What I Did on my Summer Vacation...

As summer’s end is quickly descending upon us with the milestone of Labor Day Weekend approaching, a Memorable Moments contributor shares her insights on the meaning of the question “What did you do on your summer vacation?”…

“The piece of paper is blank. The teacher simply places it on the desk and the student is expected to scribe a story about three months of amazing adventures. For a child it can be a difficult assignment.

Let’s imagine that blank piece of paper is placed before us as adults. What did you do this summer? What was worthy enough to write about on something as intimidating as a blank piece of white paper? Was there a grand trip filled with discoveries? Did you conquer a fear or cross over a personal milestone?

I would write more in this blog entry except there are only a few precious days left of summer. I am desperately in search of an adventure. My blank piece of paper is pretty white and I am in fear of being called before the class to share my story.

I am contemplating the Pirate cruise in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Maybe a trek up Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain during the migration would classify as an adventure. I am open for ideas. Maybe I can borrow one…what did you do on summer vacation?”