Sunday, March 30, 2008

Ahh... Spring!

I was so mad when it snowed like ten inches last weekend, but now its all gone!!! Sadly we have to go to school on Tuesday, but oh well. School is fun (sometimes). Freedom is much better, though. I didn't really go a lot of places, besides my friends houses, but it was still awesome. And now its all sunny and warm and I can go outside in shorts without freezing my butt off!!! Unfortunately it is SO muddy and wet, but oh well. CAn you believe I survived a whole week with onnly three books? Wow, I sound like a geek. But its true!!! I guess I was busy. Here is a list of fun summer stuff (Meg and Jen you have probably already seen it):
  • bare feet
  • bikes
  • swimming
  • sun
  • sand
  • backyards
  • capture the flag
  • softball
  • soccer
  • sports
  • pools
  • sleep
  • beaches
  • vacations
  • hikes
  • camping
  • sleepovers
  • 4th of July
  • Valleyfair
  • no school
  • picnics
  • birthdays
  • warm breezes
  • tree climbing
  • green leaves
  • the smell of freshly cut grass
  • tents
  • cousins
  • sleeping at my grandma and grandpa's house
  • libraries
  • rollercoasters
  • fairs
  • cheese curds
  • wading
  • cutoffs
  • shorts
  • tank tops
  • t-shirts
  • lemonade
  • bonfires
  • block parties
  • night games
  • ghost in the graveyard
  • lazy days
  • BBQ's
  • burgers
  • parties
  • flip flops
  • rain
  • painting tables and bikes and stuff
  • garage sales
  • loud music
  • heat
  • sun screen
  • shells
  • air conditioning
  • tree houses
  • exploring
  • gel pens
  • sparkles
  • free time
  • patios
  • tiki torches
  • tropical fruits
  • dim lights
  • flickering fires
  • movie nights
  • marshmallows
  • puffy clouds
  • mosquitoes
  • soft grass
  • bug spray
  • flowers
  • sprinklers
  • friends
  • candy
  • thunderstorms
  • lightning shows
  • fireworks
  • roasted kebobs
  • fresh garden veggies
  • popcorn
  • fading afternoon sun
  • naps
  • brilliant sunsets
  • morning bike rides
  • root beer
  • seeing someone from school that you dont normally see at Target or whatever
  • boat rides
  • canoe trip
  • extended family
  • farms
  • smiles
  • biking everywhere
  • Clearview
  • beeyootiful colors
  • snack bar at the beach
  • forgetting everything you learned over the school year
  • school supply shopping
  • finding out what family you're in and calling all your friends to see what family they're in
  • staying up late
  • secrets
  • carefree-ness
  • writing a bunch of stories
  • balloons
  • gossip
  • (hopefully maybe) getting a cell phone
  • wind blowing my hair
  • eating outside
  • staying outside until 9:00
  • listening to the radio 24/7
  • making money
  • Feed My Starving Children
  • lemonade stands
  • new movies
  • concerts
  • climbing rocks
  • Up North
  • the arboratum (I think I spelled that wrong)
  • traveling
  • road trips
  • fast food
  • funky monkey (its a game)
  • buying stupid cool stuff at garage sales
  • junk
  • shopping
  • making jewelry
  • free kid movies on Wednesdays
  • long bike rides
  • sweat
  • sparklers
  • inflatable pools
  • gross beaches
  • babysitting
  • summer camp
  • clubs
  • invitations
  • sleeping over at cousins
  • drug stores
  • gum
  • smoothies
  • fresh fruit
  • apple trees
  • 50 cent root beer floats before three o clock on Fridays at Bill's (the drug store by my cousin's house)
  • floaties
  • swimming (or not swimming) out to the buoys at the beach
  • teenage lifeguards who don't care
  • seaweed
  • fish
  • "outdoor voices"
  • mist
  • hoses
  • french fries
  • the State Fair
  • FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only two more months and all this can be yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Two things:

One, how do u play funky monkey?

And Two, how many things are on that list? it look slike it took u hours to do!

jennjeanne said...

two months!!gasp!sigh!(as meg would say)i havent played funky monkey in like forever! its really fun "anonymous".

12 purple roses said...

i will tell you tomorrow. and it only took like fifteen minutes. gasp!!! sigh!!! i can't wait for summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ashlyn said...

and now its here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!