Though the summer solstice is the first official day of summer, my summer starts today with the last day of school. As I get older and put more years of teaching under my belt, the last day of school will always make me feel like a kid. The start of summer is a rush of happiness with the potential of all the fun things to come.
I always made a summer to do list as a kid. It was always way too long, and I never usually crossed off everything on the list, but it was more the idea that I had so many possibilities and options for spending all my free time over the summer.
This summer will be different, though. If I do make a list, it will be short and probably only consist of some household tasks, because the most important thing this summer is family. This will be the largest chunk of time I get to spend with my daughter and husband since returning to work after maternity leave. Although we have things planned and will certainly go places that I could put on a to-see list, it's way more important to me now to simply enjoy my time with them. Unfortunately, the summer will be over before I know it, so I plan on making the most of it and having a fun summer as a family of three!
