Well, today is my really last day at home and the official marking of the end of my summer. I had a very lovely summer, better than I could even have imagined. I met alot of new people at the beach and with doing the waves swim team. I spent alot of time with my family and with my friends from high school that I havent seen in a long time and everything was very low key. Taking stats online wasn't the best experience but I met some nice people from that too and im blessed to have friends and family who could help me thru it with tutoring and moral support. And I passed! So thats a good thing.
It was my last summer working at the beach and I was kind of sad on the last day. It was definitely a bittersweet feeling, having worked there for 5 summers, there are alot of memories attached with the job. Even though it can be insane working there at times, I think it was a valueable work experience that I'm glad that I got to be a part of it. I really do feel that I've gotten to work with some of the best lifeguards around who are also amazing people. I definitely want to come back and visit next summer at some point.
Swimming with the waves was also great. Its a wonderful group of people and it reminded me that swimming can actually be fun. Sometimes that gets forgotten when you are doing millions of yards in high school, college or club swimming, but during waves practices it seems like everyone is genuinely happy to be there and thats makes a big difference. I'm very sad I broke my foot and haven't really been able to come to practices this week but I'll be looking forward to coming back and swimming over winter break when I am home again.
I also completed a half marathon this year with my friend Jenn. I did not train enough for it but it was a good experience. It was only my second half but I liked the format of this one alot better than my first one. It was the rock and roll one so it was fun even though I struggled thru it.
I got to hang out with a lot of my good friends from high school this summer, which I feel like I haven't done for a while and it was really nice. I discovered a new favorite t.v. show thanks to my friend Aubrey, Extreme Makeover: Weightloss Edition. Its inspirational because people lose up to 60% of their body weight in 365 days and the trainer is pretty easy on the eyes too ;)
I was home with my family more this summer but it was a welcome change. I did alot of things with my mom and became good friends with all the neighbors from walking my dog so much.
I also started my ebay selling career and I feel that I was successful. I think I made about $1000 selling old clothes, jewelry and shoes. It was a win-win situation too because I was basically getting paid to clean out my closet. I also sold alot of my ex-bfs stuff and made about $300 off of that alone, which was both cleansing and satisfying. So pretty much, ebay is my new favorite hobby.
The only thing I didn't really get to do this summer was sew something. I just ran out of time and I'm very particular about fabric so I usually have to drive to Vogue Fabrics in Evanston to get something I like, which is kind of a hike. I have a few patterns that I like though, and if I'm not too poor I'll try and start something over winter break.
Overall, I had a good summer. Being single for the first time in a long time was awesome and I felt like it made this summer so much better. I got to do everything I wanted to do and just focus on my self, which was much needed. I feel like I accomplished a lot this summer and I'm happy where I am right now and ready to go to Spain. My next post I will hopefully be all settled in with my host family in Madrid :D!
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