ode to esther williams

Today I went to the pool with my good friend and her three kids – Mr. Big Stuff, Little Girl and Sweet Boy (3, 21 months & 4 months).  It was fun.  Things I got to do:

• Wind up the swimming froggy 427 times.
• Snuggle and flirt with Sweet Boy.
• “Watch Me! Watch Me!”
• Aquire some tan lines.
• Put goggles on a 21 month old in a strawberry bikini.
• Laugh as Mr. Big Stuff bit off part of the fish kickboard that belonged to the other kids at the pool.
• Get a little color on my pale self.
• Eat PB&J for lunch.
• Spend time with my dear girlfriend who I almost nearly hated all through college.
• Wear my cute swimsuit cover-up.
• Mix some pink in with the white on my skin.
• Play catch with a diving stick.
• Grow some new freckles.

It was great.