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Jun 30, 2015

While summer is a wonderful time of the year, we all can get a little carried away with what we expect the upcoming summer to bring. Here are some of those expectations of summer that we think about all winter compared to the reality of summer:

That Perfect Summer Body

Expectation:

I'm going to work out everyday this summer so I can look great in my swimsuit and wow everyone once Fall semester comes.

Reality:

Well, I just got off of work, and I was invited to go get ice cream so I think I'm going to go do that, and I'll just work out tomorrow (and let me tell you, that "tomorrow" never comes).

Summer Adventures

Expectation:

This summer I just want to drive to a random town and just spend the day there. Ooh, I also think it’d be fun to get a group together and go camping somewhere new!

Reality:

Wait, the campsite, food and gas is going to cost THAT much? Well, my mom just bought a fire pit, so I mean we can just have a bonfire there… It’s basically the same thing as camping.

Days Off of Work:

Expectation:

I’m not going to waste a day doing nothing this summer. I’m going to do something fun every day I have off; it’s going to be amazing.

Reality:

I’m so tired, but I slept in until 11:30 so I shouldn’t be. Ugh, I have to put away my laundry, dishes and clean my room. If I get all of that done quickly, I have time to take a nap and then I can end the night with some Netflix.

Hanging Out With Friends

Expectation:

My friends and I are going to hang out so much this summer and we’re going to make the best memories.

Reality:

“Hey everyone! I’m off on Friday, so who wants to hang out? Oh… you all work that day?"
"...well, I work on Thursday, but you guys go ahead and have fun!”

Family Vacations

Expectation:

I’m so excited to go to our cabin this summer with my family. We always have a great time!

Reality:

Well, my family has the weekends off, but I don’t, so now I guess I’ll enjoy my time home alone while they’re at the cabin…

Swimming

Expectation:

I’m so excited to swim this summer! I’m going to go the beach and swim in the lake all the time!

Reality:

WHY IS THE WATER SO COLD, DEAR GOD!

Luckily, even with our flawed expectations we all seem to have a great summer break. Don’t let your expectations not living up to reality get you down, and have a wonderful summer!

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75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

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Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

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5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

7. “Is a dream a lie when it don’t come true, or is it something worse?” (The River)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)