The never ending school year and my dreams of Summer vacation

Five more days with kiddos and eight more torturous days left of work! I'm done! I'm done! I'm done! But I'm actually not and that is what STINKS! In a previous post I was excited to see my little first graders become butterflies. Well, now they are butterflies and most of them are fluttering around making me crazy. I'm trying to enjoy the last few days with them because I know I'm going to be sad when they are gone. I actually have a really good group of students this year and I love them to death, except when they make me crazy. Did I tell you that they are making me crazy? This summer will be the first summer in six years that I won't have to worry about whether or not I have a job next school year. I feel so relieved that the worry is gone and now I'm just focused on Summer.

Speaking of Summer, I have been making a long mental list of fun things that I want to do this Summer. When you are a teacher, Summer vacation is a time when you can relax and focus on yourself after worrying about kiddos for the last ten months. Here are the top five items on my Summer to do list.

1. Beach- every Summer I say that I am going to go to the beach and I never do. Most of the time I don't go because who really wants to drag all of your crap to a place where you spend the day in the hot sun and then leave with a whole bunch of sand in your suit? Well I am really missing the beach right now, so my hope is to visit the beach once a week this Summer. Hopefully I can get a lot of reading done and maybe even get a nice tan!

Campfire Bars- A must try this Summer

2.Cook, BBQ and make lots of yummy things to eat- I pin a bizzilion things on Pinterest, (Hi! My name is Michelle and I am a pinaholic) but I don't take the time to make anything. I am hoping to cook a lot and also get the hubby to BBQ this Summer. He can BBQ like a master chef and I am always willing to be his taste tester.

3. Scrapbooking- I hate to admit it, but I still haven't finished my wedding scrapbook from three years ago. I almost finished though, so that is getting finished this year along with a couple other projects.

 4. Exercising- I haven't been to the gym in almost two weeks and I can feel it. I can't wait to get back into an exercise routine and get ready for the half marathon in September. I have realized that I am not a runner. I don't enjoy it like I do swimming. But maybe that will change in the next couple of months.

5. Travel- this Summer we are going to Pennsylvania for the Battle of Gettysburg's 150th anniversary. While I am not super excited about the battle stuff, I am excited about sight seeing in Philadelphia. It's always nice to get out of California for a bit and see new places. 

What fun things do you have planned for this Summer?