Today I was thinking about how much I LOVE summer. Yes, many of us do, but why? I have also met those winter lovers. I don’t trust them. I mean, who really WANTS to be cold?!?!? I understand the lovers of fall. It’s my second favorite season with its changing leaves, its crispness in the air, and its apple picking. I also can understand the spring lovers, even though the only reason I enjoy the rainy, nasty, still cold spring is because I know summer is coming. Still, spring brings flowers and hope of those nice long, summer days. But then there it is, the love of summer and the big WHY? So here’s my take on it.

1. With the great weather and the longer days, we get outside more and we are more active. Vitamin D from the sun is important in so many ways. Being active is important for obvious reasons. It makes our bodies feel good to move. Therefore, our minds feel good and we are happier!
2. Burgers, dogs, and the grill in general. Honestly, is there anything better than cooking on the grill? No mess in the kitchen and the food will almost always make everyone happy.
3. The smell of sunscreen. I could smell coconut ALL.DAY.LONG. Enough said.
4. We all look cooler in sunglasses.
5. The children can go outside and play. Even better, they can ride their bikes to their friends houses! For the first time all year, my house is quiet!
6. Gardens. Need I say more? As a homeschooler, it’s the easiest lesson to teach because it teaches itself and it’s fun. My kids don’t have a clue that they have learned more science over the summer than they did during most of the year!!  They also retain it and tell you all about it too!
7. Drinks. Fruity, girly, spritzy, pink drinks. Whip one of these out in the middle of January and you have made EVERYBODY smile. Why? Because they are thinking of summer!
8. Music. There are so many great songs that all revolve around the summer and I want to listen to them and dance to them all winter to get me through.
9. The mentality. We go to bed late and don’t care. Our kids stay up late and sleep late and we don’t care. We eat ice cream every night and we don’t care. We don’t eat dinner until 7 or 8 because we were on the beach all day and we still don’t care!
10. Here is my very favorite thing about the summer: I don’t know what day it is almost ever and I DON’T CARE!  Isn’t it the best when you actually forget what day it is? Or when you only know the day because you have special plans that day?

Maybe it’s just me, but although I try to embrace each day all year, I find the summertime makes it even more fun. We’ve got about a month left of this glorious season, but if you love summer as much as I do, then let’s try to hold onto it for as long as we can.  Everyone is invited for margaritas at my house in January!! Let’s grill up some burgers, crank the heat up to 80, lather the fake tanner, put on our sundresses, play a little Fresh Prince’s ‘Summertime’, and maybe even forget the day of the week.