Summer means I have more time to write

Ok, so, honestly, I have no idea what this activity is called. My friends and I were down by the river last week, and watched with mild interest as these...paddle-boaters...or whatever it's called...glided their way downstream. If anyone knows what's going on here, please fill a girl in!

First beach trip of the summer!

It's been too long!! Even though I promised myself I'd be more consistent with this blog, alas, I've neglected it....badly. However, if you had the professors I had this past semester, you would've put recreational writing on hold too. I look forward to the rush of relief that graduation will bring. It's vastly different from undergrad, but Masters courses do give me a chance to stretch my brain and hone my organizational skills. One of my new goals is to read a classic/famous novel each month. My latest novel? Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. I highly recommend it.......... I teared up many times, which can be rare for me.

More later, but for now, here's my latest pics from recent events.