29 Going on 79

I really don’t like summer. I’m polite about it and casually say in moments of small talk “Gosh, where did the summer go?” Feigned disappointment aside, I’m glad to see it gone quite frankly. It’s tough going into hiding during swimsuit season. I really hate sweating outside of normal sweating circumstances (like walking, the working out that I rarely do and running which as a matter of course I never do.)

In early September, fall arrived in Ohio. We had a few hot days sprinkled in, which I guess we deserved on account of this whole global warming thing, but all in all we’ve had a very cool month. Indian summer is for the Indians and I’m thankful for the opportunity to finally layer. Madge doesn’t sleep on the bed when it’s hot out and the air conditioner is pumping, but in September she began bunking with me once again.

Perhaps the greatest arrival of September was Jeff. Within 3 weeks he was officially offered a job at OPERS (Ohio Public Employees Retirement System), found an apartment, gave his southern California short-haired dachs-huahua Seymour a pep talk and hit the road for Ohio. He starts work on Monday and I think he’s ready to get back into a routine. He had two weeks off to settle in and get things unpacked which was a nice opportunity to ease into things back here in Ohio. Yesterday he purchased a new wardrobe for Seymour to help him battle the cold and last night he wore a wool coat when we went out for Rodney’s birthday. Oh those California boys.

I suppose I shouldn’t totally write the summer off. It was a great summer at work with excellent interns and lots of fun projects. Sissy and Ren moved two hours closer to Columbus, which I’m pretty sure will work in my favor since Erie is kind of a hole compared to Columbus (no offense Sissy.) Brayden turned two and says my name clearly – as long as you preface it with the inscription I wrote in one of his books he has memorized: “Happy 2^nd Birthday Brayden, Love Aunt Kylie.” And my baby niece Clare told me she thinks I’m one of the coolest Aunties.

All in all, despite my penchant for autumn, the summer was pretty good. But I just know the fall is going to be even better!