Thirteen Reasons Why I Need Summer Vacation:
1. I want to be able to read something that isn’t Shakespeare (as much as I love the Bard, I’ve had enough) or things from the British Literature II selected canon that drives me crazy.
2. I miss my best friend, SMA. Last summer, if you check old posts, we decided to learn how to cook some basic, dorm friendly things. This summer we are setting our sights on creating beautiful, delicious meals for everyone. She is going to teach me how to cook tofu and I will teach her, well….I am not sure yet, but I’m certain the process will be hilarious.
3. Being able to go to bed whenever I want with the light off-this is a rarity when you sleep in a room with 2 other girls.
4. Seeing my family and pets. We have a new kitten at my house. His name is Sully and he is adorable and mischievous. I am training him and the other cat, Dublin, to get along. It’s going to be a long process.
5. The beach, sand, and surf are such a big part of my life that I miss it when I am away at school. I am naturally drawn to the ocean. It sounds so cliche, but when you grow up on the ocean, it does become a part of you. I love the City, but being by the water grounds me in a way that nothing else can.
6. Mom food. Enough said.
7. Free laundry service! (Again, thanks Mom!)
8. No elevator lines that take you ten minutes to even get into the elevator. I swear I am not being lazy, but when you have a class on the 6th floor of a huge building at 9:30 in the morning, it is worth the wait.
9. Babysitting my little kids every week. I miss being around children because I get to act like a little kid when I see them.
10. Not sharing a bathroom with 8 other young women. We run out of soap and toilet paper quite frequently.
11. Watching movies, taking pictures, getting tan, and eating ice cream all need to commence ASAP.
12. Taking a much needed break from 8 page research papers that damn near kill me every week.
13. Because I survived one of the coldest winters ever at one of the world’s hardest universities and need a break.
Thirteen more days of school. And when they are over, I will be a junior in college. Scary, scary thoughts. I just turned 20 and if that wasn’t enough of a shock, I don’t know what is.
“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”-Eden Phillpotts (English science-fiction writer)
Pushing forward,
mimi
2 Comments
May 18, 2009 at 2:06 AM
ahhh! I have to start looking for good things for us to attempt to cook! you know I’m gonna want to try a soufflé one last time and see if we can get it right
May 18, 2009 at 10:23 AM
We did a cheese one and a chocolate one. What is left? Fruit, I suppose! Can’t wait to cook delicious things with you!!!