Why must the end of summer seem like some solomn depressing funeral?? The season is dieing..really it is! The world is quiet..and this year, its even worse..I feel lost, like a girl without a culture..where to go, oh what to do! I feel like a piece of me has died..and i'm not sure what to do with it.

It's funny, but the fall always brings out a different me. A me that likes to wear school clothes and nice shoes..I put the patchwork on hiatus and get all girlie..this year is no different. I bought two new spanky pairs of shoes at kohls. One pair is a leather loafer with a cute little zipper on the side. The other pair is a cute little set of leather sandals, perfect for the warmer start of school. Joe and I went school shopping the other day. I ended up with a spiffy pair of tan dress pants from the GAP, a button down oxford in lavender, the standard white long sleeve tshirt (that I wear out and get a new one every year like clockwork), a linen printed skirt, and a sleeveless vneck natural green knit top. I can't wait for school to start so I can wear all these goodies!! Oh, and a new bathing suit, a tankini, from..you won't believe me...really..its absurd, and I probably would never walk in there otherwise, but Joe actually wanted to go in..and it was dirt cheap..like 14 bucks dirt cheap..from Tommy Hilfiger (is that even spelled right?). Yeah, i know..funny huh?

Now, for the hair ;) Time to get it cut and highlighted right before school. I could really wait another two weeks, but then you have that funny instance of the kids looking at you funny because you didn't do it before school started. Besides, back to school night is on the 16th and I need to look professional for all the 'rents coming in.

But somehow, I'm torn. I don't want this summer to end. It has been so bittersweet in so many ways..and I don't feel like it should be done yet..I don't feel like I've finished my summer..

I wish there was more time!