Counting Down and Looking Back

So it is finally starting to sink in that this is my last summer before I have to really be on my own. Not only that, but it is coming down to the last few weeks of that summer. Predictably talk in the house has turned to school and focus on the upcoming year. While I am excited to finish my last year and look forward to the future I don't want to look too far ahead and miss my last few weeks. I know I haven't done anything real exciting like travel anywhere, but I have had a pretty darn good summer. I came in with no expectations of anything and have had a great time with all of my friends and I kept myself busy working, but not so busy that I felt like I didn't have a summer. These next few weeks should be pretty fun, Bumbershoot is next weekend-hopefully the weather is nice.
My internship ended this week which is sad and a relief at the same time. I really liked feeling like I was a part of the concerts and the Seattle music scene in a big way. On the flip side I disliked the drive to Seattle...or moreso the drive home during rush hour. My internship really helped me decide what I want to do with my life. Before this internship I thought I wanted to work for a record label and be an A&R person, but it was really working the Jesse Lacey concert that showed me that isn't what my passion is. It was fun and I felt exclusive with my wristband which let me backstage and meeting, talking and hanging out with the band. But at the same time after talking to Corrie I realized I didn't want to become jaded by experiences like that. I want to always be excited when I see a band step on stage and be able to lose myself in the music (something that I felt I couldn't fully do after meeting the band before the show). I felt like I was no longer a fan, I was something more. I can't really pinpoint it. I still have a huge passion for music and I want to keep that passion forever. I have realized there is a way to work in the entertainment industry without working stage side.
I wouldn't have traded the experiences I had this summer (and will have in my remaining weeks) for anything in the world. If I had imagined my summer in my head before it happened, I don't think I could have ever picked this....and I have a pretty wild imagination. I thought last summer was amazing, but this one is one for the memory books. I'm glad I experienced my last summer as a college student the way I did and with the people I did. I know that this year with bring amazing memories too.