So this is my last weekday before school starts on Monday. Reality is trying its best to sink in, but this beautiful, sunny 85-degree day certainly is not helping. I just don't know how my summer can be over already. But the fact remains that it is, so I've been reflecting on the past three months and the delightful bits that have made this summer special.
Here, my friends, is the 2008 summer highlight reel:
. The first highlight came before my books were even unpacked from last semester. I can't even tell you how much fun it was to surprise every one of my family members and show up at Mom and Dad's at 5 o'clock in the morning on the weekend of Ben's graduation. And this moment made the whole weekend... and of course brought me to tears:
What a moment, to see a whole gymnasium stand and cheer a young man whose strength and perseverance has been inspiring. Go Ben!
. Then there was the race, that day that made me feel really in shape and strong and totally exhausted all at once. Dang, that was fun!
. And the garden! We planted a few pots on our patio with VERY little expectations, and a few months later we ate our first home-grown veggie! That was the BEST little yellow squash I've ever eaten. The best. Sadly, it's not looking so good for our tomatoes...
. The whirlwind family week! Wow, talk about the best 10 days of over stimulation... bonfires, thunderstorms, a trip to the zoo, witnessing an entire combine crushed into a pancake, more bonfires, a stop in Fargo/NDSU, lunch with old friends and a huge family reunion. Phil and I were thoroughly exhausted and thoroughly recharged with family goodness after that little road trip.
(www.lifeneedsicing.com - my sister rocks!)
. Just a few short weeks after our return from the reunion, we got to take part in a wedding that didn't require driving or flying across the country! That is the first time in three years that we could drive home after the celebration and sleep in our own bed... it was quite a milestone. And I just have to say that Phil's best man toast was a winner. He really is the best dude (but I might be biased).
. And then there was the date-night at the Shakespeare Festival, and the dessert at the Melting Pot, and the Saturday morning bike ride to the market downtown, and the floats down the river...
Yes, it has been a delightful summer. I couldn't have asked for a better one. But I think I'm ready to move on, to start the next great adventure.
So round two of art school? BRING IT ON.
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