I know the summer is ending when it's time for me to go back to work. I've been off all summer but come Monday I go back to work. I never look forward to the return to work but I usually get back into a routine pretty quickly.

Even though summer doesn't officially end until Labor Day weekend, the sun is setting earlier now and the temperatures aren't as bad as they were in July. These are signs to me that the summer is ending. I won't be able to stay up late watching TV anymore. Nor will I be able to sleep late. I'll have to revert back to my school year schedule of getting up really early and going to bed really early. Why can't I just win the lottery so that I don't have to work!

The boyfriend and I will be going to our last summer concert tonight. We're going to see Bruce Hornsby at Wolf Trap. I haven't heard anything from him for a long time. I only remember one song and I can't even think of the name of it. I'm sure we'll enjoy the concert, the weather, the food, and the wine.

How do you know when the summer is over? What signals it for you?