Our Musicalhouse: Why Summer Rocks

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Why Summer Rocks

Here are some reasons I love summer (in no particular order):

1. A change of pace - I get to escape the daily grind of school and schedules & enjoy staying up late, being spontaneous, traveling, and being just plain lazy!

2. Time with my hubby - No matter how crazy the year is, summer's when we get to hang out TOGETHER almost all day, every day. I love it!

3. Fun non-work clothes - flip flops, shorts, tank tops, bright colors...

4. Time for hobbies - Things haven't completely slowed down yet this year, but we have had time to get out in the yard and redo the massive flowerbed in the backyard. As my Aunt Betty (a master gardener) says , "There's just something about getting your hands in the dirt." No matter how much I sweat out there, it still brings a feeling of peace and satisfaction. As it heats up, I'll probably be switching my focus to scrapbooking. However, I'm in no hurry, seeing as how I'm only about 8 years behind...

5. Friends and Family - Summer always seems to be the season to reconnect. This year it has come in the form of me climbing out of my cave of grad school, internship duties, and work commitments, & reintroducing myself to family & friends: Hi guys, I'd like you to meet Normal Katie (as opposed to Crazy Lady-stressed out Katie).

6. Refocus - Living in the academic world, this is the end of my calendar year. So now is when I typically reflect on the past year, set goals, process, etc. Ahhh, having time to think is good.

3 comments:

Sarah said...: Love the blog, Katie!! Glad you're enjoying writing. Keep it up! BTW, I like how you made your's have spiritual stuff on it...thanks a bunch for making mine look all heathen.

I love the summer for many of the reasons you've mentioned...perhaps I'll post a top five "reasons I love summer" list! :c); June 20, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Katie said...: Ha ha! You know that's why I included God stuff - to make you feel bad. No way! You know your blog is awesome - you're the one who got me into this mess!; June 20, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Sarah said...: Oh Katie...no use in trying to make me feel better. I'm already having to dust off my Bible and see if I can pick out a verse to slap into my blog. (Just kidding!!--my Bible is not dusty and I'm still not putting a verse in my blog.); June 21, 2008 at 12:18 AM

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Verses from Philippians

1:21: For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
2:1-11: If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2:14-15: Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.
3:7-8: But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
3:12-14:Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.