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A different kind of summer.

As I’ve mentioned a million times…I LOVE summer.  LOVE it.  It’s what I need each year to regroup, if you will.  I absolutely LOVE the longer days (even the sweltering heat only because that means its summer) and the care free attitude that we adapt on so many of our summer nights.  We are fortunate and get to go down to the coast a LOT, which is fantastic; we are generally down there 1-2 weekends a month in the summer and for a week vacation.  The beach, the boat, lazy summer nights, it is all perfection to me. 

 

And….well, this year.  This year is different.  And it’s hard for me.  Hard to accept and hard to know I won’t get my normal “summer.”  I’m dealing, and I know it’ll all be worth it when these boys get here, but it does kind of stink giving up such an important part of my life this year.  We have gone to Beaufort several times and even took a three day weekend two weekends ago…I’ve been on a girl’s weekend in 
Edisto and we’ve been out on the lake a few times too; but that’s all about to come to a screeching halt.  I’m pretty much “done” at this point and don’t know if I’ll be able to even enjoy another lake day before the boys come….thank goodness for neighborhood pools.  We’ve been trying hard to do some fun things this summer so we don’t feel like our summer completely got away from us between me being miserably pregnant and renovating/moving into a new house on a TIGHT deadline….but it’s hard knowing this is all going to come to an end VERY soon, for a while.   It’s just so out of the norm for me to NOT be down on the coast or out on the lake EVERY SINGLE weekend in the summer.  (I know….this sounds so whiny, but I can’t help it…. it’s what I’m used to). 

 

You obviously can’t take newborns out on the boat…and I seriously doubt we will leave the house much at all that first month….i mean, I’m going from ONE kid to THREE….it’s going to take some adjusting.  I’m hoping to at least get to the pool every once in a while….but I know the first 4-6 weeks after the boys arrive are going to be TOUGH and I’m not going to be able to enjoy SUMMER like I normally do.  We will just have to stretch our summer out thru September and take advantage….I mean, it’s still like a million degrees here in September.  We are trying to take two weeks at the end of August/first of September and spend them down in Beaufort; no difference in sitting at our house with new babies and a house on the coast, right?  I hope we will be able to make it to the beach at least a few days!  *wishful thinking?* 

 

Anyways, sorry to sound so whiny; it’s just different for me.  A different kind of summer. 

We have spent a LOT of time at the pool this year.... It's the only place I can go/ activity I can do where NOTHING on my body hurts!! So yay for that. And Collins LOVES it. Little booger....

Xoxo

Comments

  1. MirandaJune 24, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    I can't speak from experience with twins, but from having a newborn to a now 5 year old, it's so great when they hit that 4 month mark - you'll get there :)

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  2. April of Smidge Of ThisJune 24, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    She's adorable on her little raft! Enjoy that pool time!

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