Right now it is sweltering hot in the Midwest. We have had 90 degree days for the last week. Yet since we are now past July 4th it seems like all the stores are celebrating the arrival of Fall. Most of the big stores are having clearance sales and it is getting harder and harder to find anything that is summer related, even though we have lots of summer left to experience. Then you start to see sweaters, fall colors and items for Halloween. Many of our schools start in the next two weeks so many stores are pushing "Back to School" sales and items. For me is it just hard to get excited about the arrival of fall when we are having the hottest days of the summer right now.
At least I am grateful that we have only had a few days of energy-draining heat. Last summer we had a drought and weeks of time where the temperature was over 90 degrees.
This morning I was at a meeting and one of the people there was eager for the start of hockey season. My husband and I are hockey fans and in the midst of summer we do talk about missing the smell of the refrigerant used to chill the rinks and hockey gear. If any of you have had kids play hockey or are fans of the game you understand that smell. Soon the rinks will fill with kids and adults starting to skate for the beginning of the season. Then we can all get our hockey fix.
Right now it just seems that summer is flying by too quickly. As of today we are one month from the start of fall semester at the college where I work. This last month will speed by quickly and soon we will be back into the rhythm of fall semester and a new college academic year.
Enjoy the remainder of your summer. Fall, Halloween and then Christmas is right around the corner.
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