Bye Bye Summer

Summers over. It makes me kind of sad actually. It’s more than the usual feeling of getting back into a routine for every day. This summer was definitely one of the most relaxed ones that I’ve ever had. That doesn’t mean it was relaxing though. I did a lot, even though I wasn’t working a formal job.

I considered my job for the summer to be losing weight. And it worked. I ended up dropping 30 pounds through changes to my diet (thanks to the structure of Weight Watchers), and exercising more. For the past couple of weeks, I have been running two miles a day, lifting weights, and walking two miles a day as well. And that was on top of all the running around that I normally do.

My mom had her hip replaced this summer, so I was basically in charge of the post operative care. That meant running to the Pharmacy every day (they pretty much know me by sight now), supermarket shopping, cleaning, laundry, and the like. So it was basically like living in a dorm room, except caring for two people. And it was only for about a month.

But I did manage to do some fun things too. I managed to see two Broadway shows for less than $60 altogether. We had orchestra seats for both shows. The first one we saw was ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ with Daniel Radcliff. It was a very good show, and we got $20 front row seats. What could be better?

Then, I went to see ‘Catch Me if You Can’ because it was closing. We got $20 row E seats. It was amazing. I think I need to see the movie now though.

I also went hiking. I cannot even begin to describe how beautiful the views were. It made getting stuck between rocks worth it.

And then, probably not even a week later, I went to my friend’s brother’s Rock Camp Concert. I swear, that kid will be famous some day. He can play the drums like nobody’s business. Later on, on that exact same day, that same friend and I went to an Improv Comedy show. It was the second time that I had seen it, and luck of luck, I got called up on stage to participate in a skit.

I was a gopher paleontologist that smokes baby harp seals. I think that warrants the look I was giving.

Those are the pictorial highlights of my summer. Oh. And the fact that I did yoga too. But I was too busy being upside down to be able to get a picture of that. Suffice it to say that it was great, and it’s something that I would do again in a heartbeat.

Maybe a potential Term II class?