School Night

Iris' first day of preschool is tomorrow! (She only goes for an hour the first 2 days, but still- it counts!)

I've known her first day was creeping up. I've already been paying tuition for 2 months. But somehow this last week has rushed past and now, all of a sudden, it's a school night! I am excited for a bit more structure coming back into our lives. I'm looking forward to spending time one on one with Asher. I'm looking forward to all the exciting new things Iris will tell me about (or, well, things she'll get to experience, whether or not she actually tells me about them).

But I'm not excited about summer being really gone. That's a first for me- autumn is my favorite season and I always eagerly await the arrival of cooler temperatures and, well, everything else that goes along with fall! But today I couldn't help thinking that this summer went by too fast. I couldn't stop thinking about all the stuff we didn't do. We didn't go camping, we didn't go to the lake. But more than just doing things, I feel like I didn't cherish it enough. I didn't take enough photographs. I didn't relax enough. I wasn't creative enough with the kids.

Iris is absolutely giddy about going back to school. And, to be honest, I am too. My goal is to be a lot more involved than I was last year. Last year, basically all I did was drop her off and pick her up. I was nervous and felt out of place with the other parents. This year, I am going to force my nerves aside. I am going to volunteer more. I want to get to know the other parents better.

It's going to be awesome.

And there is still time to go camping...