40 Day Dream

We've had a good run.

I'll admit, there were definitely

bad times,

but the good times outweigh the bad

ten-fold.

We've laughed and danced

and sang,

taken little escape routes away from here,

had our share of adventures.

Oh, we had it all.

Staying up all night,

sneaking out,

taking spontaneous trips

in the night to see sights.

We did a lot.

We ran around the state park

in the heat,

pulled off our shirts in the car

and laughed and laughed

and basked in the air conditioning.

We cleaned and painted and decorated

a room,

all by ourselves.

It's the manifestation of our friendships,

because even when we got

all weird and sleep-deprived we

were still having a good time.

We drove with the windows down

and it was great.

The last three months (nearly)

have been some of the best of my life.

Because even when we were

sitting around doing nothing

(which was often)

it was still ok,

because hey, we were together

as one group of rad people.

I owe this entire summer

to my friends.

And I'm letting go of the bad times,

the missed opportunities,

and the psychotic moments

I know I had.

I'm letting it all go,

all those days babysitting

that made me feel like dying,

all the wasted hours,

All the sleeping.

I'm giving up on that,

and remembering only the

amazing times,

which are numerous,

I'm letting all the good feelings

soak in, so I can go to sleep tonight

knowing that it was good.

Because it was.

Here's to the summer of 2011,

best of my life.

And the best part is,

it really doesn't end here,

because we've still got

all the Friday nights together,

all the crazy parties to come,

all the good times waiting.

I'm excited.

I'm looking forward to this.

That's saying a lot.