If you live in the Northwest, or know anyone that does, then
you have undoubtedly heard the old adage that “summer doesn’t start here until
July 5th.” And it’s usually a
true statement. While the Eastern
seaboard was melting under 100+ degree conditions, Colorado was fighting
wildfires and the nation’s capital was without air conditioning, we were still
sporting our rain parkas and lamenting our pasty white bodies. Then, suddenly, our barometer joined the rest
of the country and our 8-week long summer began. Other than the wild middle-of-the-night crazy
thunder and lightning storm last week, we haven’t had a drop of rain. Bright blue skies have greeted us every
morning since. It has truly been
glorious.
As tough as it is to sludge through the never ending gray
and drizzly days, I have to say that there really is no place like our neck of
the woods come July and August. Being surrounded by so many bodies of water
and majestic mountains, there is no shortage of ways to spend your time. The down side of this is that you want to
make the most of every single moment and be outside more than inside. It feels like a frenzy to fit it all in
before the rain returns. But it’s just
what we do in these parts. The housework
can wait—and something tells me it will still be waiting for me come September.
Back in early June when we were all waiting for warmer days,
I heard one of our local DJ’s say, “What’s on your summer bucket list?” I’ve never made a general bucket list, much
less a summer one but it’s always been one of those things that falls under the
“I’ll get around to it” or “Someday” category.
Well, this year I decided that “someday” was here. After 9 straight months of my time not being
by own, I was more than ready to conquer a list that I authored.
I know that 56 days doesn’t give me much time, and I might
be biting off more than I can chew, but as my boys like to say: "Go Big or Go Home!"
Dana’s Summer Bucket
List 2012
1.
Pick all three berries: Strawberries,
Raspberries, and Blueberries.2.
Hike a medium elevation mountain.3.
Make a rope swing with my kids.4.
Early morning run on the Northshore Trail.5.
Go to a Drive-In movie theater.6.
Go crabbing in the Puget Sound or Bellingham Bay.7.
Sleep under the stars.8.
Fish in the lake and eat my catch for dinner.9.
Make a batch of homemade ice cream.10. Visit
a local farm for fresh weekly produce.11. Take
a family road trip down the California coastal highway.
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