The journey back is difficult. Most of the summer I was silent here, but living loud in my life: traveling to Portland and the beach, teaching my beautiful students, playing with plants, riding bicycles, reading big books, cooking, grilling, eating, drinking, talking and laughing.
The other day I was clicking through my photos and the antics of a season seem to have flown by in a blink. So many things done, and yet so many things undone. Books not read. Dear friends not visited. The kayaks still hanging dry from the rafters of the garage.
I thought about a way to “ahem” my way back here, as if to say: Hello? Remember me? But every time I opened up the “New Post” page, the “Where to begin?” monster came and gobbled me whole.
So I took a random selection of photos from the past 3 months and opened iMovie, a program I have very little experience with, but want to learn better, and put together a raggedy scrapbook: “How I spent My Summer Vacation,” the first English class composition of the school year. It’s amateurish, it’s raw, but if it breaks the silence, it may unleash more words and pictures as the days go on.
Inspiration Location 
You totally YOLOed summer 2012.
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I think so too, Em. (But I had to look up what “YOLO” meant.) heh.
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I love this montage! I am inspired and motivated to get back at blogging. Thank you, because I have been gone all summer, too, and have been hesitant to jump back in. I won’t do anything this creative, but stay posted….
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Natalie, If I got you posting again, my work here is done! Thanks! I eagerly await news from your front!!
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oh Kath, I love this. Thank you so much for sharing your summer with us!
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Thanks, Pam! My pleasure!!
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I love this too! I feel like I’ve barely seen you this summer! (well, once a week almost… but only for class!)
Can’t wait to “catch up” more in Fall!
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Oh let’s DO catch up!! It’s been too long since we’ve had a nice long gabfest!
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I bet there is a story to the undies on the line pic…..loved the montage! Mind sharing that song? I loved it!
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oh my. I have not checked here on my blog in some time I see! I did not mean to diss you! Many apologies! The song is “Honey, Honey” by Feist. Thanks for your comment and for reading!
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