Are we just not gonna talk about how 2016 summer was the best summer ever? I mean it might not have been the absolute best, but it was the best summer for me compared to the rest. Even though my dad passed away that March, the summer didn't feel as tragic. It was the summer before I would start my freshman year at college. I would be away from home and in a new place with new people.

So I took the summer of 2016 to hang out with my friends and the guy I was dating. I was always out and about. I didn't stay at home for long because I wanted to have that chance to do what I wanted. So I took my first trip of the summer to Virginia Beach as my "baecation." I got to go out to the beach and get attacked by the waves. I got a little hermit crab (he died).

The next beach trip was with my best friend, Camryn. We went to Myrtle Beach and I drove the entire four hours there and back. We walked on the beach at night and saw the jellyfish that were stranded on the shore. There was one moment during the day that Camryn and I were sitting at the top of the of the beach where the water wouldn't reach us. We weren't paying too much attention to our surroundings, but my spidey senses were tingling and I turned my head to see the water rushing towards us. I threw our phones a good 4 feet or more. We needed our phones but that is one of the moments I will never forget.

Then it was the moments we spent together. We were always going out and staying in Walmart. We would hang out at the car-wash at night and even go out for late night eating. We would just use that time to connect and deepen our friendship. I thought I would be miserable during that time but in reality, I had so much fun. I just wish I can have that same energy with the upcoming summers because I honestly need it.