the bittersweet between my teeth

one of the most unreal moments of my life was two days after i got married.

my husband and i drove our rental car from las vegas back to los angeles, spent one night getting way too drunk at the standard in west hollywood and headed down the 101 towards orange county the next day.

my hair was blowing in the breeze that came through our rolled down windows as we listened to phantom planet, sipping ridiculously expensive green juices from whole foods. my phone was buzzing nonstop, messages from everyone i’ve ever known in utter disbelief that i got married without telling anybody.

we arrived in dana point, just in time for a sunset surf. parked the car, carried our boards down doheny state beach and paddled out. there was some festival going on at the beach, we couldn’t see much, but you could hear the music loud and clear. golden hour like you’ve never seen before.

and just as i thought this moment couldn’t get any more perfect, on the beach the naked and famous started playing “young blood”. the song that brings back memories of summer nights, fake id’s, drunk kisses, tears, bad decisions, heart break, wasted youth.

when i sat in the water listening, i didn’t think about the meaning of the song. in that moment, i quite literally felt like i was gonna burst with happiness. i didn’t care about anything, there wasn’t a single worry in the world.

listening to the song now, actually paying attention to the lyrics, it’s crazy how perfectly they describe what happened at that time. not only that, but also what was going to happen eventually.