Labor Day Thoughts

 Today is not the last day of summer - period - and there is nothing more to say about this - except that there is.  You must know I have more things to say about this - SHOCKER! 

Traditionally Labor Day marks the end of the summer era especially for those in the Northern part of the United States where normal school systems don't start back to school until this holdiay has passed.  (For us here in the south you know we start back as soon as the calendar hits August.  This could be a whole post in itself but not the point of todays)  Most people are marking the Labor Day holiday as summers last hurrah etc etc.  BUT summer does not acutally officially end until September 22 when the Fall seaons legitimately commences on the calendar thats like 3 more weeks to have all the summer hurrahs you want to! 

I recently shared with my closest friends that this year I really wanted to live out the summer until the summer officially ended.  I told them because I wanted them to keep me accountable.  And of course we have had several run ins with fake fall over here in the south making me second guess my savoring of summer days! I confess it is usally my MO to pull out all the Fall things in late August and enjoy all the pumpkin goodies as soon as they are available because lets face it they don't last that long because society is over here trying to rush us in and out of all the seasons before we are even in the said season or for that matter before its over! BUT NOT THIS YEAR - at least not for me anyway.  I want to enjoy every minute of this season that we are living in and be present for it - savor it and right now the calendar says we are in the summer until September 22. After all the summer season is my very favorite and also my wardrobe color pallete according House of Colour. 

Now can these last few weeks of summer also be a transition into the fall season of course they can (said in my best Steel Magnolias voices) Remember life is full of the both ands. I actually recently listened to a very good podcast episode about this very thing - you can listen to it right here - its one of my very favorites That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs.  

So, as for me, for now  I am going to be over here sitting out by my pool, leaving that fall decor in the attic until the season officially changes AND maybe sipping/eating a pumpking goodie now and then while they are still available ... you know savoring summer AND slowly moving into fall .. 

And one more thing on my mind - I learned how to play Mahjong this weekend! If you know me you know I LOVE a good game and friends - I LOVE this game.  I also want to note I loved the idea of it before it ever hit the trend station. One of my very favorite things when people watching in China was seeing the mahjong games happening on the street, in the park, etc - and the first time I went to China was a long time ago.