Bear with me.
It may be considered an aberration upon my character when I become a little deep and serious, but a recent outing to the shores of Jan Juc beach, prompted the following period of cogitation on the way of the world. Plus, I love when I can adopt the clichéd phrase, ‘metaphorically speaking‘.
Our lives are like a succession of waves
The small waves acting like the continuity of events
The more prominent waves, functioning as the major decisions we make; the crossroads
Life throws a multitude of waves our way that are unsystematically worn onto the shore, or our shoulders (metaphorically speaking)
They are omnipresent
Even if the waves happen to be big or small, gentle or rough, warm or cold
Ultimately, they will continue to tumble
When faced with waves that are big or small
We should brave them head-on instead of turning our backs
When faced with waves that are gentle or rough
We must understand our strengths, embrace the joy or weather the pain
If the sun-kissed waves all of a sudden become cold
We can brave through the initial chill and continue on with what is important
Life’s a beach
This summer will be filled with fun, sun, friends, family
And unquestionably often with a good bottle of wine
Because at the end of the day, there is not much
That a wonderful glass of wine will not help resolve
La Donna del Vino 
Just read this. Fair to say you’re easily the second most amazing and gifted sibling in our family.