Tee pees

Next to my house there is a private school that hosts a summer camp. I don't know why, but every year the camp sets up about ten tee-pees. Every summer it looks like there is a little Indian village in the field next to our house. It makes me happy to see it when I walk out of our back door. Two years ago, I took some Polaroids of the tee-pee camp. On Monday I noticed that they took down the tee-pees. Camp is over and school has started. I wish I had gone over again to take some more pictures. Next year I definitely will.



I was trying to be cutesy with this one.

A Time-Line for Summer Vacation Length

Preschool-12th grade = Approx. 10 weeks
Summer after freshman year of college = 4 months
Summers from sophomore-middler year of college = 3 weeks
Summer after junior year of college = 2 months
Life after college = Summer is purely a season, no vacation time guaranteed


Other observations:
- last days of school pre-college: very enjoyable, many parties, days filled with year book signings, disposable cameras
- last days of school during college: extremely stressful, mind in finals mentality, all-nighters

Next Thursday the 13th I will be done with my Summester. I do not think I have ever been so excited to go home. I have 6 things to get through before then. This will be the longest period of time I have spent home in two years. It will be the second to last summer vacation I will ever have - a sign of my dwindling adolescence. I plan to relish every moment of this worry-free freedom.

I cannot wait!

Childhood dream come true

When I saw this the inner 8 year-old in me said, "Mommm, can I get one, please please PLEASE?" Then I realized I was 21. I realized I was 21 and I lived in a city. My dream shattered. I used to pretend to be a mermaid in the pool by wearing flippers. Having an actual fin is a 100x better. Nevertheless, I think this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
If I had a private pool, I would definitely get one of these. So, so awesome.