How I Will Spend My Summer Vacation
July 31st, 2008 by timbotron
If you don’t do things to ceremoniously embrace Summer, it can often slip by unenjoyed.
A Working List of Things to Do This Summer
• Make lemonade from scratch (even if you have to buy the lemons) and drink it on a porch, stoop, deck, or veranda.
• Go to a beach, lake, or outdoor public swimming pool. Get wet.
• Eat popsicles.
• Have a barbeque - or minimally, eat barbeque.
• Sleep outdoors at least once - either in a forest, on a beach, in a back yard, or on the roof of your apartment building.
• If you have an ice cream man in your neighborhood, buy a popsicle from him at least once. Even if you are in your mid-30’s and look foolish chasing after him.
• Get a sunburn.
• Run through lawn sprinklers, slide on a Slip-N-Slide, sit in a kiddie-pool, wade in a public fountain, or go to a water park.
• Make an extra effort to put ice in all of your beverages. Especially coffee.
• Wear a sunscreen that smells like vacation. Even on a day when you don’t need to.
(barbeque photo from FreeFoto.com)
July 31st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
My summer seems bit sucky amongst this list. From it I´ve only had couple popsicles, first one I remember quite (painfully) clearly, it was already in May and I was walking to home from a after party on Sunday morning (sun shining pretty brightly) with massive hangover and it was the only thing that could help me (no access to hand full of pain killers). That´s all.
Hmm.. maybe sleeping outside could be arranged, I could steal my flat mates mattress for sleeping at my balcony.. Someone have to do something to save my summer! And soon!
October 6th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I know you posted this forever ago, but I wanted to comment. Just today, my 57 year old father, who is visiting with my mom, chased down the ice cream truck to buy us each an ice cream. It was the best feeling ever, especially since I often hear the ice cream truck driving by but never see it. I haven’t had a treat from one since I was about 7 or 8 years old…20 years is way too long to wait.
The only downside of summer for me is that I live in Tampa. Which means it’s summer 11 months of the year. So I don’t get too excited when the traditional summer rolls around.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Perhaps then, Heidi, you should let us know how you spend your Fall/Spring vacation!