Sweet, sweet summertime

I love everything about summer.  And not in the "I teach just to have time off 2 1/2 months a year" kinda way.  (Although it is a undeniable perk of the job.) 


To show my deepest appreciation to this blessed season here is my...

"Ways That Summer Rocks ..." List

Sleeping in (kinda-thanks Cameran). 

Staying up late(r).

Watermelon

Corn on the cob

Steamed crabs

Ice cream truck

Snowballs from Mason Dixon Farmers Market

Fireflies at night

Swimming with Cami in the kiddie pool

Sitting on the deck

Refreshing margaritas on the deck of a restaurant

The beach

Swimming in the ocean

Beach towels

Suntan lotion smell

Ice pops

Summer re-runs

Summer Blockbusters

Reading

Reading on the deck

Morning coffee that I can make at my house and not rush to drink

Homemade Iced Tea

Going to Illinois

Taking walks

Going to the park

The library

Not thinking about work

Relaxation

No agenda

Spontaneity

Concerts

Ball games

Cooking out

Cooking out with friends

Cooking out at my parents' house

Veggies on the grill

Taking pictures

Window shopping

Real shopping

Being with Cameran

Being with Ryan

Sprinklers

Watching the dogs play in the hose

Watching Cameran play outside

More daylight

Nature's sounds

Frozen mochas (who am I kidding--this is a year-round thing)

Thunderstorms in the distance

Lightning

Rainbows after a storm

Scent of fresh rain
Lake Michigan
Navy Pier
Cellular Field (White Sox)
Wrigley Field
Field Museum
Michigan Avenue

Honeysuckle

Tiger lilies

Hydrangeas

Gerbera daisies

In-law's pool

Natural tans achieved from being outside and not from trying to tan

Fall television show teasers

Watching corn grow
Chincoteague Island, Va

(This year only) Cameran finishing her seizure meds

Watching the dogs chase the bunnies that make their nest under our deck and not being able to get them
Tom's Cove Campground
Mister Whippy's Ice Cream

Finding the perfect groove in the sand to lie on

Getting as close to the water as possible and discovering the tide is coming in and needing to move back

Finding conch shells in the ocean with my toes with Mom

Pods of dolphins swimming near the sandbar

Not wearing makeup

Wearing bum clothes all day long

Lighthouses
Wild ponies of Assateague
Petting the Chincoteague ponies in the corral at McDonald's
Flip flops
Pedicures
Badminton
Sherry's Ice Cream
Sunbleached hair
Drives just because
Yard Sales
Discovering awesome new "driving songs" to belt out with no one else in the car
New playground equipment at Cousler Park


Doing as many of the above as possible or none of the above on any given day

 

The list goes on I am sure.  This will have to do for now.  Happy summer!