Alabaster & Sun

Imagine if you will...a slightly chubby woman...with pale skin (albino-like)...who has a healthy respect (fear) of deep water and little boats...

Got it?

Now put that girl in a bright orange life-jacket...with a neck flap and three buckles to hold all the mushy parts in...

Got it?

Now...put that girl in crowd of 12 Middle School kids that look like they have been casted to fit all walks of life...from inner-city to upper class...

Got it?

Okay...give the girl and kids all paddles...

Got it?

Now put that girl in an aluminum canoe...on a clear mountain lake...in the bright mountain sun...

Got it?

Now try and guess what the girl forgot...





Let's just say that even though the bottle said "Waterproof" and "SPF 45" the small print read..."Re-apply if you are the color of an alabaster statue, and you should really consider SPF 70"...

I didn't know that you could burn your knees to a lovely maroon color...

Sure does make the other white parts of my legs really stand out...

Or vise versa...

And it really makes me want to hop back in a canoe...although it is kind of painful to hop right now...not that I do a lot of hopping in general...

But if you want to picture it go ahead...put the life-jacket on me too...and don't forget the red knees, mushy parts, and the look of fear...

Yup...I'll wait while you collect yourself...