Last spring as I prepared for the upcoming school year I was excited about many things!! One of which was having the same students. And I am still excited about that, even a month(ish) into school! It's wonderful to know your students and it really got the year up and going quickly. Of course, last year, my fear in having the same students again was that it would feel as though there was no summer break. To some degree, I was correct in believing that.
-- Celebrated my first Jani here in Latvia! It's a holiday with more hype than black Friday in America. People stay up all night, partying, and celebrating life. There are several traditions connected to the holiday. And apparently one of those traditions is terrible weather for the outdoor holiday/celebrations. Thanks, Latvia ;) It was still a good time though. And an excuse to wear my rain jacket! I also met a new friend around Jani. He and I spent the next few days playing tourist here in Riga-- which he in fact was, and I, for the first time in almost a year, had a chance to be.
-- Home! No exciting upgrades on the flight. Sadly. Although my trip back to Riga was .... refreshing? The girl next to me decided to throw some orange juice AT my lap and her father, seated in front of me, tossed some water over his shoulder. Don't worry, my lap caught the water too.
-- A FULL WEEK with my dearest college roomie!! I am forever thankful for Kim's friendship and loved spending time reminiscing, chatting, seeing her life, chatting, watching Friends, and chatting. A full week of chatter and I think we could have kept going!! This summer was an extra blessing... I got to spend a night with Sabrina, and Nicole and Ange were in NY too! And Ange's sweet little guy! Welcome to the Quad, Gabo!
--Zoo trips with mom, Amanda, and Dylan
--Spending time with Dana and Kelsy
--Mini golf with mom and dad
--Catching up and trying to sew with Grandma Ree
--Wading in Lake Ontario
--Haircuts with Sierra, followed by a surprise high school reunion!
--Driving, shopping, laughing with my family, catching up with Beth and others.... I love my summers!
As much as I wish I could do things year round, I think having to squish it all into a month makes me appreciate it all so much more.
Again, the year got off quite smoothly and for that I am of course grateful. But now that things are in more of a routine, and I find myself with a moment here or there to breathe (which is immediately followed by the terrifying fear I am forgetting something) I finally looked at a calendar and realized it's October!
My fear that the summer would be squished between two (exciting) school years, was pretty accurate. So now I need to go back and remember my summer. Because I miss those summer people. I am also sad that I just called them 'summer people' and even more sad that I see them in the summer only.
Anyways... Summer of 2015..... Things I don't want to forget...
-- Celebrated my first Jani here in Latvia! It's a holiday with more hype than black Friday in America. People stay up all night, partying, and celebrating life. There are several traditions connected to the holiday. And apparently one of those traditions is terrible weather for the outdoor holiday/celebrations. Thanks, Latvia ;) It was still a good time though. And an excuse to wear my rain jacket! I also met a new friend around Jani. He and I spent the next few days playing tourist here in Riga-- which he in fact was, and I, for the first time in almost a year, had a chance to be. 
-- Home! No exciting upgrades on the flight. Sadly. Although my trip back to Riga was .... refreshing? The girl next to me decided to throw some orange juice AT my lap and her father, seated in front of me, tossed some water over his shoulder. Don't worry, my lap caught the water too.
-- One of the first conversations I had back at home was with Bryan. He asked if I had a boyfriend... I asked if he and Amanda were pregnant.... one of us lied (it was him). But the next day I learned the truth, and then saw evidence of my sister's second pregnancy in the form of her morning/noon/night sickness. I saw the evidence after (and sometimes during) nearly every meal we had. So much "evidence".... I guess the baby didn't want those Cheetos as much as Amanda did.
-- A FULL WEEK with my dearest college roomie!! I am forever thankful for Kim's friendship and loved spending time reminiscing, chatting, seeing her life, chatting, watching Friends, and chatting. A full week of chatter and I think we could have kept going!! This summer was an extra blessing... I got to spend a night with Sabrina, and Nicole and Ange were in NY too! And Ange's sweet little guy! Welcome to the Quad, Gabo! 
--Zoo trips with mom, Amanda, and Dylan--Spending time with Dana and Kelsy
--Mini golf with mom and dad
--Catching up and trying to sew with Grandma Ree
--Wading in Lake Ontario
--Haircuts with Sierra, followed by a surprise high school reunion!
--Driving, shopping, laughing with my family, catching up with Beth and others.... I love my summers!As much as I wish I could do things year round, I think having to squish it all into a month makes me appreciate it all so much more.
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