Virtually devoted

Just like the mood of that famous song from the Movie “Grease”, summer here in the US deserves much a blog space. The sounds of summer are so welcoming to me. I feel much more productive, livelier and more ladylike.

The dresses that finally make their way into the stores sends the message, we are ready to look and dress like women who enjoy life and are not preparing for boot camp in Alaska. Ah, the joys and colours of summer are such a joy. Ice cream gets a better rap, eating out often isn’t a crime( since we are out burning all those calories one way or another) and shopping is justified because walking around and trying on the perfect swimsuit at twelve different stores, counts as a good work out in my world!

The simple ability and need to open the balcony door brings such a high. After being cooped up all winter – which sometimes drags on till April, this simple act of inviting sun and fresh air is so liberating and cathartic. Once done with that task, the songs of the birds that have somehow learnt new numbers and made new friends are great starters for the day! The only drawback with having these flighty friends of mine sharing my summer space is what they enjoy doing the most – marking their territory and letting us know that how much they actually eat is very deceiving to the human eye. If I choose to stay home and enjoy the view from my balcony and not get into our car, I think I can enjoy their presence and sounds.

The free concerts in the town centers are a wonderful perk that comes with summer. It may be 100 degrees out, but the band still plays on and the folks have a smile on their faces while they listen and dance to the umpteenth time and version of a song, simply because its summer and you feel like you have a new lease on life! The movies out in theatres are catered to PG audiences and if I daresay, I still feel, I fall in the PG bracket. As we exit the movie halls, we get to hear a review of the movie from kids, and that usually is hilarious and priceless. The moviegoer gets a fresh and different perspective when his fellow audience is between the ages of 5 and 75!

Increasing gas prices have somehow educated and enriched summer life in our area. We see more legs than wheels on the streets now. Before gas prices made us hyperventilate at the pump, people in our community would bring their garbage on their cars. The distance was often just a few yards from their unit to the dumpster, but still they provided ample entertainment to those of us who watched. But with today’s gas prices, I am finally able to see the faces behind such ingenious talents. They now walk, with the realization that it is healthier for them and their wallets. I can almost hear something out there saying”Come out, come out wherever you are!” I miss the auto – garbage parade though. I am the sure that the trash bags miss their upper class treatment, as they were paraded and revered all the way to the dumpster, on the roof of cars, on top of the trunk and in some rare cases on the passenger seat!

Summer indeed is a lot of fun. It’s the time for new ventures, new opportunities and a time for catching up. I miss and long to catch up with my friends, since I know we can meet up and not worry about snow related no- shows.

The kids are out and about and we can binge on their expense, and secretly be a kid once again, when we enjoy the free chaperone privileges at some events. You enjoy the pool now, because you need to watch your busy little one in the water. You can eat ice cream, more than once a week, simply because it’s hot, the kids are screaming for it and summer demands so. There are new and sometimes weird flavors out almost every summer and there is ample time to go back in the same week and order your favorite again if you went wrong once. The words “Let’s go for some ice cream “gets me so excited and happy, sometimes more than my toddler. I am the first one out of the house and the last one in. I guess it’s all the magic of summer.

So go save our weakening economy, invest in a cone or a cup scheme for the summer and have a blast on the 4th of July! (No pun intended).

Enjoy!

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