was that thunder?

We found a wonderful, less crowded, less boardwalk-y/flashy/downtown beach with more families and beautiful beach homes lining the beach today. Oh, and parking was only $4 ($5 on the weekends), rather than $10+. The ocean wasn't as wavy, the wind was calmer, and the sun took breaks behind small clouds. I'm now almost done with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, since I got a lot of reading done. I used this mat I bought from H&M and our new beach chairs--both are perfect for the beach. Next we need an umbrella or something to create shade.
Unfortunately, during our second swim into some crazy huge waves, we decided two things: first, that we should bring some floatation stuff next time cause it looks so fun to go over those huge waves on one, and, second, to get the hell out of the water cause there were some huge, dark clouds that sounded like they were producing thunder. The ocean pretty much vacated once the third roll of thunder was heard, many people having already left the beach. Most people were packing up when we were heading to the car. It rained through most of Va Beach and Norfolk, making finding our way back totally exciting since my wipers need to be replaced. It looked incredibly dry once we got to the HRBT and Hampton. Either it didn't storm like crazy there, or it had already dried (which was possible, it was incredibly hot and humid today, thus the trip to the beach).
The best part? The chance of thunderstorms today was 20% for the southside. 20%!! We heard it on NPR on the way down! Ah well. I do love random summer storms and we really needed it.

Later on today or tomorrow I'll post about my parents and cousin's visit. I've got a lot of updating to do, but I've been busy enjoying my slow days and avoiding the stuffiness of the computer room. It's much better now that we turned the A/C on low, today and yesterday were way too humid to let it stay off.