Things to look forward to next summer
I'm of the firm belief that you need things to look forward to in life. Now that summer's winding down, I've started thinking about what I'm going to look forward to next year:
1. Tecumseh! Jim's brother lives in Chillicothe and for whatever reason, totally failed to invite us down to see the acclaimed outdoor drama despite the fact that he knew I wanted to see it. Ah well, bitterness aside. There's always next year.
2. A visit to the Chautauqua Institute. "The most American thing about America," according to my loverboy Teddy Roosevelt.
2a. And maybe Lily Dale. Where "the energy of the universal life force can be felt, experienced and developed ... in this serene 19th century lakeside community surrounded by towering, old-growth forest."
3. Gardening. I hope that by this time next year, we'll be living in an actual house where I can grow actual food and thus break free from the tyranny of City Fresh. (One thing I will NOT grow in my garden: zucchini. I feel the need here to coin a new onomatopoeic yuck-sound to describe how I feel about the stuff: Fleaaaaachh. Yeah. That's the sound of me throwing up zucchini.)
4. Feast of the Assumption. I've managed, through an unlucky combination of forgetfulness and being-out-of-town-itude, to miss this every year. Although last year I did manage to get to the Festival of San Gennaro in New York. (For those of you who don't know the creepy story of San Gennaro's blood, click here.) So don't worry about me being cannoli-deprived.
5. The much-anticipated eighth Harry Potter book. Sorry, I'm just kidding - no Harry Potter and the College Loans of Doom. I made that up, mostly out of wishful thinking. And maybe I also wanted to boost my Google hits.
1. Tecumseh! Jim's brother lives in Chillicothe and for whatever reason, totally failed to invite us down to see the acclaimed outdoor drama despite the fact that he knew I wanted to see it. Ah well, bitterness aside. There's always next year.
2. A visit to the Chautauqua Institute. "The most American thing about America," according to my loverboy Teddy Roosevelt.
2a. And maybe Lily Dale. Where "the energy of the universal life force can be felt, experienced and developed ... in this serene 19th century lakeside community surrounded by towering, old-growth forest."
3. Gardening. I hope that by this time next year, we'll be living in an actual house where I can grow actual food and thus break free from the tyranny of City Fresh. (One thing I will NOT grow in my garden: zucchini. I feel the need here to coin a new onomatopoeic yuck-sound to describe how I feel about the stuff: Fleaaaaachh. Yeah. That's the sound of me throwing up zucchini.)
4. Feast of the Assumption. I've managed, through an unlucky combination of forgetfulness and being-out-of-town-itude, to miss this every year. Although last year I did manage to get to the Festival of San Gennaro in New York. (For those of you who don't know the creepy story of San Gennaro's blood, click here.) So don't worry about me being cannoli-deprived.
5. The much-anticipated eighth Harry Potter book. Sorry, I'm just kidding - no Harry Potter and the College Loans of Doom. I made that up, mostly out of wishful thinking. And maybe I also wanted to boost my Google hits.
posted by Christine Borne at 11:12 AM
2 Comments:
I have missed the Feast every single year as well. And I've never made it to Tecumseh either.
Here's hoping I make it next year...
My friend Connie went to Lily Dale a few times and now she goes (I think) at least three times a year. If you want to get her thoughts, let me know and I will hook you up via email.
Next summer I have two goals. One, to explore central ohio on a long weekend. The Indian Mounds have always fascinated me and maybe I can even get someone to go with me who would canoe.
And I want to go back to Pittsburgh. There are neighborhoods (like the Strip) which I would love to explore. We have 36 neighborhoods, they claim to have around 90!
And next Memorial Day, the Iron Bridge Tour.
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