Maybe not. For too many years my summers haven’t included nearly enough of the aforementioned seasonally-appropriate activities. Nowadays, I might manage to squeeze in a grill session or two between June and August, and if I’m lucky one good day of lounging by a pool or in a park or at the lake. Mostly what transpires, however, is a race to the end of summer resulting in a Labor Day weekend filled with regrets of summery things not accomplished and repeated statements of “where did the summer go?”
So I stress about summer, when really, it’s supposed to be a time to distress. Will I be able to enjoy it this year? Will I find time for the warm weather activities I love so much? And why am I already stressing about this – summer doesn’t even begin until June 21st!
How do you (or don’t you) make the most of summer?
3 comments:
I feel the same! Even though I left high school 9 years ago, I still see summer as "yay, two months off" - of course, I'm working now but yeah, in my dreams.
Ottawa gets quiet in the summer because a lot of people take holidays or go to the cottage. I'd rather take far away holidays during the winter to escape...
Its sooo hard to celebrate/enjoy summer in Paris. June 21 is day 1, but its looking like we'll have 50 degree weather and rain. A few weeks ago, even with sun out, I got homesick for the neighborhood pool and tennis courts I had back in Atlanta.. It was so much easier to enjoy then!
Its just not the same here. I wish the weather would get warm, and sunny, at least!
@Zhu, Winter escape vacations are a must when you live up north. The dark days and cold are exhausting.
@Melina, You make a good point about location. I enjoyed summers the most when I was in MN - where we had lakes and beaches, and wide open spaces. Paris is definitely a tough city for enjoying summer, and DC isn't much better, although it does get hot, which I love! Hopefully NYC does the same.
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