Monday, August 14, 2006 | by nathan
Ready To Enroll
Ready To Enroll
Brian made coffee this morning. His parents got him a really nice Cuisinart coffee maker as a housewarming gift last year, but since it got hot - and this really has been the worst summer ever, temperature-wise - we haven’t been making coffee.
Classes start a week from today - you know, provided my financial aid comes through before then. (Are you praying yet?) Jaye is coming by in a minute to get me so we can go nab some free tickets to Little Miss Sunshine, which I have been waiting eagerly to see all summer.
Dylan’s coming from North Carolina on Friday, and the other night at dinner the Flynns, Brian and I decided that we are all super-stoked about this. Decided might be the wrong word - we realized how very super-stoked we already are. We get a K.C. concert and a visit from our favorite NC native all in one weekend. Awesome.
Summer 2006 has rocked, and now it’s winding down. Dad brought us okra, peaches and tomatoes from his garden last weekend, which always signals the end of summer. This morning I realized that the last time we used the coffee-maker was when it was cold outside. I am looking forward to fall, which is funny.
I swore in May that I would not step foot in Norman until it was time for classes to start up again. With the exception of John’s birthday dinner at Rudy’s the other night, I have kept my promise, and it feels great. But now I am ready to be back in school, to be teaching, and doing assignments. I am ready for cool breezes, and sweaters, and hot beverages. Autumn really is my favorite season. I love the freedom and light of summer, and while I get over winter really quickly once the holidays are over, I love when the light starts to die a little.
There’s still another month and a half left in the season, true, so I’ll be waiting awhile. And even though a cold front - or, as I like to call them, "less-hot fronts" - blew through today and it’s only 90, I’m already looking forward to blustery wind and indoor parties.
Bring it on. Fall, and financial aid. These are the two things I need just now.
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Comment by Dylan
one word… YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!
ps: Is there anything you (or the rest of the “family”) wants from the great state of North Carolina? Provided I can get it on a plane (which may prove difficult these days), I am more than happy to come bearing requested gifts and goodies! Let me know!
14 August 2006 11:14 am
Comment by nathan
You know what I’d really like? Some Cook-Out food. But that’s not really possible. I keep bragging on Cook-Out to everyone here, and they all just kinda stare at me blankly.
I think it might be time for US to take a trip out THERE…
Duuude, I can’t wait until Friday. I’m pretty much jumping out of my skin with excitement.
14 August 2006 11:16 am
Comment by Amanda
Little Miss Sunshine was great. We saw it in Dallas last week. My 15-year-old stepson really liked the teenage boy character. Let me know what you think of it!
14 August 2006 8:31 pm