It's absolutely here with a vengeance as all of you St. Louisans might realize. With every ferocious crack of lightning from our all-too-frequent thunderstorms, the past few weeks have meant that heat waves, humidity curls (in my hair), and AC breezes will be accompanying us for the next several months.
As such, I've decided already that:
1. Next time the ice cream man rolls down my street playing it's super-happy song, I'm in. Better gather some dollar bills so I can be ready at the first sounds of "it's a small world" tinkling down the block.
2. I had better start doing multiple sets of sit ups and push ups (girly style of course!) and yoga DVDs, or else! I quit the Y (WAY too big of a drain on the finances lately) and have a trip to Lake Michigan, and therefore a swimsuit, in my relatively near future. Also, I do need to fit into last year's sad selection of shorts and tank tops.
3. I'm pasty, I will always be pasty, and I should probably start embracing it. Though doing something other than laundry, cleaning, or aimless web-surfing catch-up on Saturdays (aka going OUTDOORS) would help.
4. Wait - do I have to wear a swimsuit this summer?? Oh man! I better start the search. It's never fun and like 99% of women, it's absurdly awful for the ol' self esteem. Crossing my fingers I can find something that's a good fit but NOT $100+. Wait, is the 1-piece back in style?!
I can't say that summer is my favorite season...it's somewhat tiring because it tends to be super busy, which is counter-intuitive because you'd think that it was all about relaxing and stuff. But it turns out that it's just when everyone makes tons of plans in the spirit of kicking back and taking it easy and next thing you know you find yourself barely holding your head up after the third cup of coffee on Monday morning wondering if you really needed to eat those three servings of potato salad, two brownies, a hot dog AND a hamburger on top of the mini keg of Bell's Oberon you and your friends took care of in no time. Then you do it again the next weekend.
Oh - and as a tribute to one of my hockey-obsessed readers: NOW it's officially summer, because the Stanley Cup has been handed over to the Red Wings for a victory tour and this winter sport's season has come to a close.
3 comments:
HA! yes, summer has officially begun as Lord Stanley's cup has been won. Time to start getting amped up for next year. The only thing longer than hockey season is waiting for hockey season.
It's amazing isn't it? Americans take something like an average of 4 weeks less vacation a year than most Europeans. They spend those weeks relaxing and recharging their batteries. We take our small window of free time and pack it full of as many activities as possible. It's exhausting just thinking about it.
i 100% back you on your ice cream truck decision! he was driving down rupert and i couldn't scrape together change fast enough to catch him :(
Gerald - you are obsessed...but you knew that. And yes, vacations have become so crazy! And also huge ways to spend lots of money you don't have. I'm all for the week or two of doing absolutely nothing.
Erin - I take it you're ready and waiting, now, with a pile of change by the door, no? :)
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