Summer never comes fast enough, and when it does get here, it never stays long enough. Lately I’ve been torn between, “Wow summer is so far away, how am I going to survive this long?” and “Wow, summer is so close what’s the point in trying?” Either way it creates an issue. If any of you have experiences similar to these, then I feel honored to diagnose you with Summer Fever.
1. When your alarm goes off in the morning and you ask yourself, “Do I really need this degree?”I mean there’s only a month and a half of classes left until summer break. How much damage could actually come forth if you missed a few?
2. On the way to class you catch yourself listening to your “Beach Jams” playlist (just to torture yourself).For a split second “Island in the Sun” and “Easy Love” make you forget that you have a test at 1:00 and two assignments due by 5:00.
3. You find yourself purchasing shorts and crop tops when out shopping even though it’s currently 40 degrees outside, but hey, you’re just planning ahead.Your total will be $58.79 and you won’t be able to wear a single thing for another solid week.
4. Tanning memberships become a necessity.Pale is not in this season…or any season for that matter.
5. So do gym memberships.This one is self-explanatory.
6. Speaking of gym memberships, every time you eat cookout you feel more disappointed in yourself than you ever have.730 calories in a chocolate milkshake? No, that can’t be right.
7. But hey, a girl’s gotta eat – which makes going to the grocery store a constant game of tug of war.To get the fruit or the Fritos…? Hmm, Fritos.
8. You justify spending money on fast food because it saves you money…which you can then put towards VS bathing suits…which you’ll look not-so-hot in because of the fast food. Great.I mean, you had good intentions here, right?
9. You already have cute captions planned for the surplus amounts of photos you plan to post.This is going to be the trip of a lifetime. Everyone wants to live vicariously through you, duh.
10. You know the days, hours, minutes and seconds until your last exam ends.The countdown begins, just gotta survive finals and I’m free. I can suffer two weeks in the library to justify three months of summer…right?
11. Spring break was just a tease…7 days of relaxation was too wonderful to give up so quickly. And summer is so close. Summer should just start right after spring break.
When it comes down to it, no matter the circumstances, you’re going to have the time of your life with the people who love you the most – with or without a tan and abs. So girl, go buy that $4.39 Cookout tray. You deserve it.