Today Julia and I had a fun girl's day together. Unfortunately, I didn't take the camera, so these photos are just some cute random ones that haven't made it to other blog posts. I had to go down to the Gold Coast to sign some paperwork for school and buy my books, and we weren't up for a full day out with Liam and all the gear associated with these two at the beach. However, Julia was keen for an outing, so we got to spend the day together while Matt and Liam hung out for the day. We packed a lunch and headed down the coast. I'd hoped she'd get her nap in the car, and miracle of miracles that actually happened! She woke up happy and refreshed the minute we pulled into Bond. I thought we'd have to hurry through the errand part of our excursion, but she loved it! She marched (literally) around campus with such purpose that she might as well have been the one buying books and preparing for the start of the semester!
It was still too much in the middle of the day to head straight to the beach (plus the weather was looking a bit iffy), so we went to the mall, and I let Julia lead the way in and out of the stores. Grocery shopping with children can be a nightmare, but when you have all the time in the world and no real purpose to the trip (and-- here's the key--only one child with you), shopping excursions are actually a lot of fun!
The weather had turned beautiful after that, so we headed over to the beach at Burleigh Heads. Julia is very familiar with that area because that's where Nana had her condo when she was here helping me, and Nana took Julia playing at the local parks and the beach a lot. We haven't been back there since my mom left in October, but the second we got there, Julia said, "Let's go see Nana"-- we wish we could!! She remembered it all and was very definite about which part of the beach she wanted to go to. We had a great time playing in the sand, running through the tide, and Julia quickly had me fully in the surf, splashing around with her. We had a blast!
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