Summer! What does that mean to you? For some, it means warm (hot?) weather and pools. For others it is the countdown until kids go back to school. For you is it vacation, getting a leg up on classes so you don't need to take them in the "year," or does it mean more of the same old-same old?
For us, summer has always meant FAMILY time. Bernie works some pretty crazy hours throughout the school year, so we catch up on the other 10 months (yes, he goes back almost a month early because of Marching Band) over these 2. In the past, summer has consisted of sleeping in, day trips, late nights, and never knowing what day it actually is. I'd teach lessons one or two days a week and then we would all get lost--in summer.
This year our family is redefining summer. This is the first summer where I am working my part-time job as the Pastor's assistant at our church (I started last September). So, this summer, Daddy gets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with our girls. Tuesdays and Thursdays we have "summer" back, but our routine isn't quite as carefree.
That being said, consistency is good and I absolutely love my job. My girls are so blessed to have such a large amount of special, individual time with their daddy. We are grateful for the provision we are experiencing during these hard economic times. And we still get to sneak in the day trips, sleeping in, and confusion of what day it is--just not as often.
My job hasn't been the thing keeping us most busy this summer. The school year went a week longer due to flooding and the school schedule. We were all involved in VBS, and this Senior Class was a pretty special one so we have been jam packed with parties (and many invites we haven't been able to accept unfortunately). We're not finished yet...a week long trip to New Jersey to visit the Gerstfamily:East Coast is coming up in a couple of days.
So, how is it that I feel busier in the summer than in the year? I have hardly been on facebook, and can't even find a time to blog. I don't think I am busier...but, at night, Bernie is around, so the many evenings I usually spend blogging, facebooking, reading, watching TV are gone and my husband is home to be my entertainment. Guitar, TV, laughing, (and every so often some bickering), but all in all, it is a human, MY husband, and not a computer keyboard keeping me company. It's an adjustment but I like it.
So, what else is new with Renee? I am trying to eat better, which I think I want to do a whole other blog about...(there was a teaser in one of my status updates on facebook saying a blog was coming on that topic....) And, I am trying to enjoy one day at a time, because this "summer" is going way too fast.
With that being said, I am going to get off the computer and spend more time with Bernie. Happy summer to you...whatever that may mean in your life.
