Summer is upon is! Which is good, I s’pose. It’s weird, not studying/being in university, the months kind of jumble together. Though, I still feel like “summer” requires adventure. As should every day. But moreso.
Anyway, decisions, decisions.
Caleb decided a couple months ago that he “officially” wanted to join the army, with an end goal of being an Airborn Army Ranger. Last week he officially “swore in” (or whatever the appropriate military term is), starting in the army infantry, and (hopefully) climbing the militaristic ladder up to the aforementioned goal. He “ships out” sometime in… August? Crazy! (Phew. I feel like I probably butchered a lot of army-terms in that paragraph – hence feeling the need to put them in quotes? – but oh well.)
As for me, I still have no idea what the future holds! I’ve a few ideas… still working out some details, but either way it looks to be exciting. I will make it exciting. 
One of my favourite quotes is from the book “Into the Wild*”, and talks about having “an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” About doing what you’re passionate about, going where you want to adventure, and just doing great things with big passion. Not being complacent in the everyday, but searching for new things in new places. Or even new things in old places. Or joining the army. Or whatever it may be.
But new and different sun, you sure are scary.
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
— Chris McCandless