Summer of Della

Much like George when he found out that being fired from the Yankees came with a severance that could stretch his laziness 3 months, I feel like I have an extraordinary opportunity to live my summer up, my way.

















What exactly does "my way" look like? I'm not really sure. I've already spent two and a half weeks at RUF summer conference "de-compressing" on "the dock". A much needed retreat with friends after a year of change. I have a couple of exciting weddings to go to later on, which are always fun reunions. I trip to Michigan with the fam. A short visit to ATL for staff training and an excursion to Colorado with my brother and my oldest nephew, Dunning. Pretty packed little summer.

However, now that I'm back in Lubbock, I'm going to have to find some creative ways to keep busy, so that the loneliness birds don't fly into my heart and lay large stone eggs. (Power of One, anybody?) Here is a short list of things I would like to do with my three weeks:

1. Successfully start training for that half marathon in December.
2. Read consistently everyday.
3. Try at least 5 new locally owned restaurants.
4. Get caught up on all the correspondence that I've neglected.
5. Finish Band of Brothers.
6. Cook out with Leonard once a week.
7. Do a solo camping trip in one of the Canyons.
8. Go through my closet.
9. Finish CASA training.
10. Call my Mom more.

These are just a few that come to mind. Any suggestions?

Hopefully, this summer will not be a waste, that I will have plenty to reflect on, and many interesting things to write about. Looking forward to sharing it with you. After all, you are mostly at work, wishing you could say "this is the Summer of ________".



George: Hey, 'The White Shadow' is on...

Jerry: Boy, your really packing it all in.

George: Jerry, my vacation just started. I need a day or two to de-compress. Besides, I did plenty today.

Jerry: Like what?

George: I bought a new recliner with a fridge build right in to it.