When the weather couldn't be better and everyone is walking around looking like they have just overdosed on Vitamin "D", I can't help but think about everything that I personally love about the summer and then this leads me to make the very sincere pact that "I, Andrea Rathborne, do so solemnly swear, that I will never work, full-time through another summer". There. Written for all (three of you) to see and therefore set in stone.
Now, on to what I love about summer. In no particular order:
1) The smell of my children at the end of a good, sunny, hot day when their hair is warm and their skin is damp and their eyes are half-closed. They smell like the most delicious, baked coconut and sunshine bread.
2) The sound of the fan in the night when I wake up
3) The smell of a summer rain on the hot pavement
4) The crunchy grass under my bare, brown and earthy looking feet
5) The taste of berries right off the vine, plant, bush, tree...in all forms (in salads, sauces, galletes, jams, with cheese. I can't get enough berries.
6) The sounds of the crickets at night
7) The sound of waves outside a rustling tent that my whole family is asleep in
8) The sounds of gatherings. Friends, together, laughing, talking, sharing a story...
9) The warmth of my cat, Shirley, when she lies sleeping in a sunny spot
10) The squeals of my children as they run along the beach, collecting shells and splashing in the water
11) The satisfaction of filling a bowl with all kinds of veggies, grown in my very own garden
12) The anticipation and excitement as another weekend comes closer and our plans for another adventure start to fall into place
I could write endlessly on what I love about summer. Maybe I will just start here and then post again when I need a little reminder about how fortunate I am to live in this beautiful place.
