What Hurricane?

Oh, how I'm disappointed in how South Carolina handled the Hurricane Florence situation. I get that it’s best to be prepared, instead of unprepared. But the entire Midlands area was shut down as soon as Hurricane Florence was mentioned. 

With a free week from school, my internship, and work, I did absolutely nothing. I couldn’t find any motivation to do the things I needed to do; for example, an overdue pile of schoolwork. I could only sleep my days away. I feel as if I’m still exhausted from working so much during the summer months. 

I didn’t like the miss time from school or my internship, it was a break I did not need. I think I’ve had enough time to gain some new energy and focus my mind on what I need to. Overall, I’m thankful that it was not a life-threatening storm, like it could have been.

Where Did my Summer Go?

Summer has come and gone, and I miss it already. I now must add one more thing to my busy schedule, now that the summer is over. Summer break should be filled with vacations, cookouts, concerts, and nonstop fun. Unfortunately, my summer was not filled with much of those things I listed above. My summer consisted of work, reading, and more work with little to no fun. 

My summer was so hectic and busy that I only had time for one vacation, one concert, one football game, and rarely any sleep. This summer I continued to work my full-time job and take on an internship with Richland One School District. I dedicated my summer to be ahead of my internship class in the Fall semester. Over the summer, I was able to fall in love with reading again. So, my once clothes and shoes shopping addiction turned into a book purchasing addiction. Reading kept me occupied on my free days.

Although my summer was busy, I enjoyed every minute of my free time. I was able to network with people at my internship and spend much needed time with my family. Summer 2018 was probably one of the best of my life. Check out some pictures from the summer below.

 Family time is the best time!

Seaworld with my sister, family time with my nephew.

Highlight of my summer. I finally got to see my Saints play and head coach, Sean Payton was nice enough to take a selfie with me! #SaintsNation #WhoDat #DuvalWho #SaintsVsJags

 There's nothing like a good selfie with great office lighting.

Many of the books I read over the summer.