Today is 7/7/07. It's supposed to be (according to numerology) the luckiest day of the century. Well, that might be true but it doesnt' feel that way to be. Not on a large scale at least. I'm pooped from my exercising earlier. I went for a long 1.5 mile walk around my neighborhood in the hot sun. Luckily I had my handy bottled water and tunes to keep me company. :) On my next walk, which is tomorrow, I'm thinking of stopping at the local gas station to grab a soda. I havent had one in awhile and I'm itching for it. After my long walk I just stripped to my bathing suit and jumped into my pool. AH, it was a great end to a long hot walk! Of course, I'm all dried off and showered off by now and starting to feel the tiredness that comes from lots of activity. :)
I've been enjoying my new pool so much. I thank god its holding up wonderfully.
So that leads me to my blog title: 'Chlorine'. I've had the smell of chlorine ingrained into my sinuses and my skin from the last week of swimming. But I LOVE the smell. I don't know why! I always have. Ever since I was a little girl! That's why I liked swimming so much and pools. Yes, I am weird but I love it. SO, having this constant smell of chlorine has made me feel more rejuvenauted. Its making me feel like I want to get out and swim and exercise more. I think the reason I love the smell of chlorine so much is because it is the one thing that describes "SUMMER" for me! I could not think of a better smell to describe the lazy days of summer. Just like I consider the smell of freshly cut grass and plants the perfect smell for spring. Anyway......
I just felt like blogging about my new revelations about summer and just the small things in life. I enjoyed being out in the sun and walking in the neighborhood. I really got to watch people in their own homes. No, I'm not a voyager or sadistic, I just genuinely love people. I think the behavior and actions of humans are in some ways, so much more interesting to watch than animals. Their are so many unbelievable variables when it comes to determing how a person behaves or live their lives! On my walk I saw so many people splashing around in their pools (of course, it was hot today!) and I got to see the fun of childhood. I also saw a huge tent pitched in someone's backyard with balloons all over it as well as tied to the mailbox of the house, so I assume it was for a party. I saw the family (a man and woman) sitting in their lawnchairs waiting for company to arrive and I watched as a white truck pulled into their driveway and saw a little kid juimp out and run towards the waiting hosts of the home., only to be picked up and hugged. We all live such isolated lives in an ever increasingly huge populated world. But i think that's the problem. We are so wrapped up in our own lives we don't take the same to look (really look) and see all the other humans and people who share the same world with us. Planet Earth.
With all of the stuff I had fun witnessing and experiencing on my walk (the pleasant sun, the music I was listening to, the joy of working out, watching people have fun, watching LIFE) it's only fair to say I will be taking much more walks from now on. I love it. :)
In other unrelated news, I also have a new job interview on tues for a great position at Sally's Beauty Supply at the mall so I'm excited. I'v ebeen dying for a good job for awhile now. I hope I get it. I also only have a week until I go down to Pennsylvania (Valley Forge, Philadephia and Malvern) to visit my Dad's side of the family. I cannot wait because its shaping up to be a great vacation! One day down there I'm going out to a club with my cousin Kate in Philly all night (which is even more exciting since I can legally drink lol), and then one day I'm going out to NYC with my Aunt Deb and Kate. Then one day I'm going to a artist convention in Philly with my grandparents. They got me tickets so I can go in and actually meet some famous comic book and graphic artists. I'm so excited about that! THEN (as if that wasnt enough) my mom and chri s are picking me up down there and we're all going (me, chris, my mom and greg) to the Jersey shore on Long Beach Island for 3 days and then a whole day family trip to NYC. So I'll be going to the big apple twice. lol. It's only over the span of 2 weeks but wow! It's going to be jam packed and a vacation to remember! This will be great because I haven't seen my Dad's family in two years and I abso-lute-ly love the beach. It will be nice to have this vacation so I can get away from my life for a little while and just kick back and fun. I know I will enjoy being single for a change when I'll finally have a chance to go out and party and meet people. lol.
AH.....even if I wasn't going to have a vacation, I can honestly tell you, I'd be very very happy with my summer so far. :)
Peace out!! :D
