Summer is one of my favorite seasons (okay, so there are only four, I like all of them but Winter), which is partly because I have a summer birthday, so it’s always meant I had something to look forward to, other than just being out of school for a couple of months. I have so many good memories of summers past…from crabbing with my grandparents and cousins, to week long family vacations to the beach, Summer has always been full of great times, and good eats. There’s just something about the start of summer that feels so hopeful and never-ending…I love it!

Since Summer is actually one of my busiest times, and you know, being an adult means you don’t have as much free time, I’ve started to try to make a conscious effort to make plans to enjoy summer instead of just watching it pass by and then realizing in September there were all these fun things I wanted to do that I can’t do for another year. So, here’s my summer bucket list!

• Go crabbing
• Eat crabs (you knew that was going to have to be on here!)
• Winery tour of Charlottesville wineries/breweries
• Go tubing
• See a concert
• Pick peaches
• Bake a pie (maybe with peaches??)
• Have a picnic
• See fireworks
• Eat a corn dog/festival food
• Take a day trip to OBX
• Go to a festival
• Ride bikes at the oceanfront
• Kayaking
• Go to a drive in movie
• Start training for my second half marathon

That’s it for my list this year! I’m definitely looking forward to making lots of fun memories over the next few months! What about you guys…any of these things on your summer bucket lists?