What We Forgot

Before we even got to the beach, but inconveniently after we left home, we realized we'd forgotten to grab a pack of butter from the fridge. 

And that's not all. 
Here's what else we didn't remember this year.

* coffee filters 
* the 35mm camera and zoom lens
* sunscreen lotion for faces
* steamer basket for shrimp
* Apple TV box and remote
* drink coozies
* diet Cokes

Now all in all, I can live without each one of these things. 

And I will live without the camera. The iPhone is good enough. I won't blow any prints into megapixel canvases this year, but as long as I can get a Christmas card out of the week, then we're doing OK. We can live without Apple TV, too. Heck, we have cable here! 

But if I don't have to live without butter and coffee filters and cute coozies for my beer, then I won't. The local grocery has it all. And my new coozie actually has a bottle opener  built into it. :) 

What's one thing we did remember that wasn't even on the list? 

A sweet basil plant. It survived hours in the car and is flourishing on the deck. Tomorrow I'll clip some leaves to eat with a fresh tomato from Sticky Bottom Produce. And as I crack some fresh pepper and sea salt over it, I'm sure I'll remember something else we forgot.