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I am a list maker. Usually the pen and ink kind. Mainly because a visual list is a much better reminder for me than a mental one, so with summer vacation starting this week, it was time to make a good one. A summer bucket list for things to do on my own, with Gabe, or with my little ones. But see I make lists malleable. They can be changed and adjusted as needed;) A flexible, open ended, continuous strand of ways to make the most of the summer ahead….

SUMMER BUCKET LIST 2015:

Bring the little ones to the beach for the first time

Grow a small garden

End the search for the perfect pair of sunglasses

Collect a few good stories from an older generation

Farmers markets

Taste Atlanta’s best ice cream shops

Be penpals with my grandmother

Catch a thunderstorm

Read a hardcover book from front to back

Bonfires and s’mores

Hike a new mountain

Outdoor movie nights

Take a ride in an open top car

Cotton candy

Host a few backyard shindigs

Listen to an outdoor concert

Snap a few polaroids

Experiment with drink and popsicle recipes 

Have a baby

Hold that baby and do nothing else for weeks after

 

I am sure my ambitious summer loving heart will be adding to this list.
What is on your summer bucket list? We’d love some more ideas!