Summer?
Well, today was not a nice day, overcast, but I think worse is coming tomorrow, when it's supposed to be raining all day, with temps in the low 60s. That is not summer weather, folks. I don't know what it is, maybe spring. It doesn't smell like autumn yet, though, so I'm guessing we'll be having more summer before it's over.
So I got me two weeks left of what's been a very lackluster summer vacation. You know, I always overplan for the summer, but what this summer turned out to be was essentially three things:
- having IBS for about a month and then its after-effects and complications
- losing BooBoo and dealing with that
- reading a lot
Okay, so the first two were unanticipated and unavoidable -- well, I could have skipped those cheeseburgers in early July, but who knew -- and the third was the one thing I plan for every summer but never do. So I'm not saying that I'm disappointed, or unhappy with the summer in general, because I'm not. After all, I didn't have to go to work for 10 weeks or so. And I did get to go on a vacation, to someplace I've wanted to go for a long time. Just that in general, it's been lackluster. I'm not looking forward to going back to school, particularly, although I am looking forward to getting paid. (Ah, there's another perk of retirement: the pension checks come all year round, not just during the school year.)
And I have no huge plans for the next two weeks, either. It looks like I'm not going to make it into the city to see OldFriend, though, because of one thing or another, which is disappointing. I've got more to read, another appointment at the Apple Store, lunch with the Other Chai tomorrow, and nothing else fun. Maybe I'll get to fit in another lunch with the Sibs somewhere.
And I have no huge plans for the next two weeks, either. It looks like I'm not going to make it into the city to see OldFriend, though, because of one thing or another, which is disappointing. I've got more to read, another appointment at the Apple Store, lunch with the Other Chai tomorrow, and nothing else fun. Maybe I'll get to fit in another lunch with the Sibs somewhere.
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I am so sorry that I never commented about Booboo. I should have. I am really sorry. I know the heartbreak I felt and still feel when I think about my Goodgirl. I know they say time heals all wounds and I am still waiting on mine. I hope if Goodgirl didn't make it that she and Booboo are now best friends. I am sure they would be.
ReplyDeleteI wish *I* had two weeks left of summer vacation, but all good things must come to an end sometime (cry). Do you ever say you're going to do a million things IF you only had the time? Well, NOW is the time. What do you WANT to do for your last two weeks? Make it happen. The vacation was nice with the hubby wasn't it? You've spent time with your daughters, too, right? AND you have that vacation planned for DisneyWorld to look forward to. All good things. Think positive. How about a spa day with al the pampering? If I lived closer I would definitely go do some fun stuff with you.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to spend the summer reading, but my husband being home sort of interfered with that. But at least I read Harry Potter 7, which IMHO was the best of all seven. I plan on spending a LOT more time reading once I move to Rhode Island in a few weeks. We're about done with summer here in Washington. Today barely made it into the 60s; it feels more like late September than mid-August.
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