How did it get here this quickly? I feel like the summer had to have just started; I can't believe it's ending. But that's how is always is, isn't it? Even as kids, that sneaky labor day weekend catches up with us, and we wish summer was a little longer still.
I find myself tonight, in the midst of packing for my annual migration from my Wichita home to my Lawrence home, that I could take a little bit more of summer. I could have take 10 more summers like this one.
I saw the desert. I smelled like a peach. I climbed a canyon. I ate popcorn. I sang. I swam. I ran. I slept. I loved. I felt the unwelcome hug of Kansas humidity. I felt the relief of ran. I laughed with those who I'll be seeing again soon, and I laughed with those who I will see less and less. I believed. I listened. I drank lots of coffee. I saw sunshine in a window. I ate sunshine in a window. I moved. I danced. I made new friends. I cut my hair. I got a little tan. I read 3 books. I worked 2 jobs. I played with my brother. I started this blog. I gained a cat. I lost a dog. I planned. I unplanned. I packed. I unpacked. And I watched the Kansas sunset more times than I can count.
Tomorrow I begin my journey back to Lawrence, with my trusty side-kick, Kellene. I keep thinking that I should say goodbye; to people and to summer. But it's never goodbye.
It's always "see you later."
Because you never know when you'll be back.
I find myself tonight, in the midst of packing for my annual migration from my Wichita home to my Lawrence home, that I could take a little bit more of summer. I could have take 10 more summers like this one.
I saw the desert. I smelled like a peach. I climbed a canyon. I ate popcorn. I sang. I swam. I ran. I slept. I loved. I felt the unwelcome hug of Kansas humidity. I felt the relief of ran. I laughed with those who I'll be seeing again soon, and I laughed with those who I will see less and less. I believed. I listened. I drank lots of coffee. I saw sunshine in a window. I ate sunshine in a window. I moved. I danced. I made new friends. I cut my hair. I got a little tan. I read 3 books. I worked 2 jobs. I played with my brother. I started this blog. I gained a cat. I lost a dog. I planned. I unplanned. I packed. I unpacked. And I watched the Kansas sunset more times than I can count.
Tomorrow I begin my journey back to Lawrence, with my trusty side-kick, Kellene. I keep thinking that I should say goodbye; to people and to summer. But it's never goodbye.
It's always "see you later."
Because you never know when you'll be back.
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