Life's a Beach

By Humamah Zahrah

Sea side is one of my top 10 favorite beach in USA located on the Oregon Coast. It’s one of the best places to spend time as a couple or as a family. It offers a number of unforgettable experiences that you will cherish for a lifetime.

This little town is filled with attractions, from nature parks and a close-to-perfect beach to craft breweries and tons of shops. It makes for the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. I went their first time with my husband to spend our honeymoon and then next year to see if it was still worth going there and then with my first born to show him the beautiful beach and then it became a norm. We go every year at least once in summer with our kids and sometimes with our parents to enjoy the beauty, get away from all the daily routines of life and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

This trip always serves as a good boost of inspiration to us. I discovered that I can sit there staring at ocean for hours and calm but soothing waves of ocean melts away my problems and a sense of peace overcomes me while the kids make sand castles and fly kites. We play frisbee, football, soccer all day long, make BBQ and enjoy the beautiful sunset. The fun doesn’t end there as soon as the sunset we dig a little hole take our blankets out and build some fire. Bonfire is the best time to spend as a family together. Tell stories, make marshmallow sandwiches with soothing sound of ocean in back ground and where ever we can see people are sitting doing bonfire which is an amazing view.

We always live in Shilo inn its very reasonable to afford and have the best ocean views, waking up to see the sun rise with a beautiful rocky views and ocean sound while half of the people are sleeping is one of the best moments. There are so many shops around and Everyone is in shorts, tank tops, puka shells and straw hats enjoying their own beach vacation. A smile and a beer are pretty much a requirement, and there’s always live music and delicious food. Our responsibilities, even the ones we love, can easily complicate our lives.

So, spending some time in a quiet place gives warmth to hearts.  While most people say the beach drains you, I’d argue that it actually gives you the gift of total relaxation. I think this true sense of relaxation brings us all back to our lives with a renewed sense of purpose and a de-cluttered mind.