Sunday, June 6, 2010

Summer of Nothing

School is officially out! I have survived my third go around as a "first year" teacher. I spent the past 187 days working full steam ahead, and, as unglamorous as it truly is, I plan on spending the summer with all steam off. The excitement of the next two months for me consists of:

Cleaning house/home improvement (neglected for a full 10 months)
Sleeping late (like, until 7:00)
Working out (my passion, and I have let it fall by the wayside this school year)
Riding my NEW bike! (!)
Reading--both poolside and holed up in some highly air conditioned locale
Lunches with friends

As for travel, hold on to your hats:
Trip 1--the charming and underappreciated city of Harlingen (visiting grandparents)
Trip 2--wait...BIG D! Watch out.
Trip 3--(the biggie) the panhandle of Florida...oil spill permitting

And all I can say is I'm almost more excited about this Summer of Nothing than I have been about some of my other glammy summer adventures. If you haven't fallen asleep in your Cheerios from sheer boredom by now, check back. I'll try to keep you posted.