11 Things I Love About Summer, Part II

{photo by clumsy bird on flickr}

This Part is about Summer in the City, what I had to get used to and what was easy to get used to.

1. The jokes surrounding tentanus shots and swimming in the Baltimore Harbor
2. Being able to walk places without absolutly dying of heat.  It was hot, yes, but not deadly.
3. Pointing out all of the tourists to my untrained friends
4. Free movie nights outside
5. All the amazing music in Historic Fells Point
6. The Farmer's Market
7. Having fun, crazy, adventurous nights with company {ie random pizza outings, museum crashing, dancing in the streets, etc.}
8. It not getting dark until 8:30 at night
9. Random pick up games of ultimate frisbee
10. Having gelato by the side for instant quenching
11. Awesome hours spent going through CDs and Albums at the Sound Garden

Yes, I can get used to Summer in the City.  Yes, Florida has its beaches that are a short drive's away, but when driving is unnecessary, plans don't have to be so taught.  Things are flexible and any shenanigans can happen.

Cheers!
Abbie

11 Things I Love About Summer, Part 1*

1. books, 2. Untitled, 3. ., 4. crumpled, 5. Lighter than a Feather, 6. Feels Like July, 7. because i don't always remember being a woman .., 8. who shall wear the starry crown?, 9. we understand more than we know

1. Reading whatever I want, whenever I want, however I want with no one expecting me to analyze Steinbeck's lengthy descriptions of the landscape.
2. Curling up in my bed {the cat is on my head at this point} with the AC down low to contrast with the hot day I just spent out on the beach {switch bed with couch, and add a couple of hours of Muder She Wrote, and you've got yourself the perfect afternoon on the beachside}.
3. Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream running down my hand as I try my best to eat it before it is totally melted.
4. Wearing nothing but a bathingsuit and a sundress all day long.
5. My refusal to wear flipflops unless they have good arch support.  I would rather go barefoot.
6. The taste of Burt's Bees Lifegaurd's Choice on my lips.  And while we're at it, I love the smell of sunscreen and ocean salt.
7. Getting rid of my speedo tan.
8. How blonde my hair gets
9. Clothes hanging outside on the line to dry.
10. Swimming whenever I get the chance, in the ocean, the gulf, the harbor {only when skiing, I'm not that crazy}, the pool.  Anything.
11. Borrowing ten books from the library and only reading two of them.


I look Naomi's idea to do a feature where I want you to tell me in either an email or a comment 11 reasons {because summer is so good that I decided to kick it up to eleven} why you love summer.  Or what it is about summer that makes you smile and I will choose some to post on here.

*Part 1= what I know.  This year is my first full summer in Baltimore {as an adult}.  Last summer, I did spend some time here but it was mostly stuck in an office twittling my thumbs.  There will be a parts 2 and 3.



Your Dancing Bird,
Abbie

A Little 2008 Recap

{this post was automatically published because I am on my road trip up the east coast.}

{This pretty photo I found via harpy's photostream on flickr.}

Here's a little 2008 recap for the last day of the year:
~My first {and not last} trip to Paris/Europe
~Moved to Baltimore
~Jammed out to Elvis Costello non-stop
~Learned I had dimples like my mom{if I smile real hard}
~Took my last breath in my stinky ol high school
~Had my hair french braided and learned I still looked like I was fourteen
~Laughed a lot
~Filled in my last SAT/AP exam bubble {*phew*}
~Pwned in Rook
~Swam in a lake
~Put on the old ballet shoes and did a few sloppy pirouette {I ingured my knee in tenth grade and hadn't danced since...until this year}
~Voted!
~Screamed my head off on the Mummy ride at Universal
~Became a dark chocolatte lover
~Realized I had a love for fashion and sewing {which also means I started this blog}


And well...the rest is history.


Cheers!
Abbie