Wednesday

It’s my friend M’s birthday tomorrow and we’re all going out in a little bit to celebrate.  While writing her card, I got to thinking about this summer and what’s it’s meant for me, and for me and her.  I’ve gotten to know her a ton better and had a lot of fun going out with our friend S., staying in and partying it up, taking late-night walks and taking a bunch of unnecessary pictures, having long talks over coffee about our lives, our friends, guys, day to day goings-on, basically everything.  I’ve really appreciated this summer as an opportunity to get to know her better.  Without the shield to being our honest and current selves that a lot of our other friends constantly provide, it was easy to have open and true conversations.

I’m also grateful to have gotten to spend a lot of time with D.  Even though he’s been gone for the last few weeks, the weeks and months before that really gave us a chance to spend invaluable time together.  We got closer than we’ve ever been, and that’s saying something.  And by being with someone longer, you get even more comfortable with all aspects of the relationship.  We’re just so happy and have a ton of fun together.

Some summer highlights have been getting to see my good friend S. on two occasions before he moved away, traveling to Europe for two weeks with the fam, going camping with friends, going to see Batman twice in Imax (yeah I’m cool), spending time in Michigan relaxing at the lake, and next up is a DMB concert.

Also, there was the day to day (occasional drudgery of) work … sometimes boring, but also very educational.  I learned a lot about working at banquets and events, setting up rooms including linens, table settings, and folding napkins (yay napkins and the table fold), and dealing with all varieties of food and people.  Also, I did a lot of promotional materials, which really makes me appreciate the amount of effort that goes into every little sign, handout, order form … there’s a hardworking person behind any one of those seemingly boring sheets.  Then I created a promotional packet for the business, which was awesome.  Hopefully I’ll get to spread the word throughout the community over the next couple of weeks.  I also got to meet some truly great people through my work, which I’m happy about.

So my summer has consisted of work, vacation, friendship, and family.  While there have been a few angsty times (I wouldn’t be myself without those), overall I have been very content.  I have people around me who I truly care about and I fill my time doing things I enjoy.  What else is there to ask for?

Em