Reliving Childhood Summers Past

The sounds of lawn mowers, children laughing, and dogs barking remind me of summer. My last few summers have been amazing but full of hot summer days and drunk summer nights. I loved that, but this summer I am back in the town in Illinois I grew up in spending this summer driving with the top down and getting ice cream, blended drinks, making lemonade, and going to the movies. I feel like I am 14 again, I am not thinking about when my rent comes out or when my next meeting is. Dreams of owning food trucks that drive cross country and going to India are talked about on a daily basis and it's wonderful. It feels right to be back. As I grow into the Adult I strive to be I constantly find myself thinking back to my incredible upbringing, from my parents raising me to the community I was raised in. I am lucky and will never forget that. My upbringing was not perfect, there were tears shed, mistakes made, bugs that were accidentally eaten, and bubbles popped. I will say though if I could stay in the constant child like presence I feel when I am back here with my beloved community I will take a bug in the mouth once in a while.