last day of summer

So I just spent one of my last nights working at the club. It's a little bittersweet to realize that summer is about to end and school is quickly approaching. And yes, I spent my last night of summer freedom watching people swim at the club. (I know... it was a small party.) While I was watching, I thought about my first day on the job and how nervous I was. I can still remember the family that was swimming, and I realized that that same family was in the pool tonight. I found it a funny coincidence, and it felt like everything had come full circle. I started with that family, and ended with them. It's been a fun summer working as a lifeguard, but I still wish that people would just clean up after themselves, not run, not hang on the rope, not hang on the diving board, and not play like they are drowning! Well-- I guess I'll have to try to work on it next summer.

Concert Going Woman

This summer I have been to three concerts-- more than ever before! Each one of them were so different from each other and SO much FUN!
In June, I went to to the "American Idol" concert where the top 10 perform. It was an awesome concert and a really fun enviroment to be in! I especially loved Brooke White! Two weeks later I went to the John Mayer and Colbie Calliat concert at USANA with Brynn. I LOVED this concert! Since then I have listened to A LOT of John Mayer. Then, two weeks after that, I went to the James Taylor concert. This was an AWESOME concert and we sat on the 6th row!!! Closer than I have EVER been. So there ya go-- this summer I have definitely been a concert going woman!

One More Picture of the Awesome SUNGLASSES!

THE Sunglasses

I thought since my sunglasses were the inspiration for this blog, it would be fitting to have the first post be about none other than the infamous lenses. Over the fourth of July, I obtained these awesome spectacles from my sister, and I've been wearing them ever since. I have spent the summer working at a neighborhood pool " The Evergreen Swim Club," and I LOVE it! I love watching the kids carefree and spunky personalities, the moms chatting, the lifeguards; it seems like everyone knows everyone! I think why I like it so much is the sense of community I feel when I'm working at the pool-- it gives me hope to know that there are still kids out there who want to play night games and go for a swim with their friends. Its not all about the video games! Four hours sitting out in the hot sun watching people swim gives me a lot of time to think, and one of the thoughts that kept running around in my head was that I should write about this summer and the experiences I've had "through the sunglasses." My family and both my sisters have been really into the blogging lately so I thought I would give it a shot. So here it goes: Here is my Life through the sunglasses!