Freedom

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

It's back to school time! I love this time of year.

Back to school time means new beginnings. It means my favorite season is right around the corner and we can say goodbye to these awful temperatures. It means meeting new people and making new friends. It means shopping for fall clothes and planning winter get-a-ways.

It means the kids are out of my hair for seven hours a day! But that's not the most important thing.

No, really.

Okay, I may have danced a little in the van when I rounded that last corner and saw our beloved school.

Okay, I may have started singing George Michael's Freedom at the top of my lungs when I pushed--I mean--let the kids out at drop off.

Okay, I may have pumped my arms in the air and whooped for joy as a drove back down the highway toward home.

Okay, I may have jumped out of the van, slid on my knees across my lawn, and whipped my jersey in the air a la World Cup soccer star Brandi Chastain.

But I'm really mostly looking forward to fall.

Really.