Sol y Mar
Passion is a strong emotional
feeling that sometimes is unbearable or uncontrollable, it is what I call Sol y
Mar. Sol y Mar is translated to sun and sea, and these two things together are
my passion. There is nothing more beautiful to me that watching the sun touch
the Pacific Ocean and make it sparkle so brilliantly. Sol y Mar creates my
story of life, and all that I love. From being a child to adult the sun and sea
has never changed, it’s always where I left it and I can rely on it to do the
same thing everyday. It is constant yet calming, Sol y Mar is my passion my
unbearable emotion.
Reflecting on my background I think
of all the happy times my family would go camping during summer vacation at the
beach. Growing up was spent traveling to the beach, my father was an avid
waterman which caused my siblings and me to be “water babies” we loved it.
Countless memories and smiles we had during those times. Being the daughter of
a waterman, surfing and fishing, deep-sea fishing was a must. I remember going
out of Oceanside harbor watching the seals pop their heads up for a breath. I
would sleep in the boat and I would hear the sloshing of water hitting the
painted wood. Waking up to my dad yelling “HOOK UP” and jumping up to see how
big the fish he caught was. These memories make my passion Sol y Mar more than
just words but my life. Sitting on the deck of the boat I would lay in the sun,
I would look out for miles and not see anything but ocean blue, no land, just
the sun in the sky and the water in the sea. It was beautiful and being that
far out and feeling that small was special, an emotion that has to be felt to
comprehend. Now every time I look out at that ocean I feel every memory and
experience I shared with my father because that is where his ashes are spread
in my Sol y Mar.
Experiences make us who we are, and
help us find what we love. Throughout my life the sun and sea has met me in
very special places. When I was camping on May 10th 2010 at San Elijo State
beach I got engaged to my best friend. My husband James asked me to marry him
at my most favorite campground where I grew up where I had memories with my
dad. The day after we took our engagement photos there and 5 months later got
married at the same campground. I have had my most special and sacred memories
on that beach. During the wedding ceremony at the moment of telling each other
our vows I remember it, still, the only things I could hear was my heart
beating and the waves crashing. I knew that my vows were promises not only to
James but also to that majestic moment that I experienced. For that I am
forever grateful to the sun and sea. The timeline shortly after the wedding led
us to mainland Mexico, to a small quaint beach town, called Hualtuco, which is
a beautiful place. We spent seven days there soaking in the sun and water,
snorkeling, fishing, boat, and laying in a raft floating with the current. What
better place could I have been, it was a perfect to trip to be with all the things
that I love. Reality happens and I had t go back to work, but every break mid
morning, I walk out side and just bake in that sun because I need it.
Living in Oceanside I have a small
beach house with my husband. Looking around I see three surfboards, countless
numbers of photos that are of the ocean, and of our lives. We live with all of
our favorite things surrounding us, but if we didn't have any thing, not one
possession we still would find happiness. I can say that the sand and water is
where we would be. The ocean is all we need, the pure smell of the salty air,
and breeze that chills the small of your back is good enough. At the end of
every day the sun sets, there is real science to this happening, but I believe
that the sun melts into the ocean. When that sun is melting it can turn the sky
neon pink, purple, and sometimes peach. The sky becomes a revelation of things
to come, and that everything will be just fine. I know for me when I look out
into a sunset I sometimes can see Heaven. When I see Heaven it has to be the
right type of sunset where the sun shines on the rims of clouds and turns them
gold. I feel that the gold rims are cracks into Heaven and I then feel that
much close with my dad and so blessed that God has given me life, and love.
Sol y Mar, my passion is not just the actual idea of sun
and water, but what those two simultaneously create to make me feel alive and
blessed to be alive. The two have been a place where I can feel comfort and
peace, wholeness, life, cheer, joy, and love. There is a special magnetism that
the two and I have. I feel small when knowing its vast greatness, but I feel
powerful in knowing that I am apart of it and it is apart of me through my
childhood, to my special occasions and now in my daily life. I am so content in
knowing that Sol y Mar is my passion and it is something that no matter what
will always be around.
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