back to the grind

Today was our official "back to school, end of summer" party for work. Since it was a pool party I decided to leave the kids at home so I could enjoy adult conversation and beverages without constant interruptions. It was nice to see everyone from work and catch up on their summers. But it also made me sad...where did summer go? My "To Do" list is still unfinished, there is still a lot of warm sunlight to enjoy and well, quite frankly, I do not look forward to getting up at 5am everyday. I know I am spoiled with my work schedule but be that as it may the early wake up for my commute does get old some days. So now the final countdown has arrived and I guess I must take it in stride. Only 180 school days till next summer!!