Tuesday

So I realized today that I am content.  I may not have the glamorous life I dream that I want, but I am pretty happy.  Definitely more happy than last semester, in the city living with the 3 bitches.  Or the semester before with my frustration with school – unappealing classes and stagnating friendships were both things I can only hope will improve next year.

This summer, I have a 30-35 hour a week job that is with people I like and that pays pretty well.  I generally am busy all day, which is good for me.  And it is only stressful enough that I never get bored.  While I originally thought it would be different and initially had some irritations with my tasks, now I realize that I will be doing a really wide variety of things.  And I’m good with that, because the more you can learn, the better off you are.

Aside from my job, I’m also getting more involved with being athletic.  I’m taking a tennis class that meets twice a week and I’m occasionally playing frisbee and running.

I’m also getting to hang out with my boyfriend all the time, which is a rare thing for us.  I’m also getting to spend time with my immediate and extended family.  And I got to go to Europe, which is pretty cool too.

And I have some time just for me.  Although sometimes I want to have more, having less time to myself makes me value alone time even more.  Time by myself allows me to blog, read, sit outside, run, go through old photos, watch tv, listen to music, surf the web … basically do whatever helps me relax.  And that’s always nice.

While I wish I was more involved with my friendships and got to party more, I have not completely stagnated.  I am meeting some people through work, tennis, and frisbee.  And even if new people I meet never turn into good friends, at least we can have fun for the time being.  And parties … I’m sure I’ll go to plenty when I get back to school, if my friends are anything like they were when I left :-p.

Basically, my summer is super-chill – but isn’t that how summer is supposed to be?

Em