*I have no idea why this came to my head when I was thinking of a title. Somewhere in my subconsious, I'm ready for the school year, I suppose . . . That, and I also like to repeat irritating sayings to Jordan. Thanks to his least favorite cartoon for this one.
It wasn't until I decided that I would write and "end of summer wrap-up" that I realized this is my last true summer e.v.e.r.
What a depressing note to end on, eh?
This made me think: if I would've been more limin, would I have done things differently this summer?
Answer is (luckily) no.
Jordan and I packed in as much fun and travel and lallygagging as anyone young/cool/envy-worthy could.
Highlights from this summer include:
- celebrating our one year anniversary in Park City
- camping
- playing with little brothers (on both sides)
- Bear Lake
- game nights
- buying Jordan's man-truck
- motorcycle/man-truck/late night drives
- too many frozen yogurts
- countless trips to SLC
- play dates with my mom
- finding treasures at my grandpa's house
- baseball games
- gardening (our vegetable planting endeavors were much more successful this year than last-- I guess we're just so much more domestic with a year of marriage behind us)
Things we'll be forgetting about our summer:
- getting hit (both of our cars)
- nasty neighbors
- sleepless nights (our apartment cools down to a chilly 82 degrees at night)
- working different schedules
- family drama
- 2 James' admitted to the ER
Summer was delightful and fun-filled. Let's hope we'll be able to say the same about senior year (eek!)
In thirty years I imagine I'll look back on my twenty-year-old self and have insights on life that I would wish I would've known back then. Sometimes, when I'm in the middle of wasting my thoughts and time with insignificant worries, I think about the life lessons I will learn and the wisdom I'll have acquired.
- While standing on the outside looking in, the life of those around may look perfectly in sync with that of a dreamy fairytale; this will very rarely be true. We all want to display only the best parts of ourselves, our loved ones and the relationship we have with them, the adventures we encounter, and the life we lead. Few people's life is more glamorous, fulfilling, or happy than the one you live. Quit comparing yourself to others-- often, from their perspective, the grass is greener in your neck of the woods anyway.
- When you are loved, love back. If you're not loved, love anyway.
- There will always be work, cleaning, and sleep to be caught up on. Take the fun when it comes.
- Tomorrow is never a guarantee. Suck the marrow out of each day. And while we're on the subject . . . sometimes your practicality needs to lay low. Stop getting caught up in thinking, "what does this really matter?" Instead, do and be and see and get what you love simply because in that moment, it makes you happy. Sure, you could die tomorrow, but do you really want to spend your last day living in logic, rather than love and life and fun?
- Don't be driven by guilt, and don't use guilt to get what you want from others.
- Nothing is more attractive than confidence. Hold your head high, believe in yourself.
I'm sure as I continue to mature, and strap life lessons under my belt, my list will grow. I'll continue to document them, if only to remind myself how to live my best life. For now, these things give me plenty to work on.
What are your life lessons? What is my list missing?
