Summer rant

There's a little something I'd like to share with the world. I wrote some of my thoughts about summer a while a go but I felt like it was too personal for anybody else to read it. Now, with some perspective, I see my feelings differently so I decided it was about time to let go and move on; so I guess this is my way to finally say goodbye to it all. Here it goes:

"Summer is fading away and I’ve come to realize it’s time to say good bye. 

Good bye to lazy long days, 

bye to the heat, the beach and its breeze; 

good bye to endless nights with friends, 

bye to the parties we’ve been waiting all year around. 

Also time to say good bye to my hometown, 

to my mom getting upset almost once a week and to dad coming home

late every night. 

Bye to family dinners and evenings watching bad movies. 

Good bye to sisters’ talks, to late long runs and workouts at the beach.

At the same time, there is also a bunch of hellos: 

to the big city, the crowd, 

reuniting again with old classmates, 

new subjects and professors, 

new adventures and new life.

I’m not going to say that I am sad 

–even though I might feel a bit like it – 

but I’d rather think about 

everything I’ve learned, done and  lived in these pasts months. 

I have discovered myself a bit more. 

I let myself relax but not too much; I took advantage of my free time and did things that made me feel full and happy. 

I let go of bad old habits and learned to embrace myself the way I am. 

I have enjoyed my old friends and discovered a bunch of new ones.

I also thought about my future and the direction I want it to take 

and started to work towards it. 

I've realized that I’m not a kid anymore 

–  I am still scared of this idea – 

and I have to take life way more seriously than before.

I’ve met someone. 

I seriously wasn’t expecting anything like that to happen. 

But it did. 

And I couldn’t be more thankful. 

I am fascinated about this person; he taught me to appreciate little things 

because they have the power of making us happy. 

I learned that kindness, appreciation and love are important things in life and 

that if you want someone to stay by your side you have to take care of their soul. 

All I have to say to him is thank you; 

thank you for the summer you’ve given to me because I promise it couldn’t have been any better. 

Thank you for every big laugh and little giggle we’ve shared. 

Thank you for taking care of me even at my worst and never leaving my side when I needed you.

Thank you for giving me wings and having the courage of flying with me. 

Thank you for every hug and care, and for every kiss. 

Thank you for every memory that flashes right now in my head. 

I feel blessed for having the chance to know you; because you are, by far, the most pure and kind soul I have ever met.

And with all this being said; summer is over, 

but there is still a lot of it left within. "