Are you ready for the beach?

As most of you know I live in Hawaii (the island of Oahu).  Although our island is surrounded by water, I actually hate the beach..  I just hate sitting in the sun and either getting sunburnt or tanned and I CANNOT swim!  You would think I'd know how to swim but nope.  Water scares me especially after having a near drowning experience when I was younger.  I do fine at the shallow beaches but once I cannot feel the ground/sand I will scream bloody murder.  Same goes with pools.  I am okay at the 5 ft but any further I begin to panic.

Although I hate the beach, my husband requested that we go to the beach when he comes back home.  It will also be our daughter's first time in the water.  So, of course, I am willing to make an exception.  With that I decided to go shopping for some surf shorts.  After giving birth, my stretchmarks on my upper thighs got worst.  They have made me very self-conscious so the surf shorts will help me to hide them.

NEX was having a 30% off sale on their swimwear so I picked this up for myself and my hubby.  I wanted to buy my daughter a bathing suit but I didn't see anything that would fit her.  Overall I saved about $15.

For someone who hates the beach, I actually have a few bathing suits.  Most were both at Ross (similar to the mainland's TJ Maxx) because their prices are very affordable!  My favorite are the two pink suits.   

Have you gone to the beach this summer?  What's your favorite bikini/bathing suit?

Thanks for reading,

Dinah