spending time with my in-laws and favorite aunt-in-law (dur)
waking up and not even bothering to put on underpants, just throwing on my swimsuit and jumping in the lake
reading the comics at the kitchen table with a homemade muffin and a glass of milk
floating in the lake on a noodle with a florescent-colored drink
buying fireworks from a vaguely sketchy road-side stand
then setting them off from the seawall
the complete and utter lack of shoes
grilled porksteak and corn on the cob
city museum
going to Fast Eddie’s for a pork kebab, peel ‘n eat shrimp, and (of course,) plenty of beer
lying on the pontoon, watching fireworks go off directly above us
QuikTrip slushies, concocted of at least 6 different flavors
swimming far out into the cove at night, when the water is black and the lake seems massive
the way that a day in the water and sunshine can completely and absolutely wipe me out
knowing that we’ll be back next year to do it all again
Wow that sounds like such a perfect getaway!
I freaking love summer.
I think everyone finds more to be excited and happy about in the summer. Unless you’re Kyle, and then all you can see is that it’s not snow skiing season.
This sounds pretty damn close to perfect.
-K
I had plan to do a lot of that not-wearing-shoes business this summer. Then it rained relentlessly, and quite oppositely I found myself in galoshes for six straight week.
I need a vacation!!
And I have to admit – I am TERRIFIED of swimming in open water at night. I’m not sure why I’m convinced that something in the water will eat me.