Let the Summer Begin! please

So here we are, ready to embark on that great journey, better known as summer vacation.
It's like standing on the edge of a great cliff, looking out at the wonder that fills our eyes and our imaginations. Our bare toes curl around the edge of that cliff, wiggling with the anticipation of what's to come. Dying to spend their time in the normally school-forbidden comfort of flip-flops.
In slightly more than a week, that freedom is ours again. But there is also much to be accomplished, because I have great expectations.
My hope is that you don't succomb to total abandon - although that would be sweet. Instead my urging is to revel in the slower more relaxed ambiance of the warm breezes, getting in touch with your inner voice. Now you have time. There is time to read, time to make art, time to reflect.
Reflect on who you are, where you're going, and how you're going to make that happen.
Yes! You are the one who has that power. You are the one who gets to decide. But once you decide, you have to make it happen. And that's where the fun (and yes frustration) comes into play.
I'm opening this blog in the hope that it will be a way for us to keep in touch with each other during the time we are apart. I am hoping that you each log on and contribute. Tell us all what is happening, what you are doing, what you are making, what you are learning, where you are going. Reading about what each of us is doing should make it easier to get motivated and stay motivated about making art during the summer.
Here's my challenge to you: don't let your paintbrush, your pencil, your journal sit idle. Don't be someone who comes back in the fall wishing she had put time into developing her art. Instead, come into class with a portfolio full of new things to share so that your senior year begins as the exciting, fulfilling and rewarding year it is meant to be.
Right now, you are now on the edge. Do you make the leap? Or do you just stand there?