text: To The One Meant To Read This (you know who you are), Times are weird now. But you know that. I just can’t stop thinking about the way things were. Not even just the normalcy, but how great things were and then were abruptly ended. Now, you get in trouble for going outside. But then, right before, it was great. I hate using that word because it’s so overused. Even words like “amazing” and “awesome” have no meaning to me because everyone uses them for everything. But in the meantime, I’m using “great” because that’s really what it was. We were staying in the most incredible condo right on the beach. The best part was that it was for free -- I know, right? But I guess it was even better because I was with some of my best friends -- Isaiah, Liliana (whose condo it was), Amy, Luna, and then Adam. We didn’t know Adam super well but he was friends with Isaiah. I think he fit in pretty quickly with us. The beach was just so gorgeous! The water was so clear, you could easily see in front of you. No need to worry about a shark creeping up! We spent so much time looking for sand dollars, and it was so rewarding when you finally found one! We even went snorkeling. Nothing heavy duty, just close to the boardwalk, but I was in awe by the little underwater world. We even saw dolphins! They weren’t within reach, but it was still so awesome (sorry, I can’t think of another word). Some of my friends spent most of their time huddled under the umbrella, and I wish I could have taken a picture so you could see them crammed under there! I’m trying not to blab on -- and you know I do that. But here we’re getting to the reason I’m writing to you. The sunset is right on the ocean, and yes, it’s breathtaking. Liliana said that we didn’t even see the best of the sunsets, but it didn’t matter to me. I don’t have much to compare it to. But we all sat there on the back porch one evening and watched it. It really was beautiful. Sitting there on the porch with my friends watching the sunset, I didn’t want to be anywhere else. The worries of the world -- like the upcoming virus -- could simply fade into the background. It’s when you think “This is it. This the moment that I will look back on and remember. And I’ll really miss it.” I try to soak it in, and I wish I could make it last forever. That complete contentment. I remember one song that was playing, and every time I hear it now, it takes me back there. I hope you can have those kinds of moments yourself. Moments where you feel so alive and anything is possible like you can almost touch the sky. And you’re surrounded by the people you love. It’s not that those moments last forever, but we can cherish those memories in the making by living in the moment. That’s what I’m trying to do now, and I hope you will, too.