Summertime Sadness

Tonight's Wine: Wilhelmina 2013 Riesling (not normally a Riesling fan, but if I'm ever going to drink it, the hot summertime is when!)

What a summer it has been. I just cannot believe it is almost over. I went today and, for the first time, had to buy school supplies for not just one but both of my boys. My younger son went with me, and although it was cute to see how excited he got about picking out his pencil box (Atlanta Falcons-themed, naturally) and markers, I couldn't help but think...how in the WORLD did we get here so quickly? Wasn't it only last year that he was a little two-year-old crying when I dropped him off for preschool? Am I the only mom who feels like I have lost years somewhere along the way? It truly does not feel possible that my youngest - my BABY - is going to be a first grader.

So yes, the end-of-summer sadness is setting in over here. Big time. But I need to remember all of the happiness that this summer has contained in its short (TOO short!) ten weeks! Vacation at the beach with my family and nephew #2. Endless lake days on the boat, having a beer and watching the boys swim their hearts out. The beginning of guitar lessons for my older son. Soccer season for the little guy. Vacation at the beach again for the 4th of July with our oldest friends and their beautiful daughters. A visit to the water park. Vacation at the lake with my in-laws and nephews #1 and #3. Dinners out with my gorgeous friends. Late nights, late mornings, pool visits, hotter-than-Hades running in the mornings...almost too much fun and pleasure for one season. I'm going to try really hard to fight my glass-half-empty nature and instead reflect on what filled my glass all summer long. And hey, there's always the possibility of a Labor Day weekend beach getaway, right?

Besides, if all else fails, all I need to do is remind myself that football season is on the horizon! Ahhh...I feel myself cheering up already. ;)

Cheers!