20 Reasons to Love Summer.

Summer turns me upside down
Summer, Summer, Summer
It's like a merry-go-round

-The Cars, Magic

I love having nowhere to be, no schedules to stick to.

I love traveling with family and living in shorts.

I love the smell of sunscreen mixed with Popsicle juice.

I love that swimming pool chlorine works as good or better than a shower.

I love playing family Monopoly until ten o’clock at night.

I love sleeping in until eleven.

I love going out for Mint chocolate chip ice-cream at ten.

I love cold watermelon on a hot day. 

I love the sound of the ice cream truck as it jingles through the neighborhood.

I love finding sand in my pockets and in the cuffs of my jeans.

I love flip flops and sundresses. 

I love ponytails and big, floppy hats. 

I love hoop earrings the size of dessert plates.

I love Slip ‘n Slides and water balloon fights. 

I love the smell of barbecues on Friday afternoons.

I love the sound that air-conditioners make.

I love blasting the radio with the car windows down. 

I love playlists called Summer ’11. 

I love mocktails and smoothies (home made of course).

I love summer blockbusters.