Summer is coming to a close soon, and it's hard to believe. The days are already becoming chillier, the cats seem much less miserable, I don't have the AC blasting in my room 24/7, and the coconut oil in the pantry has solidified.
I've had a pretty lovely summer working in Boston, meeting some wonderful people, getting to know the city. My family has a place on Martha's Vineyard, which is incredible for me because it's like a little home-away-from-home, much closer to me now that I'm in Boston. Plus, my mom and sister were there for most of July, so I got to spend the weekends with them.
I also got to go to Alaska this summer with my Dad's side of the family, which was absolutely incredible. I'd never been before, and it was just breathtakingly beautiful every day. It was also the first time that my entire beautiful and very large family has been together in a very, very long time.
Seeing family, seeing cousins who are growing up, spending time with the still fairly new husbands and wives of some of my cousins, taking senior photos for my sister and talking about college with her, it all brought thoughts of the passing of time to the forefront of my mind. I am more aware of the changes that have been taking place and that will take place than I have ever been before, I think. As a child the future (whatever that means) seems so far away, so unattainable. As an adult (whatever that means), it seems much more accessible, and much scarier. It makes me sad that I'm so far away from my mom and sister, and that after this year we will probably be spread even further across the country from each other. That's why summer moments with them are so beautiful and so important.
Alright alright, I will cut it out with the sentimentality now, and do a few blog posts with some photos from my summer!
