End of Summer Slump

Summer has officially been over for a week. The last time I wrote a blog was in anticipation of track season and I didn't blog inbetween because my life was such a whirlwind. Now I find myself at the end of the meet, the horses have been shipped off to Belmont or back to Kentucky, Siro's is closed and the streets of Saratoga just aren't bustling like they were a few weeks ago. I realized I was having a hard time adjusting to "normal life" when I cried after my last shift at Siro's. I tried to describe it to a friend as being a six week adrenaline rush and then you just crash. That is exactly the problem as well as the magic of track season, it is not real life. Track season is like a fantasy land, a reality TV show, a two month escape from the real world and coming back down to earth is not always fun. I feel like it's hard to understand unless you live it day in and day out.

I suppose with each day I will gradually adjust to living life at a normal pace again. I have to be honest though, it was nice to be in fast forward for a little while and I already can't wait for next summer.