Summertime....and the livin' is easy.....

"Summertime, summertime, sum- sum- summertime" is a song from years back. The time frame holds rich possibilities for me. Each day is a gift that I've longed for and looked forward to and had to wait for. I feel free. What will I do with each day? I'm filled with hope and joy.
Friday when I turned in my keys I had no idea that at that moment, I would feel free. A weight lifted from my shoulders. Later that afternoon, when I walked across my street to the mailbox, I felt different than I had for most of this year. I realized I was "Cynthia" again and not Mrs. (last name) for a parcel of time and I liked that. I've missed her. I've had to take on a different persona being a teacher full time and I'm ready to reclaim me.
I read the paper from front to back today looking for, and thinking about, "what's out there that I'd like to do/see/experience"? I looked through the movies, but I don't want to be inside. I'll want to visit some beaches on weekends; places I've never gone to. Someone wrote about a "grateful" journal. Someone else wrote about adventures and what they feel like. I want to push my boundries and have some adventures of my own. Of course, going to Rome with Mamma and my two sisters will fall under that category bigtime!
I had my granddaughter over last night for our first "sleepover". It was fun and this morning with her hair hanging down to her chin, totally covering her face, and mine spiked up every whichway, I just laughed at the sight we made!
I want to do something new each day and that will take some thought. Of course, today I stayed in my jammies all day and that didn't take any planning, but I think I'll drive somewhere before I call it a day. I want to get outdoors every single day.
Today was delicious and totally enjoyed. Reading the paper on the day it came was a treat! Watching movies was just delightful. No plans to write tonight. Yippeeeeee. Teaching produces things always hanging over you. It's such a relief to be out from under that pressure. My neck aches need a reprieve.
So that's about it for today. I hope to write regularly and I'm glad I have my time back.
In the good ole summertime....