A Perfect Start to Summer

There are three basic things that I want to make sure I do this summer:

• Not sleep in every morning
• Read
• Spend a lot of time outside, and with family and friends

Yesterday was my first official day of summer, and I'm very pleased to say that I started it off on the right foot. I woke up around 8:30 (I would have been comfortable getting up a little later, but it's okay), and went out to breakfast with Arielle, taking care of two of my goals. The food was great and then we went to Kohl's to pick up my check and then to Best Buy to waste money. Saving money, fortunately, was not one of my goals.

After I got home I was tired, so spent some time relaxing and watching TV. Not my ideal summer afternoon, but hey, I'll take it. Later on, I set up the hammock outside, and went out to lay in it with a pillow and a good book (again, 2 goals). The weather was beautiful, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Dinner came and went, and I helped my dad with some yard work while waiting for Vulcz to come pick me up for ClubDel. What happened between the yard work and arriving at Del's house is irrelevant to this post. The point is that I spent the rest of the night in the company of several of my friends enjoying, as best we could, the cool summer rain. As the party died down, a few of us decided to hit up the Queen (if you're not from Pequannock, that statement might sound a bit strange).

The night ended as any good night should...with an intelligent conversation between JoMo and myself about Heaven and the meaning of life.

I can only hope that every day of the summer is as fulfilling as my first.