things sugary and sweet.

We started at Mifflin's Saltwater Taffy.

Normally I am not a fan of saltwater taffy

but I am obsessed with the taffy here,

especially the purple huckleberry.

They don't just sell taffy, they have old-time candy too.

Remember this gum?

I think it lost its flavor after 4 seconds

but the packaging is near perfect.

Next up: Main Street.

We passed on the frozen bananas and donuts.

We were tempted because they smelled so good,

but we had to pace ourselves.

Balboa Candy has two locations and we chose the Newport Peninsula one because I wanted chocolate covered honey comb ASAP.

I love the barrels of candy.

I never branch out to the vintage candy they have

but I love looking at the packaging.

We headed to Balboa Pier for dinner at Ruby's

and by dinner I mean the best milkshakes ever.

Sobrinos still had some energy

so I decided we should head to Balboa Island

before the sugar crash hit.

We walked to Marine Av

and passed the original Balboa Candy

and went straight to Too Sweet.

By then, Holi was the only one who could eat more.

We had intentions of getting a famous frozen banana

in honor of Arrested Development

but we were too sick to even move.