Question of the Month

The question this month is: What is your favorite beach? 

That's a hard one for me to answer. I've only been to a handful of beaches in my whole life. I'm from Nebraska, and live in Nebraska now. It's smack dab in the middle of the US. If you are a big Counting Crows fan they sing a song called, Omaha. Even though they hadn't been here before writing the song, it depicts where I live pretty well. Outside of where I live there is mostly grasslands. I live in a city, so the prairie is outside of my town. It's pretty to drive through because you can see for miles and miles. There are no huge trees, or mountains blocking your view throughout most of the state.

Back to Beaches:

Considering the fact that we don't have any here, I've gotten really excited at all the ones I've gone to. There are rivers here. Rivers they've tried making into a faux beach. I heard that they have a lot of broken glass at them, so I haven't gone to check them out.

I went to Galveston, Texas with a few friends when I was in high school. I had fond memories just because it was the first beach I had ever been too. It was also fun because I was there with friends.

I went to Cancun with my Mom, younger sister Terra and Grandparents when I was in high school. I was always told not to drink Mexican water, I thought that meant even bottled water, so I didn't drink anything all day. The beach was fun, but I got too much sun, didn't drink enough water, and literally passed out at the end of the day. My Grandpa was pounding on the bathroom door because he heard me drop. It was also odd because a few Mexican guys kept trying to hit on me; I'm assuming  it was because I was light skinned. Considering that I was with family I was so embarrassed.

I went to Tybee Island in Georgia when I went to grad school in Savannah, Georgia. I wish I could have gone many more times than I did. My roommate had a car, but her family owned a beach house in Maryland. The beach wasn't too exciting to her. I loved it! That's probably the beach I remember the most because I lived there for 2 years. I loved the Spanish moss that hung from the trees there. I know this isn't a beach, but I enjoyed River Street to. I loved the cobble stones, shops that sold salt water taffy, the spot I stood where my voice echoed, the big ships and boats that went by, and the street performers that were all over.

Source

Lastly I went home with my roommate from grad school. I got to see the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. I didn't spend very much time there. I was so tired from the trip, and finals from the week before. We traveled to DC and Baltimore.

What is your favorite beach?

Shandali Travel Towel Review

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.
Our boys love going swimming. In fact we need to go more to open swim at the Y.

One thing that we seem to struggle with is hauling everything. The towels just take up so much room!

That is until I discovered Shandali The UltraSport Travel Towel.

 I now have 1 towel, and may go back and buy more.

 What are the Shandali The UltraSport Travel Towel features?

• It's thin, but don't let that fool you. It dries off wetness better than the thicker towels. Usually when we go to the pool I carry home a big wet mess. When I used Shandali Travel Towel it dried so fast.


• It's better on your washer because it is so thin.


• It dries 10 times faster than cotton towels. It works best if you hang it to dry.


• It's made out of a material that is 100% microfiber. 80% Polyester and 20% Nylon.


• It's soft and durable.


• Since it is thin it saves room in your swimming bag, or suitcase.


• It has a fabric hook, which makes it easier to hang, and dry.

Colors:  

• Pebble and Stone
• River Blue
• Light Blue (The one I got to review)
• No Bleed Dye! That's right, the color does not fade, or go on to other things in the wash.

Sizes:

• Small: 20"x40" $24.95, and on sale for $14.95
• Medium: 24"x48" (I picked the medium size) $29.95, and on sale for $19.95

Some Uses:

• The swimming pool (So far I brought it along to dry off Isaak at the swimming pool. It worked great!)
• The beach
• Traveling
• Camping
• The gym
• Boating 

Disclaimer: The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.