The Gift of Summer

Summer is a gift and a beautiful one at that.  It allows room for so many opportunities and endless possibilities.  Small things from watching tv, movies, reading, writing, hanging out with friends, and bigger things such as traveling.  It's like a wonderful adventure and it is certainly a gift.
This summer I have been reading a lot.  I stumbled across some great books and some not so great.  I've also tried to get inspired to write and I've done a little of that.  I've shopped, hung out with friends and family, and of course tanned.  Yet the adventures are only just beginning.  This summer I am going to be celebrating my 16th birthday (finally!) and traveling back home to the golden state.  A trip to Disneyland and Hollywood is in my future as well. 
I have so much excitement and I am also so exhausted from the long year that passed.  This break is much deserved and appreciated.  I love knowing that there is nothing I must absolutely accomplish.  It's a thought that frees my mind.
There are all these wonderful experiences in store, yet it does not even quite feel like summer.  Perhaps that has something to do with it only have been a week so far, but the weather is sort of dreary.  There has been a lot of lightening and thunder storms along with torrential downpour.  I long to sit on a beach and let the tide wash over my feet.  There is nothing quite as therapeutic as sand covering my feet.  Until next time xxx.

“Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.”

P.S. I'm thinking of including a quote that relates to each post at the end to keep things interesting.  I particularly love the quote above from Sarah Key.