Summer
So, summer officially began for me a few days ago. In less then an hour I'll be heading back to Saginaw. It's not where I imagined I'd be for the stretch, but I'm ok with it. For the past two years I have dreaded the summer in Saginaw. But this year it's met with open arms. This year has been the hardest on me thus far, and maybe this is just me being weaker then I thought, but I want a break. I want to stop playing the adult.
Forgive me if I seem absent in my arrest, but I really need this time to think. I'm thinking of it as my hiatus. You know, when artists sneak off to Italy and France to reconnect. A little like that, only not nearly as glamorous :) But I'm going to spend the time in quiet solitude, mostly. Reading, writing, drawing, maybe even honing my newly found painting skills. Thank you, Design I class, I didn't even know I could :)
I am looking forward to spending time with my mom, though. The past year has been hard on us both, and for the first time in a long time, we took it out on each other. We need this time to remember what we were like.
A few weekend trips have been put into the works, and I am looking forward to those with an eager heart. But mostly, I'm looking forward to a quiet, relaxing summer.
As much as I'll miss you all and this wonderful place, its been exhausting, frusterating, dramatic, and, at times, disappointing. Such is life. Maybe we can all take this time to re-evaluate our situations and the ways that we live and operate. If we do, I know we'll come back stronger and more alive with a renued sense of faith and an insatiable bravado.
It'll be my last summer in Saginaw and I'm relieved about that. But I just need one more. One more before I grow up.
Have a safe and wonderful summer vacation. Use the time wisely and make it worth your while. I love you all and I can't wait to hear all about it in the fall :)
Forgive me if I seem absent in my arrest, but I really need this time to think. I'm thinking of it as my hiatus. You know, when artists sneak off to Italy and France to reconnect. A little like that, only not nearly as glamorous :) But I'm going to spend the time in quiet solitude, mostly. Reading, writing, drawing, maybe even honing my newly found painting skills. Thank you, Design I class, I didn't even know I could :)
I am looking forward to spending time with my mom, though. The past year has been hard on us both, and for the first time in a long time, we took it out on each other. We need this time to remember what we were like.
A few weekend trips have been put into the works, and I am looking forward to those with an eager heart. But mostly, I'm looking forward to a quiet, relaxing summer.
As much as I'll miss you all and this wonderful place, its been exhausting, frusterating, dramatic, and, at times, disappointing. Such is life. Maybe we can all take this time to re-evaluate our situations and the ways that we live and operate. If we do, I know we'll come back stronger and more alive with a renued sense of faith and an insatiable bravado.
It'll be my last summer in Saginaw and I'm relieved about that. But I just need one more. One more before I grow up.
Have a safe and wonderful summer vacation. Use the time wisely and make it worth your while. I love you all and I can't wait to hear all about it in the fall :)