You look closely at your surroundings. Summer breezes blow your hair out of your face, giving you time to look around and soak in the moment. Salt in your hair. Sand in your toes. The sun burning your skin. Staring ahead, you see your best friend leaping into the water after we had just decided to lay out on the sand for a while. She drags her feet up and forward to quickly move past shallow waters. The water looks both green and blue, as the white waves come running after you. A white crashing wave, small but rough, hits you. As the water droplets hit your cheeks and refresh your burning hot face, you can’t even be mad that you are coughing up a plethora of salt water. Smiling with sand in your mouth and ears, the realization comes that this exact moment is the most joy you had felt in so long.