My Summer

Alora Wardley

    English 12

    09/07/11

               Everyone enjoys summer in different ways, some because they get school off and others because they go on amazing trips somewhere. My summer was extremely memorable because I had the time of my life! Going into this summer I thought it would be like most of the other summers between grades, go tubing, hang out with friends, stay home, watch TV, and be lazy/

      For me this summer was completely different from all the other ones, I had the experience of a lifetime. I was added to the list of all the lucky kids that get the chance to go to Disney Land! Even though there was mostly little kids there I embraced everything like I was 5 years old again, I went with my Mum, Dad, and 21 year old Sister, I’ve never seen adults act so childish in my life. I’ll never forget getting my picture with Mickey and the immense amount of joy one ride can bring to so many people. I felt like it was Christmas for a week. Going to California was a great trip; I went to Beaches, Amusements Parks, Universal Studios, and everything in between. It was really strange because I thought California would be scorching hot, but surprisingly enough Penticton was hotter then California. All the different emotions I felt when I was on my trip were surreal, almost crying from happiness in Disney Land and absolutely terrified at Universal. I know I’m going to remember that summer trip for the rest of my life.

                 Everything else being pretty much secondary to California, I still had a good time. I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends when she moved back to Calgary which was really, really hard for me. At the same time I met new people, at my new job. I worked a lot this summer which was a big change because normally I never work in the summer because working up Apex my jobs are seasonal. I had some really interesting experiences at work this summer; it’s amazing how angry and rude some people can be. I had one guy yell at me because he didn’t want to sit near the bathrooms, so I proceeded to sit him farther away at a different table that was free, this table had just been cleaned so it was still a little damp and apparently that bothered him too because he started yelling at me again for the wet table. As I came around for a coffee trip and asked him if he wanted a warm up and he started yelling at me yet again because he wanted his soup before his coffee.

       Another fun filled thing I did, I helped out with the Ironman like I do every year. I had a really awesome time helping out with the Ironman this year because my friend Will was in it this year. It’s amazing to see the athletes in there zone and seeing how hard they push themselves. Over all I had a great summer I went tubing and jet skiing a numerous amount of times and I had the amazing experience of going to Disneyland and meeting all the Characters and having a great summer with my family. It’s back to school now but I will always have the memories of this summer and how it was the summer of my life.