Surfin' USA

Elias wants to move to San Diego. This seems to be a general theme within my extended family and it has been voiced very strongly within my immediate family. I think Sophia is ok with not moving to San Diego as long as we visit there frequently (i.e. tomorrow), but Elias and Papa have some big plans to move. Cybele as usual adds "Nan" to every conversation and lately I get the feeling that her "Nans" are tinged with salt water and sunshine.

The interesting thing is that Elias was pretty sure that he was going to surf in California. He told me several times before the trip that Captain James was going to teach him to surf. I did not discourage him of this idea because some part of me thought that some version of this might be possible. James used to boogie board. Boogie boards are kind of like surf boards. Well, at least they both have the word board in them. But, after we arrived and we saw the waves, and the cliffs and the bare-footed surfers I had to tell Elias that he was not going to be learning how to surf with Captain James. And you know what he said. "I know, it's ok". He was not phased by it one bit because he was in a new state of mind, the California state of mind.