summertime and the livin' is easy...

once upon a time i posted this to-do list for your springtime. did you check those items off? i hope so. whether you did or didn't i have done you a HUGE favor and compiled the following list for your summer. you're welcome. now, do yourself a favor and follow through with this one. i promise it will be worth it.

1.    have a slumber party
2.    run through the sprinklers
3.    go berry picking, eat some while you’re at it
4.    go to a rodeo
5.    have a water fight
6.    go to a state fair, a street fair, a small town festival…
7.    eat carnival food.  funnel cakes, corn dogs, cotton candy…
8.    ride a roller coaster
9.    climb a tree
10.    eat corn on the cob
11.    drink fresh squeezed lemonade-not that powdered stuff
12.    drive with the windows rolled down, and the music turned up
13.    watch a fourth of july fireworks show
14.    go camping, sleep under the stars
15.    eat s’mores. plural
16.    have a popsicle
17.    buy a treat from the ice cream man
18.    go boating, get wet.  enjoy wearing a life jacket
19.    go fishing, tell a great story about the fish you did or did not catch
20.    wear sunscreen every day.  baby sunscreen at the pool
21.    spend an afternoon at a public pool. laugh at every belly flop
22.    slather yourself in aloe vera when you get sunburned.  no sunburn? do it anyway
23.    go to a baseball game, chew bubble gum and/or eat sunflower seeds
24.    play beach volleyball even if you’re no good at it
25.    set up a hammock and take a nap in it
26.    sit in front of an electric fan to cool off.  talk into it like darth vader
27.    play on a playground, jump off the swings
28.    go hiking
29.    attend an outdoor concert
30.    read a book in the shade of a tree
31.    float a river at a leisurely pace
32.    raft and/or kayak at a not so leisurely pace
33.    have a watermelon seed spitting contest
34.    eat a tomato right off the vine
35.    build a sandcastle
36.    walk around barefoot. do it often
37.    spend an entire day in your bathing suit, like you did as a kid
38.    go makeup free for one day and enjoy your freckles
39.    make a meal over a fire. dutch ovens are the best way to do it
40.    build a campfire. tell stories around it
41.    have a snow cone. let a child pick the flavor for you
42.    set up a slip ‘n’ slide. use it
43.    take a road trip
44.    drink something you pulled out of a cooler
45.    play in a kiddie pool, with or without kids
46.    gawk at shirtless hotties on the beach, or the pool, or the basketball court…
47.    go down a waterslide
48.    wear arm floaties while you swim
49.    carry a squirt gun. be ready for action
50.    watch the sandlot
51.    enjoy an ice cream sandwich. let it melt a little bit and ooze down your hands.
52.    shop at a farmer’s market
53.    go garage sale-ing