Ah, summer. My favorite word. Most kids are just so happy to get out of school. I'm not saying I'm not excited about that, because I am! But, the whole, warm weather, being with friends, the lake, and just so many other things, are the reasons why I love summer.
Last summer I visited my grandma in Gackle, and stayed there over the weekend during the Fourth of July. I'm always excited because they have a huge firework display for the whole city. After I then go home and lay down on the street or curb; either one is completely safe due to the empty town. Usually it's warm enough to sit with jeans and a light sweater with an old blanket on the ground. After I was settled in, that's when the fun started. I heard a huge BOOM!!! I look up and the neighbor kid lit a firework. I couldn't help but let some "Ooo"s and "aaah"s. I heard another one. I turned to my left and saw that the young kids from the other side of town were lighting some off! Now, don't get so excited...the town is about 10 blocks long, maybe. My niece, who traveled with me, yawns. I looked at my phone and realized that it was past midnight. It was time for the sleepy old town to head off to bed.
I look forward to seeing her and the town that I actually love. It may be small, with hardly any kids, but it's my summer hideaway. It's a way to get out off my hometown. I enjoy going there to see all the nursing home residents, they all know me well because I tend to go there a lot. Of course, they know me as "Nona's daughter" or "Edris's grandkid". Either way, I enjoy seeing them. Gackle my town, my favorite place to go, my safe place. Sounds odd, but I love it and can't wait to revisit my summer memories.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Summer Lovin
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I think you have a very strong desire to be in this town. Your writing is very powerful and suggests a lot about you and this experience. It was a little odd how you just like introduced your niece and then that was all you said. Maybe you could have explained the drive with her or something (: Good job!!
ReplyDeleteI thought that you were going to go a way different direction with this piece. Instead of going on about Gackle you actually described some of the traditions that you have and what you expect to get out of visiting it. But i thought you were going to just explain the fourth of july so the twist in their was really good to see. I think that your writing gets better and better every week!
ReplyDeleteToo bad we are going to be in Texas over the 4th of July! :) I remember you talking about how you love going to Gackle. I could tell by your writing you have a deep connection with this town. Everyone has there favorite part of summer and I'm glad you shared with us what yours is! Good job!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! I don't even necessarily look forward to being done with school! I just want the warm weather and the time with friends! I think you did a good job explaining why summer is important to you! Good work :)
ReplyDeleteI can tell by the way you write with emotion the good vibes you have about this town. The only part that was a little awkward was the line about after coming home from the fireworks. I'm not sure if there was a typo or what, but the arrangement of the sentence made we need to re-read it a few times to figure out what you were trying to say.
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