Summer

This summer is set up to be one of the best summers in my life. One thing that I can look forward to is knowing that my parents won’t be asking me every day whether I got a job or not. I finally got my first actual job. I just got employed to be a lifeguard at a very small pool in an apartment complex, so it shouldn’t be that hard. But before even starting my job, I already want a different one. Right after being offered the job, I went to my golf course and had an interview with them and I am currently waiting for a call back. I only want a job at the golf course because it is closer and the chance of someone dying on my watch at the golf course is very unlikely. But the real reason why I am excited for the summer is my family reunion in Estes Park, CO. Every year, my dad’s side goes to the Rockies for a week and goes hiking, rafting, rock climbing, and really whatever we can think of. The coolest part about our family reunion is that we have about 30 people in our family and I’m the second youngest person there. The advantage of being the youngest is that all my cousins are in their 20’s so the activities that we do cannot be held back by younger people or even our parents. This year is the first year that the cousins are being put in charge of planning the events, so this year should be interesting. And to top the summer off, my friend has a lake house on Lake Michigan and last year we went there at the end of the summer with about 10 of my friends. It was fun to say the least. I’m really looking forward to going because all my friends go to different colleges and none of them go to the same. But as much as I want to write about the adventures at the lake house I’ll just hold off because I could write pages about it.

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Summer Jobs

Summer is almost here and that means one thing, freedom. False. That’s what summer used to be back when you were in elementary and middle school, where the only thing you had to worry about was whether to play cops and robbers or wiffleball. But now that all the fun and games are over, my parents just love to give me crap for not having a job yet. For example, this is what the conversation is going to be like when I get back home:

Dad:      Welcome home son, how’s it going?

Me:        Gee dad, I sure am happy to be back!

Dad:      Did you get a job for summer yet?

That conversation is no joke. Literally the second thing he has to say is always whether or not I have a job yet. It happens every time I go back home or talk to him on the phone. I don’t think he understands that it is not that easy to get a job over the summer. I have never had an actual job. I have no car. I will not be working with the company after three months. Hell, I wouldn’t even hire me. Since I couldn’t get an actual job last year, I was stuck umpiring third graders play baseball. Now I’m not saying that I was a bad ump, I was awesome. Obviously. But the abuse that comes with the job is just awful. I mean, your kid is not on the White Sox (I would say cubs, but let’s be real, they’d have a shot), so sit back down and don’t even think about asking me if you can intentionally walk their best hitter, they’re third graders! Hopefully this year will be different, I do have an interview tomorrow, and I will do anything to not umpire again this year, so I’m gonna have to do some Grade A ass-kissing and just hope for the best.

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