May 10th has come and gone, and I can't say being a college graduate feels any different than being a student, but perhaps that is because grad school awaits me in the fall. Then again, if I had to describe the way I've been feeling the last month or so I would use the words "free" "content" "relaxed" and "happy". I suppose two of those words are less applicable to the past 4 years so that the current situation is in fact quite different from the previous.
On the days when free time abounds and social engagements do not, I often feel the need to create something. So far I've worked on my 1940's dress, started knitting a blanket, had some fun with photo editing, and tried to decorate "my" room (formally my brother's and a space which until recently has not felt like my own). A very random concoction on my desk now is an old gumball machine filled with colorful spools of antique threads. On occasion I even feel stirred to write poetry (and often to write music, if only I could play!) and include a short poem here:
A dreamer in a white dress,
dreaming dreams of white dresses
a summer afternoon
sitting contented on an expansive green lawn.
Cream in her cup matches
the Victorian mansion she calls home.
The sound of waves crashing softly on the beach;
she stands,
a line of pearl-white cloth-covered buttons
winds down her delicate back,
the moment is pure.
I love beginnings. The beginning of summer is especially wonderful because a long stretch of warm long days is still to come and the anticipation for what great adventures await is almost as satisfying as the adventures themselves. We humans love having something to look forward to. I try to set my sights on something in the not too distant future, less I risk missing the present joys because I'm too busy looking ahead. This summer has so much to offer I have barely begun to anticipate the England move. I am however on the quest for the perfect trench coat.
Stephen's house renovations are coming along really well. The new front steps are in, surrounded by all new landscaping and fresh mulch. The living room is coming together after new sheetrock, paint, curtains, etc. Now it's about time we had some people over there. I'm really hoping we can get our families together there sometime in the next month or so.
This is my first summer of multiple weddings, and I'll be surprised if it isn't the start of a new wedding era when it seems like everyone I know is getting married. June belongs to Karen and Chris, August to Jenny and Joel (hello California!), and September to Steve and Kate. I am so happy for all of them.
Elise and I took our first Waterford beach trip a couple weeks ago and visited with Nana and Yiayia; a nice day as always, complete with picture taking.
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