It seems like just yesterday I walked out of Lawrence North and headed for the bus, knowing I wouldn't be in that building for another two and a half months. Those first few days of summer are the best...you get those random bursts of energy each time you realize that there's no homework and there aren't any tests to study for on your to-do list. You might even venture to the "dark side" and skip the last day of finals [heaven forbid] to eat at Mackenzie River Pizza Co. [mmm...so delicious] with one of your best friends...and then, [the guilt begins to creep in], if you're really daring, you might even venture to see The Hunger Games for the first time at AMC. This is all hypothetical speaking, of course. But seriously, those first five or so days out of school are amazing - summer training has yet to start, piano lessons are on hold, and a lot of kids are still agonizing through their last days of school. I remember driving around with my sunroof open, windows down, blaring my country music and thinking, "Wow, does life get any better?" Well, 2 months later, I know it does. Throw in a trip to Texas [I love the South!], watersports in Kentucky, and a few other trips and you get an epically-blended milkshake of epicness [oh, redundancies...] Add in family members getting run over by SUV's, attacked by wasps, and friends deciding to come to LN [ :) ] and the fun continues. As fall sport's seasons get up and running, classes begin, and daily encounters with this gross-chewy-spider-infested-worm-filled stuff they dare to call "school food" push their way into your schedule, don't forget to dwell on your summer. Remember the slap-happy nights, the days at the pool, the lessons your learned, the growth [physical and/or spiritual], the romance, the friendships, and the family movie nights that found their way into your life this summer. It's a new year, ya'll, let's get er done!
- Yours truly,
Andrea
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