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SUMMERS IN REMINISCE- 2006
The summer of 2006 started when I graduated high school. I honestly don't remember much about my graduation. After 4 years of looking forward to it, I think it just kind of turned into this surreal event where I just went through the motions and got it over with. I had a great high school experience to be honest, and I think it was hard to comprehend at the time that high school was really over, and that I'd never be going back as a student again. I legitimately loved high school. There aren't a lot of people that would say that.
Towards the end of the school year, I decided I needed a girlfriend. There was a girl in my class named Lindsay that had always just been a friend, but I started to talk to her a little more and I became very attracted to her. At first she wasn't going for it and she just wanted to stay friends...but after a few somewhat successful attempts to woo her, she gave in and decided to date me. At 18 years old, she was my first girlfriend. We graduated on Saturday and started dating the following Wednesday. The first few weeks of that summer were filled with the excitement and bliss of having a new girlfriend that I really liked.
This post gets really long...
This post gets really long...
SUMMERS IN REMINISCE- Introduction
INTRODUCTION:
Something about summer time is always special. I've even found that to remain true as I became an adult. Summer is just a special period of time when you can wear shorts anytime of day because it's always warm. You can go swimming on a Saturday and work on your tan. There's that fresh south breeze that cools you off and feels warm at the same time. You can fire-up the grill and have a cookout at 8:00 PM if you want because it doesn't get dark until after 9:00. Summer is a time to hang out with friends while you relax on lawn chairs and sip lemonade. It's the time for vacations, bike rides, hiking adventures, and thunderstorms. It's hard to argue against the notion that summer is the best time of the year.
During those few warm months known as summer, warm, positive memories are made. A few months ago, Lindsay and I were remembering our past summers as far back as we could. It was interesting how each summer was almost entirely unique. This is my 4th summer working at a Bible camp, and yet this summer is different than any other summer I've ever had. Each summer that passes, you are a year older. There are new challenges you may be facing, new memories that will be made, and sometimes new friends to make those memories with.
I've decided that these memories are definitely worth remembering. That's why I'm starting this blog series- "Summers in Reminisce." Although I could probably go further back, I decided to write a post about each summer that I've had since high school. I would like to finish this series up right around the end of this summer, and then my last post will be about the summer of 2011. Then, hopefully in the future I will be able to continue to add to this series with every summer that passes.
Do note that if you are not from Nebraska or are not a part of my friend group, you may not understand everything that I write about. I may refer to some people by name without giving an explanation of who they were, and I may refer to some things such as detasseling that really isn't understood outside of the midwest. Don't let that hold you back from reading though!
Now, on to the summer of 2006!
Something about summer time is always special. I've even found that to remain true as I became an adult. Summer is just a special period of time when you can wear shorts anytime of day because it's always warm. You can go swimming on a Saturday and work on your tan. There's that fresh south breeze that cools you off and feels warm at the same time. You can fire-up the grill and have a cookout at 8:00 PM if you want because it doesn't get dark until after 9:00. Summer is a time to hang out with friends while you relax on lawn chairs and sip lemonade. It's the time for vacations, bike rides, hiking adventures, and thunderstorms. It's hard to argue against the notion that summer is the best time of the year.
During those few warm months known as summer, warm, positive memories are made. A few months ago, Lindsay and I were remembering our past summers as far back as we could. It was interesting how each summer was almost entirely unique. This is my 4th summer working at a Bible camp, and yet this summer is different than any other summer I've ever had. Each summer that passes, you are a year older. There are new challenges you may be facing, new memories that will be made, and sometimes new friends to make those memories with.
I've decided that these memories are definitely worth remembering. That's why I'm starting this blog series- "Summers in Reminisce." Although I could probably go further back, I decided to write a post about each summer that I've had since high school. I would like to finish this series up right around the end of this summer, and then my last post will be about the summer of 2011. Then, hopefully in the future I will be able to continue to add to this series with every summer that passes.
Do note that if you are not from Nebraska or are not a part of my friend group, you may not understand everything that I write about. I may refer to some people by name without giving an explanation of who they were, and I may refer to some things such as detasseling that really isn't understood outside of the midwest. Don't let that hold you back from reading though!
Now, on to the summer of 2006!
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