in the maze of her imagination;

Well, today was one of those perfect summer days. I thought to myself, “this is what it is to be young.” You know, this is what it’s all about.

Woke up when I felt like it, (meaning like 9 am, I lack the ability to sleep late) and went to the beach with my friend, Steve, and his family and his sister’s friend/my friend, Tiffany. It was nice and relaxing, the sun was out, the weather was hot, and the water was nice and refreshing. I listened to my iPod a bit (I’ve got a fantastic summer playlist on there) and just hung out and talked with everyone. Steve and I walked the beach a couple times, just along the water enough to get our feet wet. It was so nice to just soak up the sunshine and chat. Just plain old chatting, you know? “Shooting the breeze” and “chewing the fat” and all those silly ways of saying “to chat.” It’s fun to just get lost in conversation with someone. Sharing stories, joking around, asking each other questions… It’s fascinating how much you can learn about a person through simple conversation. Simple, easy, and flowing: just like that ocean next to us.

At night I went over to Chris’. He had a bunch of people over and we all went in the pool and the hot tub and drank and did all that stupid teenager-y stufff. It was nice to see all my “school friends” again and to just mess around and do whatever. It’s our last summer all together before we split up for college and everyone seems to be making the most of it. Ironically, our group seems to be closest now in some ways. I feel like we all hang out much more frequently and are constantly doing things, and it’s so nice.

Also, I’ve been chatting with my UD friend, David, almost all day, and talking to him just makes me beyond happy. I can’t wait for us to go to college together and hang out whenever we feel like it. We live like a half hour away from each other so we haven’t really gotten to hang out yet. We clicked immediately when we started talking and I can’t believe how close we are without having even met. I just love how easy it is to talk to him. We get along so well, you know?

Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day! I’m waking up early to babysit my Kevin for a couple hours. I’ll probably take him to the playground or something. I might see Chris again, I’m not sure yet. My dad starts chemo and radiation tomorrow, too, so I don’t really know what will be going on at home. Today made me very happy, though: a perfect summer day. Hope everyone else had a nice day/night, as well. xx