Hello, August! By this time in the summer, we're all feeling different kinds of emotions. Happy to go back to school, upset to go back to school, maybe a little nervous if you're packing your bags for your freshman year of college, over your summer job, HOT, sunburned, you name it! Summer a time for relaxation and fun, and whether you're excited or not for that coming fall- we're all feeling a little something this late into the summer.
1. WAY too hot
This summer has been a scorcher! At the beginning of it all, we thought it was great... we could go outside without a sweater, suntan on the beach. But now, it's getting a little overwhelming and A/C only helps indoors.
2. Realizing school is THIS MONTH
If you're like me, you have a college student and you cannot wait for school to start again. You've missed your friends, you missed dorm life, you've missed almost everything about it. (I'll admit it, I even miss the routine of classes).
3. Realizing school is this month
Then it sinks in. You have nothing packed. You don't even know your schedule. You realize that sleeping until noon will be next to impossible. Thus, the panic sets in.
4. Getting tired of your summer job
No school means more hours! You practically live there now, and you are dead tired. Maybe school isn't sounding so bad now. But, you know that you need to work to get paid. So, another day another dollar.
5. Wedding season is killing you
Everyone is getting married. You're invited to multiple, you need to buy dresses. You need to take time off (and lose money). But, you know these people, you're happy for them and weddings are always fun. So come on wedding season, we welcome you.
6. The County Fair is here already?!
I'm from Buffalo, NY, and everyone knows the sign of the end of summer: the fair. You bask in the fried food, down cotton candy until you can't anymore, and drink lemonade until your tummy can't take anymore. It's all fun and games (literally) until you realize it probably means summer is over soon.
7. SO. MANY. CONCERTS.
The meme is true. By August, most of the summer's concerts have either passed or are about to happen. If you're like me you try and squeeze as many as your schedule (and your paycheck) will allow.
8. Ow, my sunburn
By August, you've probably had a sunburn or two, and you definitely felt them all.
9. I'm gonna miss you guys
It's that time again, pack up your things you're headed to college! Whether it's your parents, best friend or cat, you're going back to college means less time spent with them and you're gonna miss them.
10. School supply shopping bliss
We all know the feeling. We see the school supplies in school again and your heart kind of drops? "SUMMER JUST STARTED!" you scream. Let's be real, though, you secretly love going to stock up on school things.
11. This is the best summer, ever
By the end of every summer you definitely want to be able to say "this has been the best summer ever". Hopefully, you're feeling a little of that by now.
No matter what you've done this summer, or where you live, there's probably something on this list you can relate to. So when you're packing your bags for school again, look back on this summer and know that despite the millions of weddings and painful sunburns, you lived it to it's fullest. There's only one summer 2016, and it's ending soon. So get out there and enjoy it!