dear santa, thank you so much!

genetics gifted me the surname 'grosso' and this holiday season I've lived up to it. I've eaten fruitcake (kinda of nasty but the blueish candied thingys were tasty), ribeye (med-rare please), wine, brownies, candycane, wine, sirloin (not as good as ribeye), coconut sweet potatoes (sooo tasty), mahi mahi, turkey, wine, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, wine, mashed potatoes, and a cup of tea to calm my stomach.

santa really delivered this year as we headed out for an early session of wind with waves. 4.2 missionx and the 68 twinser were the perfect match, the channel was manageable, the sets friendly from head, logo to mast high and everyone was feeling jolly. 

jumped on nori's wave...

tried to chase down some eye candy...

I did my best to see the lip and when it felt right I went for it. that seems to be the way I live my life and it has led me to this grateful life I am having. okay, I've taken a few detours along the way (quite a few) and there are times when I think of the past, shake my head and say 'rebecca, what the heck were you thinking?'  what can I say, I am a sum of all of my experiences.

yes, that's the lip...

the waves were soooo much fun and I only got pounded once. I confess to having a stubborn streak that occasionally prevents me from making better decisions like chicken jibing instead of attempting to crawl up a wave that is breaking on my head. I did bail out, tried to hang on to my gear but it was no use. I swam, swam, got pounded, swam, swam, got pounded, swam, swam, got pounded. at one point I felt my heart rate increase but the waves weren't mean or nasty, my swimming technique was working and my gear managed not to break. eventually, we reconnected and I took a relaxing reach to shake off the nerves and went back for more. 

my brain and soul wanted to keep sailing but my foot called it a day after 90min so I went in and enjoyed the parking lot good cheer. then off to the second part of christmas - a bbq with the swissies at kalama park.

just when I thought the day could not get better a whale put on a tail-slapping show, the sunset was gorgeous, and the thin crescent moon sat next to venus to remind me that all things are possible.

hope it was as good for you as it was for me!