Looking back at the end of June, I couldn't wait for summer to be over, dreading all that time alone during the day with child. Now, we're at the second week of August, and I really want to hit the breaks. I can't believe seven weeks has gone by like that! Don't get me wrong, I sill want school to start. However, there are a few things I'd like savor before the party's over, like the nice weather, swimming at the pool, BBQ'ing with friends, baseball games, golf and golf camp, sleeping in, campfires in the backyard, flip flops, drive-in movies, farmer's markets... I think I'm getting carried away!
One measure that we use to know that summer's end is drawing near is Seafair, Seattle's annual summertime festival held during the first full weekend of August. It is here that they host the hydroplane races on Lake Washington, but more importantly, the show we never miss, the Blue Angels.
Not only do we watch them perform on the weekend during the official airshow, Colin and I will also head down to Boeing Field during the week and watch their practices. Always a thrill to watch with their precision and prowess, my favorite maneuver being when either of the solo pilots does a low altitude fly-by which makes your whole body buzz with adrenaline. Colin and I have recently found favor with Fat Albert, the C-130 Hercules that opens the Blue Angels show with it's impressive JATO-Jet Assisted Take-Off. Fat Albert's engines are propeller, except that it has four rocket boosters strapped to each side of the fuselage, so when ignited the plane can climb over 1,000 feet in all of 4 seconds or so. It is so impressive to watch.
Only three more weeks of summer vacation left. The perfect amount of time to yet savor and not too much more to endure until school starts. I hope I can make it!
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