Summer is without a doubt my favorite time of the year. But, it's also my least favorite. How could that even be possible you ask? Well this summer, or the 2 weeks of summer that have actually passed, are a great example of just why.
Summer 2015 started off great, with a trip to the beach with my family, and each sibling each got to bring a friend along. In my case, that friend was boyfriend, the always outgoing and enthusiastic companion; Liz's boyfriend Pete was also coming along, so it was like one big date weekend. It was the first time ever that there were more men than women on one of our family vacations and I must say it was strange at first, but oh so much fun. I always love being able to go to LBI any chance I can, and since I hadn't been there in almost 2 years, it was about time I got back. A trip to LBI usually means that we'll see family, get to eat some great food, and spend some time at the beach being able to actually relax. The great thing about staying with family at the same beach every year since I was born (thats when my mom's cousin purchased the house) is that we've done it all. Now, that doesn't make the island boring, but rather it allows us to not feel pressured to do all the tourist things, and pick what we enjoy to do if we so like.
However, since we had a few newcomers to the island with us, this vacation was also a mini crash course in some of the staples in LBI. Walks to Lucille's candy store, a trip to the original Ron Jons, as many trips to Surf Taco as possible, and even an early morning venture up to the lighthouse at the northern tip of the island.
The trip was a much needed vacation after the craziness of sophomore year and finals week, and it was great to have the people I care about the most all under one roof, and at the beach no less. Leaving vacation after only four and half days was definitely not easy, but it was all worth it, because the very next day it was the Kenny Chesney concert at Merriweather!
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge country music fan, and a huge Kenny fan as well, so never in a million years could I pass up the opportunity to see him in my own back yard. It was without a doubt one of the best concerts I have ever been too, and it was so much fun to have so many friends there, both old and new, to sing and dance along to the music with.
But then the slump. "Wait I thought you were working this summer?" Yes, yes I am, and I'm very excited to be nannying for the I can't remember how many summers in a row. However, there's this little technicality of how Baltimore county schools don't get out for a month after UMD does (despite how we go 2-3 weeks longer than most colleges). So here I am, with seemingly nothing to really do for two weeks until the kids get out of school and I can finally nanny.
So thats why I love and hate summer, cause while it started great and I'm excited for the rest of it, these two or so weeks in between are really, super, boring. I have high hopes for you Summer 2015. Don't let me down.
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| LBI sunset and boyfriend |
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| Kenny concert with none other that the BFF |
