Ocean Breezes

Besides friends and family, what we miss most about living in San Diego is the ocean.  It’s been months since we’ve seen it, and Dave said that seeing how enormous it was after such a long absence gave him a renewed sense of awe and respect for the sea.  We took the girls for a walk down the Tamarack boardwalk, and Dave wanted to take the girls to see the water.  Both the girls enjoyed playing in the sand, and were covered in nothing flat.  Dave took Amanda to splash her feet in the water, and she loved it!  When we set her back on the beach she tried to crawl back towards the water again, fearless baby!   Eva was frightened by the sight of waves rushing towards her for some reason, and would cling tightly to us or try to run away up the beach whenever we tried to bring her closer to the water. 

 

Dave took the opportunity to go surfing as soon as possible, and told me he really misses it.  He says it relaxes him, and the salt water clears up his sinuses.  Unfortunately, he injured his neck on the second day by wrenching it while trying to look behind him.  He’s had back and neck problems for years, but gets so used to it being tight that it’s become normal for him, and he figures he’ll be OK as long as he keeps moving and feels no pain.  The next morning he had such a bad headache that he was nauseous and thought he might have the stomach flu. 

 

I took him with me to see our old chiropractor Kelly, who scolded him for going so long without treatment (it’s been 9 months).  His neck was so tender and sensitive that she couldn’t adjust him completely, and just had to help massage his neck and use the TENS machine.  He had to come back the next morning to finish the treatment, and said he felt so much better, even though his neck was still sore.  It was so painful that Dave decided not to go surfing for the rest of the week. His only opportunity to do what he loves most for what could be a year, and he had to give it up because of neck pain!   I’m hoping he’ll see the chiropractor more often now, and not let it get that bad again.