Summer on the East Coast

The goal this summer was to really enjoy the East Coast and all it had to offer. This meant a month of summer school and a little traveling. My travels have taken me to Yankee Stadium, Times Square at midnight, a bike ride through Central Park in NYC and to South Philadelphia for delicious cheesesteaks.

They were not on the original list of summer plans but sometimes a little impromptu thinking is all that I need to be nudged in a new direction. My original plans included the Cape, Gloucester and a tour of Civil War battlegrounds. None of those happened in these past few months.

I'm gearing up to head home for three weeks and three weddings. I've got a homily to construct and sunsets to watch. I have a loosely planned Calif. vacation since there are so many activities that will need full participation.

Recently, I'd exchanged e-mails with a longtime friend who I have not seen for years. I quickly recounted my summer for him and he said that I was fully engaged in life and squeezing every drop out of it. I was mulling that over today and I like it.