Summer? What is Summer?

Well, I've certainly outdone my \self this time. In my ongoing efforts to finish school on time without going into debt, I have been taking summer courses. To my mixed relief and sadness, I actually finished one yesterday. While it's nice to have it out of the way assignment and exam-wise, I enjoyed the class and I will miss the material and discussions. That leaves me with two courses half-way finished. I must admit, I will be celebrating like mad when these two are finished! I cannot see any reason why I would have mixed feelings about these ending, besides the fact that one of my bestest friends is in one of the classes with me ;). Between school and work, I pretty much have only nights left to me, and that's not exactly the best time to have off if you feel like enjoying the sunshine... Despite all of this, life is getting brighter. Little things (and BIG things!) have been happening in my life that help me remember that God is watching out for me and taking care of me and loving me in a way that only He can. That is such an encouraging and uplifting thought! I've been learning quite a bit lately too... everything from the origin and insertion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, to lessons taught by lilies and buttons. For the record, I like lilies and buttons more than muscles, but you kinda need muscles to function... so they aren't all that bad either. By the way, if anyone can explain to me why society has deemed a university education a next-to-necessity for survival, please drop me a note. Some days it seems so impractical... Lab credit requirements?!?! In all honesty, requirements like those just sound like excuses to squeeze more money from students' wallets. The proverbial 'they' probably has a strategic excuse, *ahem* reason, for such things, but I would like to see how practical it actually is in true-life application. Enough of this rant... The long weekend is fast approaching and I find myself with some much-anticipated time off. I considered going camping, only to realize I'd be going by myself. Not an entirely bad idea, as I do enjoy my solitude, but I'm pretty sure the people around me would not appreciate it so much. Something about parents and significant others and best friends being protective of the ones they care about... I suppose that leaves me here and there for the jubilation. Fireworksandsuch with paradesandfestivals, sounds just peachy to me. Throw in some sunshine and a tonne of laughter and it begins to sound like something in my distant memory... A vacation, perhaps? A season without work or school and enough time to sleep in and possibly even frolic in beautiful weather? It almost sounds too good to be true! Yet, I remember shadows of such a time... Maybe I'll rediscover Summer after all...