Summertime is Here!!!

Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, the pools are open, and school is just about out for this year. It's summertime!!! Time to take a vacation with your family, visit relatives, relax and not worry about homework, and enjoy the great weather we have in North Carolina. I don't know about you but I love summer. I love the long daylight hours, the sunshine, and the sounds of children playing outside. I especially love spending time at our community pool.

I didn't have a community pool when I was growing up. My friend had a neighbor who had a pool and we were allowed to swim there when the owners were home. Eventually my parents bought a small above ground pool and we had a great time swimming in that. It was in our backyard, our friends came over, and it was not only a place to swim but a social activity and gathering place for all of the children in the neighborhood. Now many many years later, the community pool serves the same purpose for us as well as our children. We all love being at the pool. We know that whenever we go there will be somebody there to sit with and talk to. It brings people out of their houses and provides us with an opportunity to catch up with neighbors who we pass by for the other nine months when the pool is not open.

I'm looking forward to a short vacation at the beginning of the summer, swim meets, camping, cookouts, and summer parties. I love summer and the only thing I don't look forward to is the end of summer.