Schools out for Summer or Is It?

Last weekend I was chaperoning my daughters ‘Sweet 16’ birthday party. We had 42 sixteen year olds at the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom. We did the light version of the MTV My Sweet 16 birthday party. Meaning that while we went all out, we did not go crazy. It was a party that she will always remember and we didn’t have to prepare or clean up only write the check. No, I did not trot out a new car or anything like that.

Everyone wore dresses or suits and everyone was on their best behavior. Evelyn and I had some friends there chaperoning with us. 5 other couples to be precise and the funny thing is we were all ex-military. So there was plenty of adult supervision. We had all been the mischievous kids so these poor kids were at a loss when they tried to sneak out for a breath of air. Rules were if they left the ballroom they could not come back.

We made the kids check in with us at the beginning of the night and check out at the end of the night. Parents had to come and get them before they were allowed to leave with the exception of the couple who had their license. We were very security and safety conscious.

Rachel had a blast and quite frankly so did we. She will have a lasting memory and was rewarded for being a good kid, hard worker and on the honor roll for the fourth straight semester. She will be working for us all summer saving money for college and to buy her car.






Why do I share this with you?

Frankly I am proud of my daughter and it is nice to be able to do something like this. I know that if I still worked for someone I would never be able to afford it.

Also to point out that even as kids we were always looking forward to the summer break but way before summer was over, some kids were looking forward to going back to school. I can’t say that I was ever one of them but I sure am now. I have a couple of bootcamps that I am going to be attending this summer as well as a mastermind meeting in Baltimore with Bill Glazer.

There are all learning environments that I am excited about being a part of. I make it a point to learn everything and anything that I can. So should you. Now that the kids are out of school take some time to relax but also to re-energize yourself with some education.