GSWC Day 3

Hey everyone!

I'm skipping ahead to Day 3, even though it is still only the first day of February. I figure that since this challenge was for the month of January (which has 31 days) and I am doing it for the month of February (which only has 28 days), that it's okay for me to skip. :)

So the challenge for today is to write about one of the happy memories in your life. For me, this is going to be a really hard thing to do, because the sad memories immediately come to my mind. I have, unfortunately, had a lot of sad things influence my life. However, in the end I feel like those things have helped form me into the person that I am today and have helped me become a better writer through writing about them.

So, this is me trying to write out my happy memory. I have no idea where to begin. The more I think about it the more happy memories come to mind, but I think I will just pick one for now. I can always come back and write about the other ones later.

We were in Florida, my parents, myself and one of my best friend's Emily. My parents and I make a trip to Florida every year while I was growing up. My brother used to come with us a lot, but as we have gotten older and more busy, he has not been able to make it. This was one such time when he hadn't come, and on this particular day, we went out to go jet skiing on the ocean. While we were out on the water, we saw dolphins that swam fairly close to us. However, the highlight of the day was being able to drive the jet-ski. When it was Emily's turn to drive the jet-ski, she tried to do a doughnut and the two of us went flying off. It's something that we still laugh at to this day. 

Well, there it is. I know it is not my happiest memory, seeing as I can't really put a finger on that one, but I know that it is one of the happier memories that I have. That day was just about being relaxed and care-free and it was something that I really enjoyed. I didn't have any stress in my life and I just got to spend a day out in the sun with my family and one of my best friends. It's something that I would love to go back to.

-Lizzy
(a.k.a- Elizabeth J. Harper)