Wow, this summer seems to have flown by. I am grateful for that. Summer is not my favorite time of year. It was when I was a kid..hey, what kid does not relish the idea of no school, summer days filled with swimming, eating, movies, the beach, staying up late and sleeping into the afternoon. Those were such fun times. I was lucky as a kid, having a pool right outside my bedroom, I would get up in the morning (well not too early) and swimm before I even thought about breakfast. Then my mom and would would go out for lunch, do some shopping at Robert Hall or the Five and Dime and then home for more swimming. I do not think my hair was completely dry until I was 18 years old.
But life is very, very different for me now. Summer is just hot and uncomfortable now. No pool..no time for the beach..no vacation (cannot afford it). Not to say that I do not appreciate any time I have...I do. Summer usually means getting ready for our "big belly dance show" and this years it was super duper fabulous bang up, standing room only Hooray!! The pictures prove that. Sewing in the heat..yuck...
Seems like a lot of complaining...hey we have no air conditioning at our house so it is hot...we live in So. California..it is supposed to be hot in the summer. I accept this....and I am grateful when summer retreats and fall makes its way. The best feeling is that first morning...after a hot summer, when you put your feet on bare floor and it is cold...you ask "wonder where my slippers are?"..
The holidays appraoch again..I love the holidays. New dance opportunites..maybe even a new job offer...new exciting thing...coolness...dark mornings and darker nights..blankets, fireplaces, candles...Chili!!!!
So, good bye summer...frankly I know the hot weather is not going to give up so easily but at least I know I do not have to wait too much longer. Where did I put my slippers anyway???
