tomorrow is the first day of summer. and i can't wait. it's interesting, there was a time in my life when summer was
it. it meant freedom, warmth, special parties, afternoons at the pool, and a brief, finite reprise from the monotony of the school year. nowadays, summer just flows in and out like any other season, any other time. however, due to the fact that i don't have a
quoteunquote REAL JOB, i still allow summer to mean special things to me.
trying new things. this is produce market down the street from my apartment. it's 24-hours (okay) and the prices are phenomenal. i've been looking forward to really making use of it, and this summer i vow to do so. i no longer have the luxury of my mom's garden, or her daily trips to the farmer's market, so it's up to me to stock myself up on peaches, plums & strawberries. also, i want to get into smoothies. there's no jamba juice in astoria and i have this blender so i figure i should get on it.
rediscovering my childhood. babysitting has been my primary source of employment in this world for the last two years, and each summer i get the ultra-perk of traveling up to my family's summer house in rhinebeck, ny to play in the country twice a week. the commute is nothing compared to what i get: trips to the library, afternoons in the pool, paint-your-own-pottery, ice cream stands, baking in the palatial kitchen and, as illustrated here, toys & games like PLAY-DOH. it's practically perfect in every way.
exploring my home. every year i make a new set of to-dos in this big ol' city i call mine. i pride myself on the completion of these activities, and the expansion of my knowledge, geographically and creatively. so this past weekend, with my friend trina in town, we headed to brooklyn (my new pseudo-home) and wandered around in park slope for the afternoon. after thrift shopping, we headed to
four and twenty blackbirds, this award-winning, super-hip pie shop to check out some of their specialties. we split two massive slices, rhubarb crumble and salted caramel apple. both were amazing, and we left stuffed, sleepy and oh so satisfied. i'm already making plans for next weekends exploratory escapades. and so it begins.
i wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always june. - l.m. montgomery
trying new things. this is produce market down the street from my apartment. it's 24-hours (okay) and the prices are phenomenal. i've been looking forward to really making use of it, and this summer i vow to do so. i no longer have the luxury of my mom's garden, or her daily trips to the farmer's market, so it's up to me to stock myself up on peaches, plums & strawberries. also, i want to get into smoothies. there's no jamba juice in astoria and i have this blender so i figure i should get on it.
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