Sleep on the beach

It was the last task on my best friend’s bucket list.  We’d completed everything else: pogo-sticking competition, Slurpie chugging competition, paddle-boarding in the reservoir and much more before our last summer together was over.  We stuffed our backpacks with blankets, pillows, and snacks, then rode our bikes to the inlet.  Stupidly, we decided to trek out to the jetty and climb up the light tower to watch all the party boats coming in for the night.  In the distance, you could see Jenkinson’s Boardwalk shutting all its lights off.  Calling it a night, we climbed down the rusty and slippery ladder, heading to the sand to sleep.  When we reached the rocks that would take us back to the beach, we realized two things: the tide had risen to a dangerously high point and we barely had any light to guide us across the rocks with gaps large enough to slip through.  We were trapped on the jetty and would have to stay there until the tide went down or the sun came up, whichever was first.  We sat on the concrete slab all night , listening to the waves crash against the T-rocks, unable to sleep and telling stories.  Eventually, we were so carried away that we forgot to even check if it was safe to head back over the rocks.  Neither of us had noticed the time that went by until the sun started to rise.  We climbed on top of the T-rocks to watch it peak over the horizon.  The surfers started to come out, sitting on their boards and watching it, all lined up next to each other.  I didn’t get a wink of sleep that night until I finally went home after the sun came up.  I rode my bike back home, exhausted, the sun kissing my shoulders, thinking of how I would never get to spend another night like that again, grateful that our night didn’t turn out as planned.

Hey guys, this is my playlist that basically sums up my music taste. I spend a lot of my time going to shows and spent almost all of my time listening to music. I listen to a lot of alternative and punk, but I’m really open to other genres as well. However, these are some of my favorite bands and I could write a ten page essay telling you how much I love them, but I’ll keep it short: they’re pretty rad.