I know autumn technically begins in mid-September, but Labor Day always tends to be the “unofficial” end of summer, just as Memorial Day “kind of” begins it. So with that in mind, I present highlights from my summer.
Pro: Went to tons of movies. I liked “Tropic Thunder,” “Wall-E,” (surprisingly) “The Incredible Hulk” and semi-liked “Step Brother.”
Con: Saw “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.” How did this movie even get made? Adam Sandler can (and should) do better than this.
Pro: Finally got braces.
Con: Miss nachos like crazy. I guess I could eat them if I was careful, but how fun would it be to break the nachos into tiny pieces and half-gum them so as not to risk losing a bracket? Maybe someday I’ll get braver but I’d rather just wait. For now.
Pro: Getting a new car stereo for my birthday.
Con: Having said stereo stolen from my car less than a week later. That was really crappy.
Pro: Going to the state fair.
Con: Being so exhausted from a bad night with allergies that I didn’t much enjoy the state fair. And I also didn’t get a ribbon for my entry. Sucks.
Pro: Getting into the Olympics. I’m not a sports person at all but there’s just something about a bunch of random sports (racewalking, anyone?) that just draws you in. I especially liked the rebroadcasts in the middle of the night, since I wasn’t home a lot when they were first aired.
Con: Olympic withdrawal after it was over. I have to wait another four years for this?? I know the Winter Olympics roll around in two years, but it’s not the same, dang it! 🙂
So that was my summer. This season’s kind of anticlimactic when you get out of school. When you’re a kid, of course you can’t wait for summer to get here, and are way depressed when it’s over and school rears its ugly head. Now, it’s like, “It’s too freaking hot outside!” and you look forward to crisp days and wearing sweaters. And Labor Day rolls around way early this year, too, cutting short the summer fun. But I know, at least here in the South/Midwest, we’re still going to have 90-degree weather for the next few weeks, I’m sure, so maybe summer isn’t really leaving us alone yet.
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