Today was the unofficial, official last day of summer. I’ve packed my car and tomorrow morning I’ll wake up early to drive back to school. With a positive attitude in hand, I have the utmost confidence that this will be my last first day of school (ever)…and I’m ready for a good year.
While endings are never fun, this seems like the right time to reflect on Summer 2010. Last spring, I held this summer to high standards, knowing it would be my last summer of “freedom” as it was my last summer as a student. Things didn’t exactly go as planned. A full time job? No. Lots of music festivals? No.
Luckily it was even better.
In Summer 2010, I…
1. Met Scott Avett (and he smelled so good).
2. Took an awesomely clutch road trip to Arizona which included a rainbow at the Grand Canyon (one of the most spectacular sights you could expect to see), becoming a Junior Ranger at the Grand Canyon (which will hopefully lead to a job there one day), and a soul cleansing vortex experience.
3. Visited friends and family.
4. Attempted my first music festival.
5. Left behind the ignorance and belief that “what I want is no less than what I deserve” that comes with being 22 and happily embraced the maturity and grace of 23.
6. Gained a godmother.
7. Grew a garden.
8. Creatively painted a rain barrel as a Campbell’s Soup can.
9. Ventured on a backcountry canoe trip to Algonquin Provincial Park in Canada with good friends.
10. Gathered photos, video, interviews, and writings from previously mentioned trip into a short documentary (to be released soon).
11. Found a new place to call home in Columbus.
Plans don’t always happen as expected. Sometimes they’re even better.
There’s a lot to be done while your head is still young
If you put down your pen, leave your worries behind
Then the moment will come, and the memory will shine
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