Summer Recap

Granted, I am about a week-or-so late writing this entry.

Given that, I still felt the need to write it.

I suppose that anyone could argue the fact of summer ending in August, and that’s a valid point because many people’s summers do end around that time. However, summer “officially” ended on…I dunno, whenever.

To the point…

I had a pretty good summer.

A really good summer, actually.

It was the first one spent at home in over a year. And it would also mark the first time in a long time I would be moving home for an extended period after five years spent in Mount Pleasant.

At first, I was worried that it would be a huge adjustment. It was. But, the adjustment came easily. The hardest part was not partying enough. At college, everything is fast paced. At home, things seem a lot slower. A LOT SLOWER. There’s just not as much action going on…not that it’s a bad thing, but that’s just how it is.

There are also zero girls back here compared to up at school, a fact that definitely sucked at first. However, I had no problem whatsoever figuring that situation out towards the end of the summer months, leading to another reason it has been a great summer.

Do you believe what they say about falling in love during the summer? I do now.

The overall tone of the summer was amazing for me. It had been so long since I had taken a break from the college environment. Taking that break made me realize how much I needed one. After about a month or so I finally recognized how worn down my body was from five years of partying. Crazy thing to say at 23-years-old.

Being at home was almost somewhat of a detox…although, not so much at certain points. Cutting back on the party was definitely something I was actually looking forward to. That doesn’t necessarily mean cutting back on the fun, it just means cutting back on the frequentness of it.

I also had a great chance this summer to see people I haven’t seen in a long time. Spending time with my family is important to me and I had a lot of opportunities to do that. That’s one of the things that really made me happy this summer.

And sometimes, things don’t always work out. Sometimes that time you spend with your loved ones can be bittersweet. I say this because when you spend that time, you may know its not going to happen as often anymore. Or maybe at all, you never know. That’s why that family time is so important to me.

I ended up making some new friends and hung out with the ones that have always been there.

That is comforting to me. Good to know there’s people on your side.

And guess what? Wouldn’t you know, after all this time, I finally got something remotely close to a job at the end of August!

I’m definitely looking forward to see what the rest of the year has to offer me. One day at a time, of course…