June 6, 2011

Summer doesn’t officially start until a few more days from today.  But since  the 2010-2011 school year ended at 11am last Friday in my daughter’s school, for us, it already IS summer.  I’m also excited for my friends whose kids graduated this year be it from middle school, high school and college.  I join the college graduates in triumphantly waving their college flags, albeit virtually.

The end of school coincided with the arrival of one of our dearest friends whom we haven’t seen in over 4 years.  My now-second-grader was just as eager as hubby and I to give our guest a little tour of Downtown Austin.  We took him to the Texas State Capitol, which we last visited in April 2010.

We’ve visited this landmark so many times already, yet, I still find myself in awe of this structure every single time.  One very visible change since our last visit is the security check at the building entrance.  People used to be able to freely enter and leave the building without any security checks.  I wonder if there was an incident that prompted this change.  Anyway, it isn’t really much of hassle.

I still need to fill our summer calendar with activities my daughter and we, as a family, will enjoy. I hope to find things for us to do, which will not necessarily break the bank. Wish me luck!