Goodbye Summer

Oh my! It been way to long...

I've been feeling very blue lately. I think I'm sad to be saying goodbye to the summer. I looked forward to the warm days, long evenings for so long that I can't believe they are almost gone. I refuse to let them go.

I will continue to bike into work until there is snow on the ground. (Too dangerous to do it with snow.) I'll have to go shopping for my appropriate cool and cold weather biking clothes. I don't want to give it up because I enjoy it so much, and the daily exercise is starting to show. A few people have told me I look like I've lost weight so, now that I'm on a roll, I can't stop. now. I've thought about an alternative "active transportation" method for snowy days - I thinking about snow-shoes. http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/snowshoeing+first+steps.html

I usually look forward to the fall - I like the season. I like every season except winter. I look forward to every season - a new beginning. Things to look forward to; so many possibilities. But this year the fall is only a warning that winter is comming. Or perhaps I've lost faith that a new season can bring new beginnings, possibilities. I sometimes feel like there is nothing to look forward to anymore; just more of the same routine. Is this what it feels like to get "old".

Before this post turns too sad, I will end with happy things. Won an award at work with a sweet cash prize. (I still have to buy myself a gift with the money - just need to decide what I want.) Got a good performance review with a nice raise. Attended a school assembly with my niece as a "cherished person".