Summer's End

I had such plans

The books I would read

The manuscript I would complete

The new characters I would unleash into the world

The workouts I would accomplish each and every day

The friends with whom I would catch up after such a long, busy spring

The places I would travel, places I may have never known existed prior

The foods I would learn to make in my own kitchen

The carefree games I would play with my children

The correspondence I would compose

The songs I would sing

I had such plans


Summer break always seems so vast when it begins, and it's sort of difficult that summer goes on even as we all head back to work and school.  Yet though I leave many of my goals unfulfilled, I cannot deny that it has been an amazing break.  I feel renewed, refreshed, and even more determined to pursue my career in writing.

And though break is coming to a close, it does mean that fall is on the horizon.  My favorite season full of my favorite tastes, sights, smells, and feelings.  So bring it, Mother Nature.  I'm ready for that crispness in the air!