I think I was sleeping, but it happened the other night. Sometime, with a soft, syllibant whisper, Summer gave up her death grip on the world and she began to let go. She's still here, sending her searing heat down into the Earth and storing up radiant energy for the rest of the season. She's helping the flowers and plants store up their energy for their coming hibernations, but she let go and gave in while my head was turned.
When I went to bed she had a vice grip on the world and it seemed like she had a vice grip on my soul that would last until the end of time. I sweated and raged against her--evil Summer! Bringer of heat stroke, delirium, dehydration, sunburn, and sweaty sheets! Not to mention bored children roaming the sun baked ashphalt streets, home for hours on end out of school for months because of summer vacation. But while I slept, blissfully unaware in a dreamland of fragmented realities, she released her grasp on the world and I awoke to find a chill about my bedroom that was somewhat crisper than the morning before. And I found that I no longer needed to leave my cooler running after eleven pm, and that my room became chilled beyond comfort past 3 am in the morning with the fan running.
This afternoon I spotted my very first yellowing leaf. I smiled. Bring on the plaid! The plaited hair of the young girls as they get ready for their first day of school. Walgreens is selling buy 1 get 2 free of filler paper for 3 hole binders. The end of Summertime, that time that most children dreaded beyond anytime at all but I never did, is almost at hand, and I couldn't be happier. I am awaiting it with gleeful anticipation; my first glug of apple cider, Halloween candy, woodsmoke that comes from a chimney and not a wildfire, the sharp tang of frost in the air, and above all else, coat shopping!

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A note to my knit sock kit swap partner Vicki! Yes, I recieved your swap! How cool was it! I have to take pictures and upload them but it was awesome thank you. I am soo sorry for not posting sooner that I recieved it! :( Life was crazy last week with finals (please don't get me started) I loved my bag and the Trekking was soo cool, I've never touched or even seen it before so I can't wait to get started. But between you and me, the keychain stole my heart! Thank you thank you thank you!! <;3 )~~ angela