hello, busiest month of my life.

how is it already august?
today was my very last day of work for the summer.

can i just say... HALLELUJAH

no more fertilizing basil plots or staking pepper plants or setting up sunflower trials for this girl. tomorrow we leave for bethany beach, delaware for the weekend. we've spent some time there almost every summer at the beach house of our very good friends. have i mentioned it's on a private beach and it's right on the water? this is the view from the screen porch. it's okay if you're jealous.

photo by liz

i plan to drink orangeade to my heart's content, finally wear the romper that's been hanging in my closet all summer [not too many opportunities to wear a cute romper on the farm], swim in the ocean all day long, and hopefully make my farmer's tan a little less pronounced while still avoiding sunburn. right now my arms are almost literally black and white... tan lines are cool, right?

then girls camp starts on monday! i've been spending this whole week getting all the crafts supplies and everything we will need together and planned out and i'm anxious for camp to start, besides the fact that i still need to pack... after camp i will be home for a grand total of 2 to 3 days before we pack up again and head to manhattan! i am beyond excited for our new york city vacation, and once our time in NYC is up we will be getting home, packing the rest of our things for college as quickly as possible and starting our cross-country drive the very same day! i am looking forward to and also a little apprehensive about our drive to utah since none of us have ever driven such very long distances, but i'm excited to share the experience with cat and liz and i think it will be a lot of fun/craziness. i love being home in new jersey but i really can't wait to be out in utah again and moving into my apartment [!!!] and starting classes. oh man oh man it's gonna be so good. august is already going by so quickly.

here's to summer sun and fun!