Summertime...

For the first time in what feels like forever- I have an actual summer. A summer that does not include working 24 hours a day 6 (okay, really, lets be honest it was often 7) days a week and that does not involve me living in some random place where I don't have any friends...

Because of this I have vowed that this summer WILL BE the BEST SUMMER EVER!!!! In honor of this Memorial Day Weekend- aka the official beginning of summer, I shall make a list of the amazing things that I plan to do this summer....

1. Be very very tan.

2. Picnic lunch in the park the VAST majority of days I have to work.

3. Go to many free(ish) concerts...

4. Go to Ravinia

5. Spend at least one Saturday at North Ave Beach

6. actually show up to people's weddings!! Crazy, I know.

7. Run a crazy (and slightly overwhelming, but still very exciting) tour of the East Coast for 50 foreign exchange students (plus finally get MYSELF to parts of the East Coast I've never been to...)

8. See the polar express in 3-d

9. Spend a week in Fort Fun hanging out with my favorite (almost) 7 year old (and some other favorites of mine!!)

10. Hang out in my backyard with my roommate (during the like 5 days that we are both actually going to be here) and my neighbors.

11. Bike a LOT.

12. Grill out.

13. Play in the rain!!

Oh summer... you make me so so glad.