The End of Summer

As a child I hated the end of summer. To me it meant the end of lazy days spent playing outside with friends, endless television marathons and an actual bedtime. The beginning of school was always somewhat exciting, who was I going to meet this year? Would I like my teacher? What field trips would we be going on? As soon as school started I knew Halloween was right around the corner, then Thanksgiving and my favorite, Christmas time!

As a mother I love the end of summer, it means no more having to worry about if my child is doing something fun, yet educational every minute of every day. I don't have to worry about what she is watching on television during quiet time, and yes, there is a strict bed time now. I do worry who she is going to meet this year, what friends will she make, whether they will be good influences on her, what habits she will pick up. I pray that they are good friends, that will have a good influence on her. I hope she gets to go on fun field trips, as I did at that age.

This summer I took a break from classes so that I could spend time with my little girl. She is getting so big, so intelligent, and so independent. I miss the days when she was a baby and would just cuddle all day. Now it's can we do this? Can we go here? I want to go play with so and so... Now that summer is over, classes start up again for me soon. I can't honestly say that I've missed it, but I do enjoy learning. I just hope I have professors that want to teach us, and not just regurgitate what was in our text books.

I think that the best thing about the end of summer though is that it signals the beginning of fall. I know that fall is still a ways off, especially here in TX, but it's still fun to start thinking about it. I love love love autumn. The changing of the leaves, the hearty, flavorful food, and the cooler weather. I've enjoyed this summer. I got to play around with a ton of different recipes that included lemons and blueberries. I'm ready for pumpkin season though, so I think I'll go whip up a new recipe I've been thinking about for the last couple of days.