29 Days Left of Summer

This summer is going by SO quickly! Maybe it's because last summer I was engaged and counting down the days til I got married, which seemed like forever. Maybe it's because in just over a month I'll be standing in front of my class for the first time. Maybe it's because my to-do list is getting longer and my energy level is getting shorter. Maybe it's because I'm really enjoying this summer, that it's going fast.

My life as of late includes a lot of driving out to my school (32 minutes one-way!), meeting with my grade-level team, reading a stack of literature on setting up my classroom reading and writing programs, watching too much tv and trying to get Spencer to like all my weird shows, almost going on a field trip, but then realizing the bus didn't get scheduled, finishing summer school and saying goodbye to those cute kids, scouting out school supply deals, getting increasingly frustrated with my computer (probably because it needs to update and it needs an hour and a half to download it--I ain't got time for that), seeing my little brother (in-law) get his mission call to Thailand to proselyte for our church for two years, watching The Fault In Our Stars through my tears and crying when I think about it, dying of heat in our apartment (pretty sure we get all the stale air since we are in the basement and the AC unit is on the third floor), buying a fan, partying for the 4th (which seriously deserves a post of its own), renting some jet-skis and tubing on a lake, dressing up as cows and getting free Chick-fil-a, and recovering from a very bad sunburn.

This summer has seriously been the best. I have the perfect balance of things to do and boredom that equate to relaxation. We've done just enough summer-y things. Can it be summer all year long?