~the other day while out to lunch I saw a 10 year old with her parents, and I thought, what I wouldn't give to be on summer break just like her. I miss long stretches of free time.
~one of my friends recently posted that she was taking summer reading suggestions, since she was going to put some books on hold at the library. She's a teacher and has the whole summer off. To read endlessly for a couple months, now that makes my heart shake :)
~my cousin is also a teacher and her first day of summer break was Monday. I saw her Sunday evening. We sat on the back patio while her husband grilled for us. She drank a beer as light thunder rolled over us. I was admiring her, their pergola, their sweet little baby walking around with chalk in his mouth, and wanting all of it.
~one of my best friends just quit her job of 5 years to travel with her husband for a year around the U.S. If they have enough money left over after a year they will head to Europe or South America. That is the most glorious idea of all time! On top of envying her with every ounce of my being, I will miss her even more.
I guess I just admire these positions my friends are in/circumstances I have witnessed. It's not a bad envy, more just like a kick in the pants to follow some of my dreams.
A random picture on a random afternoon.
And if the songs I chose for posts had matching themes, I would choose this song.
2 comments:
this is like leaving a calling card in the olden days: I was here.
enjoying your posts and music. i know about envy also- and i like that you name it and clarify it. something about naming it takes away some of its power, yeah?
best,
sherry
Hi Sherry,
Thanks so much for the calling card :) You are so right about the power, there is something so sweet about writing something down that has been sneaking in to your daily thoughts. Once it's out there, it's out there :)
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