Just starting to get back into this. 02.06.12: Not much recall this morning, but excellent recall the day before. Also, I can still recall the entire dream today, 2 days later. I was at a resort somewhere warm. I was on some sort of surf board & paddling around with other people. I then met up with a beautiful colored girl, she was a lot younger then me. We spent the whole week hanging out together. When her father found out he got really pissed & told her to stay away from me. The day they were leaving she came out into the water where I was hanging out with other people. We talked for a while until her dad called for her. Said good by & that was it.
Keep trying! You'll get the hang of it eventually if your mind wants you to remember enough.
Hi MAXX. There's no wrong way to dream journal -- in my opinion. Your journal entry looked pretty good. I'm not a good lucid dreamer. But there are lots of extremely good lucid dreamers on this site who can help you. Nevertheless, I feel like you are pretty close to lucid dreaming already. The virtual reality helmet in the car seems like a strong sign of that.