summer-summer-summertime...time to sit back and unwind

I found this post in my drafts. It kind of made me sad to look at it. I wrote it before this whole wound ordeal began.

Oh, how the tide changes with one twist in the road.

Anyway, it was a preliminary list that I was working on to organize my activities this summer.

Things may have had a bit of a hiccup, but I still plan to do most if not all of these things.

List of things to I want to do this Summer

-canoeing on town lake

-take at least two sewing classes

-go to carlos and charlies

- enjoy a sunset at mansfield dam and/or mount bonnell

-go tubing on the river at least twice a month until school starts

-have a campout with friends (and just to be clear I don't mean actually camping in tents)

-stay on the riverwalk in san antonio

-read at least three new books (I am too embarrassed to tell you what I am currently reading because it is not literature in the least...let's just say it involves a celebrity's life story...a b-list celebrity...hey at least I'm reading!)

-visit my hometown and go to the beach

-stay up all night at least twice ( i really enjoy this) [mission accomplished on this one]

-a 30th unbirthday party to make up for my shitstorm of a month that was May 2009 ( and yes this will call for you to endure at least a few hours of karoke)

-go to the farmers market

-relax!!!

school's out for summer!!!

School finally ended on Wednesday...it was bittersweet. I had an awesome class this year. I couldn't help but get teary-eyed and sentimental telling them goodbye. I gave them some life lessons to remember. I reminded them to never give up, and to avoid the waiting place. I know too many people just hoping that something great will happen in their lives. I told them to make it happen, and I hope they do.

I spent all day Thursday cleaning up my classroom, storing things away. Oh how I wanted to just shove everything in a closet or two and call it a day. But I know that when the end of August rolls around I will want the summer to last a little longer and be glad that I spent the extra few hours to get everything meticulously organized.

It's funny how different things looked on the day before the first day of school compared to what it looks like the day after the last day.

The night before the first day:

The day after the last day:

I am so excited to start sleeping in!