kissing summer goodbye

i haven't done this before but i thought i might occasionally repost an entry from the past

i hope that's not a blogger foul

i was perusing old posts & ran into this one from last summer.

except for the fact that we're heading out bright & early tuesday morning

for move in day at UGA

pretty much everything else feels just the same.

funny how life often feels that way...

its hard for me to believe that the girls start back to school tomorrow

&

we'll kiss the summer goodbye

i'm usually the one

who's more than ready for the routine to begin

but not this year

i have ( except for loosing our pop pop) loved this summer

our schedule has seemed relaxed & so enjoyable

maybe it's because savannah has her own car

making logistics much easier

but honestly she's been quite the busy bee

life guarding & involved in a volunteer program at the same children's hospital

that i work

i told madison that once they start back to school

i'm going to take over their summer jobs

& make some fast cash for an anthro shopping spree for myself

between dog walking and baby sitting

their wallets are thicker than mine!

maybe i don't want summer to end

because there's a part of me

that is even more acutely aware

that my girls are growing up

& our time together

all under the same roof

is precious & priceless to me

i've enjoyed our slower pace

 most dinners being cooked on the grill

which reminds me

i have to share~

one of my favorite bloggers had visited another fave blogger

&

among the other incredibly yummy foods that were served

they grilled artichokes

so i figured

let's grill an artichoke!

course i only bought one

figuring i'd be the only brave one

so the other night i had dan grill some corn on the cob

& the one lone artichoke

i had becky email me the directions

& the recipe for the sauce so i was ready to go!

so we all sit down to the table with our

beautiful grilled veggies, lasagna and crustini

& i look up to madison

and ask her

hey sweetie, can you run upstairs & google

"how to eat an artichoke"

because i sat there & looked at that grilled artichoke

& realized

i had no idea

what to do next

surely i'm not the only one

right?

obviously i'm not

very sophisticated

but it was yummy indeed

most of our school supplies have been purchased

schedules written in the mom agenda

cheerleading uniforms are washed & ready to go

now i just need to be

ready

to

go

too

sigh....