Operation Get Tan.

I cannot stand not being tan. When I am tan I feel amazing. I feel prettier, skinnier, and just better. I am not very fair skinned, but I do lose my tan in the winter. While I have been sunburned in the past, I rarely wear sunscreen, because frankly, I do not burn that badly. I tend to tan within 5 minutes of being outside. So, why wasn't that the case yesterday?

I am on spring break from school, so mom and I went to Hilton Head for the week. It was gorgeous out yesterday. About 75 and breezy on the beach. We went out at about 11:30. I sat in my chair playing on my blackberry and listening to my ipod. At about 2, we wandered up to the Dunes House and ate a little lunch. By the time we were back on the beach at 3, it was freezing so we went home.

It wasn't until I took my swimsuit off that I realized Operation Get Tan turned into Operation I Should Have Worn Sunscreen then even later turned into Operation I Am A Lobster.

Now I know how all my pale friends feel. I never understood how someone could get the craziest burn in stripes. Like, the sun is hitting your whole leg? Well, looking at my legs, I now understand shit happens. My thighs and shins are RED, while my knees are still white. Everything hurts. It hurts to wear clothes. It hurts to not wear clothes. It hurts to sit, stand, walk, and lay. It basically hurts to breathe.

I vow from here on out, I will always wear at least SPF 4.

Yes, I had a bathing suit on. You just cannot see it in the picture.