The last weekend of summer is always a really depressing time to me. I start feeling homesick and reminiscent and absolutely dread the fall rolling in.
For the past two years i have been moving over this weekend and can i just tell you how nice it is NOT to be doing that? I think the fact that I will be seeing a different part of the world this fall instead of sitting in a classroom is the one thing that is keeping me from breaking down about summer ending.
But before i get too sad I still have three more days to live to the absolute fullest!!!
My Summer Bucket list has been extremely successful this year. like extremely. I have done almost everything I have wanted to. Buttttt there is just one more thing. & It's a big one. & it's important. & I think I have to do it tonight if I want to cross it off the list. also it takes a lot of guts. so i'm nervous. But I've gotta do it, & I will. (Putting on my brave face as i type this)
ps I'll share my bucket list items as soon as the last one gets crossed off!
Well this place was my home for the summer once again and the truth is, I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to it. Safe to say this year has been my favorite. (but then again i say that every year)
I love that my coworkers are so fun and crazy. we laugh all day and play all night.
what could be better?
Watchin the summer sun fall out of sight
Gabe taught me "the cool kids" pose. i owe him big time.
I heard this song a few nights ago for the first time and literally got CHILLS all over. Since then I have listened to it probably close to 100 times. I still have goosebumps when it starts playing! oh my. his voice!!! & the lyrics. and everything!!
"I'd been on her trail for a little while. but that was the night she broke down & held my hand."
I'm glad my hair is sun bleached.
I'm glad I have the best bosses at BOTH of my jobs.
I'm glad that my passport should be here within 2 weeks. (its about dang time)
I'm glad that late night dips are initiated. (usually by me)
I'm glad my arms are sore.
I'm glad that basically the only thing i've spent money on this summer is gelatas.
I'm glad that i'm free.
I'm glad my mom cooks dinner. (apparently that's a dying field?)
I'm glad that i teach a lil boy named Gabe how to swim.
I'm glad that in exactly one month I will be in Ghana!!
I'm glad that things with my summer crush are going swell.
I'm glad that I am close to most of my coworkers. they are seriously the best.
I'm glad i have a dad who will take me to get my shots. (#babyrighthere)
I'm glad that lice preventative shampoo was invented. (I'm seriously so nervous.)
I'm glad that every night as i watch the sun sink down I feel... happy.
happy but also panicked. because i know these orange sunset won't last long enough. (they never do)
If you love somebody Better tell them while they’re here ’cause They may just run away from you
You’ll never know what went well Then again it just depends on How long of time is left for you
I’ve had the highest mountains I’ve had the deepest rivers You can have it all but not til you prove it
Now take it in but don’t look down
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay I’m on top of the world, ‘ay Waiting on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay Take it with me if I can Been dreaming of this since a child I’m on top of the world.
I’ve tried to cut these corners Try to take the easy way out I kept on falling short of something
I coulda gave up then but Then again I couldn’t have ’cause I’ve traveled all this way for something
Now take it in but don’t look down
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ay I’m on top of the world, ‘ay Waiting on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ay Been holding it in for a while, ‘ay Take it with me if I can Been dreaming of this since a child I’m on top of the world.
And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground Get up now, get up, get up now.
This song played on my ipod last night at work right after I had a deep chat with a close friend about doing exactly what you want. Who cares what everyone else thinks? who cares if you don't follow the "norm"? tell people how you feel about them & be sincere. after all, what do you have to lose?
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