What summer?

I don't know about you, but it's now September and I'm finding myself asking, "where did the summer go?" I know I was here and it was May... and now it's the beginning of September. Crazy! I've heard this is what happens when you get older; time passes more quickly. Truth be told, I'm looking forward to the fall. It's my favorite season and, after years of trying to put the shine on, I've finally come to terms with the fact that I'm just not a summer person. I don't like heat, especially when it creeps towards 90 degrees with 90% humidity. I'm not so great at days and days of unstructured time. And I'm certainly not good at entertaining my five-year-old who was bored starting sometime in mid-June. So here's to fall! And crisp fall days. The scent of wood burning fireplaces. Beautiful vibrant colors. Snuggling under the comforter at night. Wearing sweaters and sweatshirts again. Now, if we could only stop the arrival of winter.

Summer Break Updates

Well, it's been some time since my last post and I decided I will call it a summer break. Yes, I took a summer break. Or something like that. Not that anything super-exceptional happened... although there was the yearly birthday trifecta (daughter, husband-- the big 4-0, nonetheless-- and mother-in-law) and a series of longer and shorter vacations.

Here's some news:

For those of you even remotely interested, I went with the iPhone. Sausage fingers... not such a problem. And, I must admit I'm in love with the apps. Oh, the apps. So, after owning it for 3 1/2 weeks I can't quite comprehend how I ever lived without an iPhone. Can you tell I'm not quite cut out for third world living? It's really wonderful! Not a single regret.

The other techno news at our house: we bought a Wii. Another how-could-we-have-possibly-survived-without-it purchase. After playing at our relative's house over Xmas and then spending a week on an extended family vacation and enjoying it as our after dinner entertainment, my husband couldn't hold out anymore. We actually stopped at Target on our way home from our trip. I think it's improving our couple quality-time too. Really. Instead of lumping on the couch together after our daughter goes to bed we now engage in sporting activitities. Golf... tennis... bowling. Although I'm not so keen on the boxing. Another great upgrade to our family technology.

So, we have engaged in our own little economic stimulus plan at our house this summer, pumping money into the economy.

Other than that, a slower summer work-wise. Haven't quite been in town long enough to get that sinking into the laziness of summer feeling, and the weather is just starting to crack the 80s this week. Not that I mind the cooler temperatures but the whole season just feels different this year. Soon onto to my favorite- fall!