It's the last day of August, the 31st to be exact. I consider it the unofficial last day of summer with fall unofficially beginning September 1. That is just the way I see these two seasons. I don't know where the summer went, but it's gone and left are only the memories of some pretty awesome and inspiring events and activities.
It's not every summer (in the same month) that someone (like me) spends time on both the east and west coasts of the US. I love the ocean, any ocean, and to have seen both the Atlantic and the Pacific this summer was so amazing! Karl, Willie, and I actually ventured out in the Atlantic some 30 miles on a whale watching adventure out of Boston Harbor. I did a solo trip to an educational institute in San Diego the last week of July and with evenings free, I headed to some of the local beaches. I am passed the sun bathing era, but I do enjoy the calming tranquility of watching the surf and topping an evening off with a beautiful sunset.
The summer was also very family-event-filled -- two baby blessings (Cole and Molly); two weddings (Matt and Jenn -- Preston and Katie); two missionary calls (Eddie - Samoa, and Travis - Taiwan); a Petersen family BBQ; a trip to the zoo and a nice lunch with the my kids and the grandkids; family dinners (nearly every Sunday); time with Mom and Dad (the grandparents) working in their home, their yard, and helping them with doctor's appointments; Shavy Jones on Saturday nights with pizza at Mountain Mikes; watching the grandkids (but not enough); and, other things that I can't think of right now or don't remember at all.
The summer zipped by even more quickly with football practice or some kind of football conditioning nearly every week day. Football has been Willie's full time job during the summer especially in August -- some days it was like 10 hours of football. there is no sport in the universe that requires as much practice and conditioning as football. I have told Willie and Karl over and over again that if the football players spent as much time studying school subjects as they do getting ready for football games, we would have a school of geniuses at Hunter High School.
It's not every summer (in the same month) that someone (like me) spends time on both the east and west coasts of the US. I love the ocean, any ocean, and to have seen both the Atlantic and the Pacific this summer was so amazing! Karl, Willie, and I actually ventured out in the Atlantic some 30 miles on a whale watching adventure out of Boston Harbor. I did a solo trip to an educational institute in San Diego the last week of July and with evenings free, I headed to some of the local beaches. I am passed the sun bathing era, but I do enjoy the calming tranquility of watching the surf and topping an evening off with a beautiful sunset.
The summer was also very family-event-filled -- two baby blessings (Cole and Molly); two weddings (Matt and Jenn -- Preston and Katie); two missionary calls (Eddie - Samoa, and Travis - Taiwan); a Petersen family BBQ; a trip to the zoo and a nice lunch with the my kids and the grandkids; family dinners (nearly every Sunday); time with Mom and Dad (the grandparents) working in their home, their yard, and helping them with doctor's appointments; Shavy Jones on Saturday nights with pizza at Mountain Mikes; watching the grandkids (but not enough); and, other things that I can't think of right now or don't remember at all.
The summer zipped by even more quickly with football practice or some kind of football conditioning nearly every week day. Football has been Willie's full time job during the summer especially in August -- some days it was like 10 hours of football. there is no sport in the universe that requires as much practice and conditioning as football. I have told Willie and Karl over and over again that if the football players spent as much time studying school subjects as they do getting ready for football games, we would have a school of geniuses at Hunter High School.
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