Summertime.

And the living is easy..

WHOA! Bet you haven't heard those lyrics quoted ever in the summer. Actually, maybe you haven't, I don't know. We sang that once at a choir concert, which was the first and only time I've really listened to that song.

It is the summer. This means I've been quite busy back at my job as a lifeguard. We haven't started guarding yet, we've just been cleaning the pool, we being me, Dustin, and the boss's twenty something year old daughter. She's the only new addition to our staff this year, but she's worked at Duvall before. She's cool. The rest of our staff is the same as last year. We have:

Nathan, an artist in his late twenties who doesn't act like it. He's incredibly fun to be around and great with the residents. He's also really good at crossword puzzles, and got me into them. His last name is Creech, only significant as Dustin and I refer to him as "The Creech."

Kevin, a student in his mid-twenties. He's studying something medical, but it keeps changing. He's the head lifeguard and has worked at Duvall for years. He's cool.

Tracey, a woman in her early forties. Her husband works for maintenance. She's a little crazy, neurotic, and difficult for me to handle at times. Probably because she clashed with my mother, and I was frustrated at her for that. Since then, I've begun to like her alot more.

Dustin, my brother.

Melissa, the boss's daughter. She's funny, but I still don't know much about her.

Cindy, my boss. She's a fun, and a very nice boss. She's worked at Duvall for years, and loves the residents.

These are the people with whom I spend the majority of my summer. We work pretty well as a team, I think. None of us have any problems with each other, but at the same time there's always bickering behind everyone's back, which can be pretty frustrating at times.

At home, I spend my free hours with Dustin. We have been reunited! Some trainees at work asked if we were twins. I'm currently trying to convince Dustin that we should pretend to be twins. He says no. The trainees were 12 new hires to work in the building, not the pool, and Cindy trains them. We were all in the class, too, just to be able to have more training. Some of the people seemed to think it was obvious that Dustin and I were siblings, while others were shocked. Sometimes people see a strong resemblance, other times we look nothing alike.

This is a quick update, with hopefully enough information that you will understand any following posts about the summer. As for now, I am going grocery shopping.