Summer Vacation Begins
The weekend before his last week of school, I took him to hang out with Steele and the Surgeon at another trampoline park.
Went there mainly for the food.
Evidently, so did he.
Afterward, we ended up having ice cream by my old gym.
Him: Is that chocolate?!
Me: Maybe.
Him: Can I lick it?
Me: I guarantee you, it’ll be super gross.
The Firecracker was also dealing with the start of summer.
But this also meant her summer work party, which was held just two blocks from my pad.
Her: No one ate the wings, so…
Me: I’ll take care of it…them.
Also ordered a pina colada.
No umbrella, though.
Me: When we leave these doors, you won’t be coming back for…THREE…WHOLE…MONTHS!
Him: Here I go…I’m done!
Me: (laughing) Yes. One more year down.
The kid just finished another school year.
There’s something weird in our brains where years 1-20 seem to take forever, but then the same years 21-40 sprint by.
41-51 has been a blur.
The kid is growing up so fast and I can’t keep up.
Wish so much that I could slow things down.
I wish a lotta things.
On the last day of school, picked him up 20 minutes early to take him out to NJ for him to catch a flight and to start his summer.
Me: Man, I’m gonna miss you!
Him: (rolling eyes) It’s just gonna be a few weeks, papa.
Me: I know…but still.
Him: I’ll be back soon.
Me: OK.
Location: home, without the kid. It’s not the same
Mood: sick and a bit melancholy
Music: And it’s a circle, circling around again, it comes around again (Spotify)
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