Well things are finally slowing down here and in the quiet moments I've been thinking: what you say Nisha thinking? Ohh yesss. So in my reflections I noted that it is almost the 4th of July and yet it doesn't feel like "Summer" to me. That of course led me to the premise: well, what makes summer. As I was looking through photos to post, I came across several that portray summer.
For me summer is that lazy time of year, where you lie on the tramp and stare at the clouds as they pass by, you play night games with a dozen screaming kids in your yard, you watch a movie outside, and of course popsicles, lots and lots of popsicles. So I realized that at least half of my list isn't really doable right now, we don't know a dozen kids to come over - and well frankly there are a lot of nocturnal animals in the woods behind my house - most; probably harmless, but still not quite the same night games chasing a fox per se. Movies outside with only half my family and no Tanner Harward just wouldn't be the same. So I took the time to lie on the tramp, but more importantly (in that effort to avoid being Lot's wife and looking back not forward), I started to dream of new summer traditions. Summer camp (which is a huge thing out here). Swimming in our pool, The BEACH Yippee, and ice cream stands - again one on every corner out here (you can even go to a couple of farms to see how the ice cream is made - might be a bit ripe in the summer if you know what I mean). Regardless, I'm sure there is plenty of summer fun to be had in Mass as well as Utah. I'm coming to realize, that while not always easy, life (summer) is truly what you make of it. Inside each of us is the power to be. The power to be wise, beautiful, funny, creative, HAPPY!! So what will you be TODAY.
For me summer is that lazy time of year, where you lie on the tramp and stare at the clouds as they pass by, you play night games with a dozen screaming kids in your yard, you watch a movie outside, and of course popsicles, lots and lots of popsicles. So I realized that at least half of my list isn't really doable right now, we don't know a dozen kids to come over - and well frankly there are a lot of nocturnal animals in the woods behind my house - most; probably harmless, but still not quite the same night games chasing a fox per se. Movies outside with only half my family and no Tanner Harward just wouldn't be the same. So I took the time to lie on the tramp, but more importantly (in that effort to avoid being Lot's wife and looking back not forward), I started to dream of new summer traditions. Summer camp (which is a huge thing out here). Swimming in our pool, The BEACH Yippee, and ice cream stands - again one on every corner out here (you can even go to a couple of farms to see how the ice cream is made - might be a bit ripe in the summer if you know what I mean). Regardless, I'm sure there is plenty of summer fun to be had in Mass as well as Utah. I'm coming to realize, that while not always easy, life (summer) is truly what you make of it. Inside each of us is the power to be. The power to be wise, beautiful, funny, creative, HAPPY!! So what will you be TODAY.
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