The Perpetual Conversation
My favorite things in life right now are the family group chats that we have perpetually going on by text and Instagram DM. We’re all over the country, literally, yet somehow, with these dings and lines of characters on the screen, it feels like we’re at least a little bit closer. Here’s a text conversation we all had last Sunday. Enjoy
Ry: There’s a huge event in north shore right now called The Eddie. It’s named after a pro surfer who died at this bay a few years ago. There’s 60,000 people here right now and people are camping down the road like 10 miles. The biggest wave this morning was 55 feet.
Russ: That’s a big wave 😳
Russ: You watching this game Brade?
Me: Oh my gosh! I can’t imagine that, Ry!
Me: Who won the bills bangles game?
Russ: Bengals! Bills are done!
Me: Wow
Brade: Yeah I watched it! Did not expect the bills to play that bad at home
Brade: Huge wave holy
Russ: How’s your foot mom?
Me: It’s better
Ry: What happened?
Russ: Good
Jer: That’s nuts Ryan
Me: Whole foot charley horse
Me: I needed an athletic trainer
Ry: Dang
Russ: Ry, will you be able to watch the surfing?
Ry: Ya I was there this morning and we’re going again in a couple hours so I’ll take some videos
Ry: The waves are rising too so they might hit 60 ft
Me: I can’t imagine watching something like that
Ry: A couple houses got taken out
Me: Oh my gosh
Russ: 😳
Me: Who’s winning cowboys 49rs game?
Russ: I can’t imagine catching a wave that might kill you
Russ: 16-12 SF
Ry: It’s crazy how long these guys have to hold their breath when they fall
Me: So scary
Russ: How long?
Ry: Sometimes they get caught under multiple waves so sometimes like 2 minutes
Me: Wow
Ry: This shows some good wipeouts
Me: That’s cool
Russ: Those waves are massive!
Russ: Dallas miracle or no Brade?
Russ: Ry, that has to be surreal watching guys catch waves that big now that you’re surfing!
Ry: Oh ya it blows my mind. The biggest wave I’ve caught was probably 4-5ft. 😂
Russ: I’ll take the 4 footer 😂
Brade: Dak is no match for a rookie 6th rounder backup
Ry: A local lifeguard won the Eddie out of all the pro surfers here
Jer: That’s so baller
Me: Wow. That’s cool
One way or another, I’m always connected with the people I love. We get to be a part of each other’s lives, even now, thousands of miles apart. What a privilege.
P.S. Oh, the sun hat up there? It arrived. It’s huge! And completely wonderful! (How am I gonna get it to Hawaii?)
