Day One

Today is Week One Day One at Rockbridge. It's a gorgeous Sunday, and I have found my thoughts traveling often to what must be happening at camp at specific points of the day, and I have been remembering Day One's of past summers that I have been part of. 

This weekend was the kick off weekend of my little summer to do list. Yesterday I spent a few hours writing trying to get back into the groove of the book and wanting to get some progress made there. I started reading a book or two (it has yet to be decided which one I am going to commit too). 

In bigger strides... I went to mingle with the locals at the nearby watering hole. Yes, it was a cultured experience to say the least. I drove out to the river, parked my car, grabbed my towel, and claimed my spot on the edge of the bank. I sat for a moment looking at the trees lining the river, and enjoyed the people watching tremendously. The water was warm to my toes, and I went swimming for a little bit in hopes to stretch out my back which I threw out this morning. The commentary in my mind about all that I was witnessing made me laugh, and despite my toes being in the water- I felt like a complete fish out of water. It was strange to listen to the families around me, and look at so many red neck tans. Ok, perhaps I'm being a little cynical. It was still funny, and it still mad me laugh. 

I have otherwise stayed out of the heat, and blast of the sun, instead enjoying the central air in my house and my favorite TV show in DVD. I have gone back to the book and edited parts out, and simmered on other topics that perhaps I might not want to include. I have surfed the internet in search for perhaps alternate employment, possible locations I might want to investigate moving too, and then hitting the wall in my heart that has painted all over it: "Wait". And so that is where I rested. I closed the google search engine and I reopened the word document. I am now sipping an iced coffee, and am laughing at Gracie who is snoring on the couch-- happily relocated from sunbathing in the front yard to lounging in the much cooler interior of the house. 

Who knows what the rest of Day One will have in store. It's been a good one, while different then the past four, but tomorrow is Monday and I'm thankful for the day of rest before this work week gears up again.