Summer is Around the Corner

School is beginning to race by, the days are getting longer, assignments larger, and days nicer. This all means one thing; the end of school is near and that summer will soon be here. I sit here today writing my blog looking out the window to find sunny sky that is supposed to heat the air up to a comfortable 14 degrees; not bad for the first week of April. Nights have been cool, but they have not dipped below zero in quite some time making for comfortable mornings.

The finishing stretch of school is shaping up to be a real short and steep one due to the usual procrastination of major assignments. It is going to be quite the grind to the finish, but once there the satisfaction of my first completed year of college will certainly sink in.

Recently because of the nice weather I have been able to get outside and spend a substantial amount of time on my bike. This makes me excited for whats to come. I am currently comfortable riding in a sweater each night when the temperature dips down to around five degrees. I can hardly wait for when the nice weather arrives and I am able to ride outside in a t-shirt always and be comfortable. Also having no school activities during the day or assignments at night will make for fewer time commitments making riding much easier. I will have a full time summer job, but it is at bike store with people who also ride. I am excited for this because it provides me with people who are eager to go on ride with me each and every day.

Another great thing about summer is, it means that it is time to go home. This I am especially excited for as I growing tired of living in Pembroke. Over the last two weeks I have probably hit every single spot that is worth riding more then once. I am excited to move back to a bigger city where there are more good spots to ride and different people. As much as I like my friends here I miss my friends from home and am quite ready to go back.

The thing that I am most excited for is complete freedom. Obviously when I go back for summer there will be responsibilities such as work and general housekeeping duties. But there will be beautiful summer days where I have nothing to do but enjoy myself. Those are the days that I loan for. Days that I can go out and ride for as long as I want, and when I get tired of that I can go swimming or just relax. You can have days like this in the winter but they are never as good because you simply can never be as comfortable. The preparation involved in doing outdoor activities makes them more of a hastle then the summer. Believe me I love to ski in the winter, but nothing beats being able to leave the door comfortable in what ever you have on. Not having to work to be warm is amazing.

In summary I am excited for warm weather, biking, friends, and no more school. I eagerly anticipate many long fun days of riding, the days where you and a group of friends push each other to acquire new skills. Summer is the one time that I find people truly live life to the fullest. Fewer people complain about life's day to day hastles and just look to have fun. As an outdoor loving person having fun is a lifelong goal of mine, and being around people who are truly enjoying themselves will make it that much easier.