Initially, I was a little hesitant to let myself be with my thoughts. Sometimes I try to avoid them as much as possible by keeping myself occupied because I don’t like to deal with my emotions occasionally. I thought about how I woke up this morning and couldn’t really sleep because I missed home a little bit and had woken up thinking I was in my bed back in Jersey. I had tried to get out of my head and looked out the window and noticed it was a bright and blue sunny day. It had reminded me of one of my favorite memories I had made over winter break with my boyfriend. I had been feeling a little nostalgic all day. There was this one specific song that we had listened to on our drive down to Sandy Hook, the closest beach to us. It was a short 20 minute drive with the windows down and the heat blasting because even if it was a little warmer than 45 degrees it was still cold. He had his music blasting, an assortment of old rock classics and country but in that moment nothing felt better. I remember not looking at my phone once and us joking around the entire time. Once we got to the beach, we noticed it was filled with people who wanted to take advantage of the semi warm weather. As I was thinking about that day I remember being super goofy and waving to the New York City skyline because my dad works in the Empire State Building. It’s a weird and stupid tradition I do but I always do it when I get a glimpse of the city. It was such a clear day and the wind was blowing to the point where my curls looked like a complete disaster once we got back in the car. I distinctly remember thinking my boyfriend was so weird because he took his shoes off to go on the beach while I kept mine on. It was overall such a great day and it made today so much better.