Here we are. Again. At the beginning of another school year. Can you tell that I am not very excited? I feel quite a lot of apathy about starting another long year of deadlines, projects, tests, deadlines, schedules, meetings, homework, deadlines, etc. This is compounded by the fact that I work at a university and the first couple of weeks of the fall semester are CRAZY! As my 83 year old friend says, "I am catching 'em faster than I can string 'em. And, our town grows by 60,000 students every fall. In addition, Saturday football games bring in thousands more people. We "natives" feel a bit crowded this time of year. Traffic . . . that is a whole other story. Wrecks increase drastically around our town this time of year.
Truthfully, I am never really ready for school to begin. I have always been this way. From my childhood on through my children's school careers. Summer is just too much fun! Well, most summers are. This one was just wierd. My family wasn't able to enjoy any REAL vacation time. Sure, my beloved and I were off from work several times, however, were weren't able to enjoy any family time away "from it all". Between my dad's health scare in June, my boy taking two intense summer school courses (calculus and physics) and my girl's first job, there just was no time that all four of us could get together and do anything fun. Throw into the mix three intense car searches, selling a car, and a wreck. Everyone is fine, except my girl's red '01 Mustang (Not her fault, by the way). Not to worry though, it has been replaced by a 2004 dark shadow grey Mustang. It was just one crazy summer. One I hope not to repeat next year. Or the next year. Or ever, for that matter.
Of course, there are some good things about the beginning of the school year. Football, for one. Both high school and college. (I love high school football, but that is for another post.) Routine, is another good thing. Starting fresh. New school supplies . . . always liked that.
Okay . . . now I'm ready. Bring on the fall.
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