Every Summer Has a Story

Summer summer summer time!

Awww, Lawd! *arms flailing in the air*  I bought my first sweater for the coming fall and winter season today.  You. Have.  Got. To.  Be.  Kidding.  Me.  Where has the time gone?!?  Fall is creeping up on us as the sun goes into hiding a little bit sooner each passing day.  I am SO not ready, though!  It seems like just the other day I was sifting through my crowded closet pulling shorts and dresses out from the back to try on just hoping they fit again this year.  "*!%#! Too tight.  Oooo…I can still wear these! Ca-yute!"  I promise not that long ago I was tossing yellowed white t-shirts and tank tops away from last summer. Rediscovering those cute sandals I purchases last year and hardly ever wore.  

The good thing about summer fading away every year though are the memories that flood our minds for years to come.  I mean, there is something magical and special about every summer and if we are lucky there are several magical and special moments!  Some of us try and squeeze everything we possibly can into the summer and others of us just take it one day at time. No matter your approach, there is always a story to tell after summer has come and gone.  And I do love a good story!  

"Do you remember the 21st night…"

My story for the summer of 2014 is all about doing a new thing, you know?  Being open to exciting and fresh experiences with the full intention of discovering a new love of a new thing. Choosing to be spontaneous and letting the day take me wherever it shall.  Plenty of pictures later, I am able to remember all the big and little moments of the Summer of 2014 including:     

Taking long drives along the coast 

Stuffing myself at a seafood boil for my birthday with friends…old and new

Touring plantations in Louisiana…mind blowing!

Restoring a rickety rocking chair and rocking away with a good cigar and Mint Julep on our balcony

Paul Robeson Tomato

Dancing and singing to the pulsating beat of live music with hundreds of other delirious fans

Waiting for those damn tomatoes and peppers to grow in our urban condo garden

Belting out songs in a tiny karaoke dive bar in NYC

Flying through the air on a trapeze with chicks as crazy as me…crazy!

Wine tasting with a novice & getting tipsy *Cheers!*

Deliberately focusing on being happy for 100 days straight

We.  Did.  That!

Out my way we just might be able to squeeze in a few more weeks of summer reminiscent weather and I plan to enjoy every single solitary sunshiny moment.  There is a nice green patch of grass (yeah, we are in a drought) waiting for me to spread my colorful blanket on to enjoy a good book.  I have every intention to catch the perfect sunset.  I just must make time to gaze up at the stars on a clear warm night while I lay back on the hood of my car.  I will keep dropping hints to my old man to take me fishing for the first time, already.  Hell!  I might even join a quick water balloon fight before the crisp air of fall chases me back inside for a scarf. Girl, bye!  I most certainly will NOT get my damn hair wet.  No matter what, I will have a story to tell!  

What is your story for the summer of 2014?