Summer: Still To Do

It is August now and the Calendar of Carissa (this is totally a real, official thing) indicates summer is over at the end of Labor Day weekend, which means we only have four more precious weeks of summer. I think if we're going by the actual calendar that the rest of the world abides by, we have until like, the end of September? My thing is though, if the month ends in any variation of "ber"(September, October, etc.) it just doesn't sound like Summer anymore and thus, cannot be counted as such.

Anyway, I am rambling but my point here is, I made you a To Do list for finishing out your summer strong and savoring these last four weeks (or however many you're counting) of the season!

☐ Go to Sonic for a fountain drink during Happy Hour
☐ Put fancy things in your water (e.g. mint, lemons, cucumbers, berries, or any combination thereof) ☐ Take a picture of a sunset
☐ Buy a new bathing suit if you haven't already
☐ Try all the flavors of Diet Coke (i.e. Fiesty Cherry, Ginger Lime, Blood Orange, etc.)
☐ Get a new pair of sunglasses – the cheap, obnoxious kind that are usually in the shape of something. Often times found at gas stations.
☐ Drink iced coffee in the afternoon
☐ Go to a baseball game
☐ Read a book with a body of water on the cover (e.g. beach, lake, etc.)
☐ Learn how to make a good Frosè
☐ Visit some place in Arizona you’ve never been before
☐ Eat Watermelon
☐ Walk barefoot in soft grass
☐ Make a root beer float (Is there an alcohol that goes well with these? Asking for a friend)
☐ Plant a succulent
☐ Dip your toes (or also your whole body) in a lake
☐ Take a nap in a hammock
☐ Make S’mores (no camping trip required – although they do taste better that way)
☐ Buy a bouquet of sunflowers and put them on your desk, or your kitchen table, or anywhere they will brighten your day
☐ Watch a sunrise
☐ Go swimming at night. In the middle of the week.
☐ Wear a fanny pack somewhere (preferably any shade of neon)
☐ Buy a candle that smells like summer and burn it in your house (burn the candle, not your house)
☐ Buy a lotion/perfume/cologne that has a tropical island in its name
☐ Make a fruit salad
☐ Go for a bike ride at night
☐ Learn all the words to Bicycle Race by Queen and sing them when you go for a bike ride at night ☐ Play life size versions of games in your backyard (e.g. Jenga, Connect Four, Yahtzee, Checkers, etc.)
☐ Brunch so hard
☐ Order something off of the secret menu at In N Out
☐ Write down three things you’re thankful for at the end of every day

Now, go out amongst the heat and sun and live your best summer life before it's gone.
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose! (-Coach Taylor Carissa Townsend, in this blog post)