What have you sacrificed in order to surf?

My girlfriend...

and occasionally some goats and chickens

 

Probably more things than I can remember... but class occasionally, job a few times, and the gf def a couple times.

 

good topic..

 

My current girlfriend.

When I first met her... I made plans to take her to AC for a night and it would of been the second time we hung out..but that day I had to tell her the waves were gonna be good on Sunday and wasn't going to go out.. October 26, 2008 if any of you remember..haha.

I figured it was all over after that and didn't even bother to contact her but she ended up texting me on Monday and says, "How was the waves? Hope they were worth ditching me over?" My response went something like, "Yeah, they were. They were really ****ing good actually." Now I've been with her for 3 months. HAH..my short story.

 

this past october and november ditched my gf to surf most of my weekends and she was pissed but we still went out for about a 2 months until december 1st when we decided to give up our relationship since she was busy with dance and what not and i was busy traveling and surfing over weekends when we were home together. but she would sit out on the beach and watch.

 

well, my girlfriend surfs with me, so i have it good

 

Countless hours driving to and from the Outer Banks....





Seriously though, I sacrifice not surfing in order to get an education, and that sucks!!!!

 

I probably sacrifice sleep more than anything. I'm always up for a dawn patrol whether it's good or not, and usually my sessions are really long (anywhere from 4-8 hrs depending on season and conditions) so I'm always tired but I just get up for dp the next morning anyway, so i'm never fully rested.

As stated above, I also sacrifice surfing in order to give myself a fighting chance to get into a good college like UCSD where average GPA is 4.09 unweighted. Takes a lot of work and time so I have to give up something, but i wish it wasnt surfing.

 

Posting on this forum! That is the ultimate sacrifice.

 

I've skipped out on my girl alot. Plans with her parents. Called out of/left work early/showed up late alot. Last year at the All Good Festival I left early afternoon on saturday because that was the same time as Bertha. That one cost me some money and a fun night of partying but when I got back I went right out to a good session with some good friends... definately worth it.

Anyone skip court for waves? AHAHAHA... that would be the ultimate sacrifice.

 

I got arrested by two cops for truancy and got In-School-Suspension last month for going to check the waves

Well worth it!!!

 

That sucks! At my school we have idt (independent decision time) if you don't have class or you could just have an idt on your schedule if you don't take two electives and we're allowed to leave the school then or during our lunch period. Sometimes if you have an idt, then lunch, then idt for science on a lab day you could get 4 periods off!! I had that once and I just went surfing for like 3.5 hrs.

 

retrosurf, i must say that is the GNARLIEST thing ive ever heard. cheers to that! Nothing too cool for me: school, church, hanging out with some girls.

 

school grades, but I only go on the rare days vb gets epic

 

not knowing what my punishment would be... i went surfing when my parents told me not to and lost my new board for 2 months and surfing for a month...it was pretty bad

 

dude let me get one of those free plane tickets from you and we'll go to hawaii

 

Give up?

So far the only things are a few skanks and posers, don't miss that much.

 

not if you use that pody mouth and the hotel's whats free, the plane tix are never free cockboy. ill call u bout it tonight