Memorial Day weekend is usually considered the first hurrah of summer. While the calendar says that summer officially arrives on June 21, the day of the summer solstice, for most of us, when Memorial Day weekend arrives, that is the unofficial start to summer.
I remember when I was young we would always finish school before Memorial Day and that is when it felt like summer had arrived. Most of my summers were spent at the Concordia Language Villages Norwegian camp. I started going there as a camper when I was 10 years old. I became a counselor in training at 16 and then a counselor thru high school and part of college. I have great memories of summer camp, swimming in an ice cold lake in Northern Minnesota, singing Norwegian songs, learning to speak the language, building campfires and making life long friends.
Now as an adult and parent, summers have a whole new meaning. It's nice to have the kids out of school, my daughter is home from college and my son will have the summer off of school, but defintately not off of golf. It's also a chance to reconnect as a family, having everyone in one state for a few months, going on summer trips and enjoying the great outdoors.
So as Memorial Day weekend comes and goes, here comes summer! I hope it is a good for you!
